the_fungible_man t1_japun27 wrote on March 3, 2023 at 4:36 AM

Sag A* is a flea-speck in the context of the mass of the Milky Way galaxy, or even the mass of its core region. The solar system does not explicitly orbit SagA*. It orbits the barycenter of the entire galaxy.

ytness2 OP t1_japyh2f wrote on March 3, 2023 at 5:12 AM

The source for that information I believe is the answer to my question then. I will watch these videos also as well to see if that provides any more clarity.

ytness2 OP t1_japvtxc wrote on March 3, 2023 at 4:46 AM

Thank you but that does not answer how we know that it orbits the barycenter.

farox t1_japxt4p wrote on March 3, 2023 at 5:05 AM

We look at things and infer from that our movement to it