The Sun revolves around the galaxy with a speed of $250 \, km/s$ and its radius is $3 \times 10^{4} \, \text{light years}$. The mass of the Milky Way is:

  • A
    $3 \times 10^{40} \, kg$
  • B
    $3 \times 10^{41} \, kg$
  • C
    $5 \times 10^{40} \, kg$
  • D
    $6 \times 10^{41} \, kg$

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