The distance to the center of the Virgo cluster of galaxies is 5 * 10²³ m. How long does it take light to travel from these galaxies to us? A) 7,000 years B) 54,000 years C) 120,000 years D) 12 million years E) 54 million years

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The distance to the Virgo cluster is approximately 5 x 10^23 meters. Light travels at a speed of about 3 x 10^8 meters per second. Converting the distance to light-years, it takes approximately 54 million years for light to travel from the Virgo cluster to us.

The Distance to the Center of the Virgo Cluster of Galaxies