The Galactic Center is the rotational center of the Milky Way. The estimates for its location range from 24 -- 28.4 kilolight - years (7.4 -- 8.7 kiloparsecs) from Earth in the direction of the constellations Sagittarius, Ophiuchus, and Scorpius where the Milky Way appears brightest. It coincides with the compact radio source Sagittarius A *.
how far is the center of the milky way galaxy
24 -- 28.4 kilolight - years