thomasferraro - Slashdot User

Comment Re:From TFA (Score 5, Informative) 285

by thomasferraro on Tuesday January 06, 2009 @12:32AM (#26339287) Attached to: Milky Way Heavier Than Thought, and Spinning Faster

Thank you, makes much more sense now. Agence France-Presse strikes again. They converted mph to km/hr VERY precisely.

965,600 km/h = 600,000 mph
804,672 km/h = 500,000 mph

Abstract of presentation (10aPT Tue Jan 6, if you are in Long Beach CA) is at http://tinyurl.com/9d5rec.

by thomasferraro on Monday January 05, 2009 @11:37PM (#26338969) Attached to: Milky Way Heavier Than Thought, and Spinning Faster

"...the galaxy is rotating at a speed of 965,600 km/h, compared to previous estimates of 804,672 km/h, the astronomers report."

Anyone else think it odd that the previous estimate had six significant digits, yet was apparently off by ~20%?