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How many light years away is the center of the milkyway?

How many light years away is the center of the milkyway? And how long does it take for the light of it to reach the earth? I need this for my science homework.

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Found this on wikipedia :

The Galactic Center is the rotational center of the Milky Way galaxy. It is located at a distance of 7.62±0.32 kpc (~25,000±1,000 ly) from the Earth[1][2][3][4][5][6] in the direction of the constellations Sagittarius, Ophiuchus, and Scorpius where the Milky Way appears brightest. It is believed that there is a supermassive black hole at the Galactic Center of the Milky Way.[7]

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