Our Galactic Velocity (Important to our atomic structure)

The following information is supplied from the Dovada Reference library.
http://www.dovada.com/orbital_data.htm

The Great Attractor, in the direction of the Centaurus constellation, attracts a river of galaxies which includes Milky way and the Local Group, the Virgo cluster, etc..., at the speed of 600,000 m/sec.

Since the direction of the centre of the Galaxy is established by radio measurements and the galactic plane is clearly established by both radio and optical studies, it is possible to determine the motion of the Sun and the solar system with respect to a fixed frame of reference centered at the Galaxy and not rotating. The value for this motion is 225,00 m/s in the direction = 90°.

U Velocity: has definition: The component of a star's motion away from the Galactic center. If a star moves away from the Galactic center, the star's U velocity is positive; if a star moves toward the Galactic center, the U velocity is negative; and if the star moves neither toward nor away from the Galactic center, the U velocity is zero. The Sun has a U velocity of -9,000 m/s, so the Sun is moving toward the Galactic center at 9,000 m/s.

V Velocity: has definition: A star's velocity in the direction of Galactic rotation, as measured relative to a nearby star that has a circular orbit. If a star revolves faster than such a star, the V velocity is positive; if it revolves more slowly, the V velocity is negative; and if both revolve at the same rate, the V velocity is zero. The Sun has a V velocity of +12,000 m/s, so it revolves 12,000 m/s faster than it would if it had a circular orbit.

W Velocity: has definition: A star's velocity perpendicular to the Galactic plane. If a star is moving up, its W velocity is positive; if a star is moving down, its W velocity is negative; and if a star does neither, its W velocity is zero. The Sun has a W velocity of +7,000 m/s, so it is moving up at 7,000 m/s. In general, the greater a star's W velocity when it crosses the Galactic plane, the farther above and below the plane the star will travel.

http://www.dovada.com/orbital_data.htm

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