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It is called the Milky Way because it appears as a milky band of light in the sky when you see it in a really dark area. Just as the Earth goes around the Sun, the Sun goes around the center of the Milky Way.

The Milky Way galaxy appears as a narrow band of light in the night sky because it is flat, thin disc-shaped.

What is a Milky Way?

The Milky Way, a disc-shaped galaxy, contains billions of stars.  Our solar system comes under this galaxy. The name of the Milky Way is as it is seen from the earth, a white haze of band.

Thus, the Milky Way appears as a narrow band because of its disc like shape.

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