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Moons do not orbit the Milky Way because they Milky Way is a galaxy. But if you are thinking about the amount of moons in the Milky Way total, it is around 1-2million. Probably even more.

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The Milky Way does not have any moons. Moons typically orbit around planets, not galaxies.

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How does the moons motion in space differ from the suns?

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