They also determined the distance from Earth to the Galactic Center (the rotational center of the Milky Way), which is important in calibrating astronomical distance scales, as 8.0 ± 0.6 × 103 parsecs.
Mereka juga menentukan jarak dari Bumi ke pusat galaksi, yang mana hal yang sangat penting dalam mengkalibrasi skala astronomi, seperti 8.0 ± 0.6 × 103 parsec.