We don't. Not for this "small" of an astronomical size. The op you replied to is laughably off-base. At it's most "extreme" definition, the solar system could be said to be 12-24 trillion miles. This is if you consider the entirety of the theorized "Oort cloud" as part of the solar system - which the article does not specify.
If your definition of the "solar system" is maybe double the circumference of Pluto's orbit then we are talking only 20 billion miles. A literal quintillion miles is about 40% the size of the Milky Way GALAXY. That's like 140k light years
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We don't. Not for this "small" of an astronomical size. The op you replied to is laughably off-base. At it's most "extreme" definition, the solar system could be said to be 12-24 trillion miles. This is if you consider the entirety of the theorized "Oort cloud" as part of the solar system - which the article does not specify.
If your definition of the "solar system" is maybe double the circumference of Pluto's orbit then we are talking only 20 billion miles. A literal quintillion miles is about 40% the size of the Milky Way GALAXY. That's like 140k light years