Q: What is the mass interior to R = 10 kpc? R = 10 kpc = 3.08 x 10^(20) m v = 230 km/s = 2.3 x 10^(5) m/s v^2 * R M(interior) = ----------------------------- 6.67 x 10^(-11) N*m^2/kg^2 = 2.4 x 10^(41) kg = 1.2 x 10^(11) solar massses