Can you describe the motion of globular clusters in the halo of this galaxy?

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Can you describe the motion of globular clusters in the halo of this galaxy?

2007-06-28 12:26:32 · 2 answers · asked by BB 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space

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Globular clusters formed before the overall structure of the galaxy did; therefore, they orbit the galactic center in random orbits. They do not, in general, orbit in the plane of the galactic disk, or necessarily in the same sense as the disk rotates.

2007-06-30 22:29:51 · answer #1 · answered by uusuzanne 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Hi. They have elliptical orbits around the center of mass of the galaxy.

2007-07-02 19:22:47 · answer #2 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋