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What are some physical characteristics of elliptical galaxies?

What are some physical characteristics of elliptical galaxies?
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What are some physical characteristics of elliptical galaxies?

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they have much more random star motion than orderly rotational motion (star orbits are aligned in a wide range of angles and have a wide range of eccentricities) they have very little dust and gas left between the stars
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