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question 10
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how do stars in the galactic halo orbit?
in roughly circular paths that go in different directions in roughly the same plane.
they have randomly oriented orbits.
in roughly circular paths that go in the same direction in random planes.
in roughly circular paths that go in the same direction in roughly the same plane.
Galactic halo stars have orbits that are randomly oriented. Unlike stars in the galactic disk which have more orderly, circular orbits in a similar plane, halo stars move in various directions and planes. This is due to the different formation and dynamical processes in the halo.
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They have randomly oriented orbits.