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elliptical galaxy comparison table

Subject	has mass	has definition
dwarf elliptical galaxy	> 107 Msun (among the least massive galaxies)
giant elliptical galaxy	1013 Msun (most massive galaxies known)	Massive elliptial galaxy which is too far for individual stars to be resolved.

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