Are there any known objects that orbit perpendicular to the galactic plane?

Subject: Are there any known objects that orbit perpendicular to the galactic plane?

Date: Thu Jul 31 08:04:14 2008
Posted by Alan Notis
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I am curious to know if an object (star or cluster) orbiting perpendicular to 
the galactic plane (ours or any others) has the same average velocity as stars 
orbiting within the galactic plane. I think it is possible much of the "dark 
matter" effect may be due to gravitational lensing within the galactic plane 
but that object that orbit significantly out of the plane will not experience 
this and have a slower orbit.

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