The number of stars contained in a galaxy can range from less than a million stars, in dwarf ellipticals, to several trillion stars, in giant ellipticals. Galaxies can be several thousand to hundreds of thousands of light-years across.
The number of stars contained in a galaxy can range from less than a millionstars, in dwarf ellipticals, to several trillion stars, in giant ellipticals. Galaxies canbe several thousand to hundreds of thousands of light-years across.