Posted by Isaac on Sunday, January 27, 2008 at 7:59pm.
http://www.csupomona.edu/~jis/1999/kong.pdf
Yes, it is nearly circular in orbit. However, the stars outside the "disk" rotate in a much more complicated way.
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