Optical image of UGC 12591 galaxy, the fastest rotating galaxy currently known, which may contain an unusually high percentage of dark matter. Its rotational speed is estimated to be about 500 kilometres per second, almost twice that of our galaxy, the Milky Way. Imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope. | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / LEO SHATZ / HUBBLE / ESA / NASA |
Taille de l’image : | 4038 px × 3687 px |
Model Release : | Non requis |
Property Release : | Non requis |
Restrictions : | - |