Elliptical Galaxy NGC 2865

From the Natinoal Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA):

Just over 100 million light-years away is an elliptical galaxy seen by our Hubble Space Telescope called NGC 2865. Elliptical galaxies are usually filled with old, dying stars. This one, however, is relatively youthful and dynamic, with a rapidly rotating disk full of young stars and metal-rich gas.It contains an unusually high number of young stars — suggesting that a galaxy-wide starburst took place about one billion years ago. Details: http://go.nasa.gov/1G1S1H7 

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