Galaxy UGC 2885 may be the largest one in the local universe. It is 2.5 times wider than our Milky Way and contains 10 times as many stars. This galaxy is 232 million light-years away, located in the northern constellation of Perseus.
ID Photo : heic2002a-16_9
Auteur : Space Telescope Science Institute Office of Public Outreach
NASA, ESA, and B. Holwerda (University of Louisville).
Dimensions Photo : 55.3 Mpixels (158 Mo décompressé) - 9917x5578 pixels (84x47.2 cm / 33.1x18.6 pouces à 300 ppp)