Cyclones in the sky

Tropical cyclone Larry:

Galaxy NGC 1232:

Category: 5

Morphological type code: 5.0 +/- 0.4

Speed of movement: 25 km/h

Radial velocity: 1600 km/s

Maximum Wind Gusts: up to 290 km/h

Apparent maximum rotation velocity of gas: 100 km/s

Radius of Destructive Winds: 120 km

Major radius: 26 kpc (~ 813,000,000 billion km)

Larry’s data: Earth Science Australia
NGC 1232’s data: HyperLeda and NED