This rapid rotation is thought to have been caused by the impact that created its satellites and collisional family.
However, the calculation of its dimensions is complicated by its rapid rotation.
Or the rapid rotation of exhausted units back to the battlefield.
Stellar magnetic activity is often associated with rapid rotation, so this technique can be used for measurement of such stars.
It displayed a remarkably rapid rotation and turned about its axis in less than an hour.
Because of the rapid rotation, brightness variations are extremely fast, from milliseconds to a few seconds.
Given its rapid rotation it must have a density higher than 0.72 g/cm.
The star was discovered to have a rapid rotation, roughly once every nine days.
A rapid, 3.9-hour rotation gives it a flattened and elongated shape.
Jupiter's rapid rotation brought the impact sites into view for terrestrial observers a few minutes after the collisions.