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Also known as Condor Galaxy

barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Pavo

Key facts

Constellation
Pavo
Right ascension
20 16 56.558
Declination
−70 ° 46 ′ 04.60 ″
Redshift
0.015 194 ± 0.0001
Heliocentric radial velocity
4555 ± 30 km/s
Galactocentric velocity
4443 ± 30 km/s
Distance
212 Mly (65 Mpc )
Absolute magnitude v
−23.29
Type
unringed barred spiral, peculiar</span>"}]]}'>SB(s)b pec
Mass
>10 M ☉
Size
219.63 kiloparsecs (716,000 light-years )(diameter; 25.0 mag/arcsec B-band isophote )
Apparent size v
6.0 ′ × 1.7 ′
Notable features
Interacting galaxy with IC 4970

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 6872, also known as the Condor Galaxy, is a large barred spiral galaxy of type SB(s)b pec in the constellation Pavo. It is 212 million light-years (65 Mpc) from Earth. NGC 6872 is interacting with the lenticular galaxy IC 4970, which is less than one twelfth as large. The galaxy has two elongated arms with a diameter based on ultraviolet light of over 522,000 light-years (160,000 pc), and a D25.5 isophotal diameter of over 717,000 light-years (220,000 pc), making it the largest known spiral galaxy. The galaxy contains a central black hole with a mass of 269 million M☉. It was discovered on 27 June 1835 by English astronomer John Herschel.

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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Q1148212” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.