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Constellations: A Guide to the Night Sky

Pavo

NGC 6872: Condor Galaxy

May 16, 2013 by admin
colliding galaxies,galaxy collision,interacting galaxies

NGC 6872, also known as the Condor Galaxy, is a massive barred spiral galaxy located in the southern constellation Pavo. The galaxy has a distinct shape of the integral sign. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 12.7 and is approximately 220 million light years distant from Earth. The galaxy is currently in the process … [Read more…]

Posted in: Elliptical Galaxy, Lenticular Galaxy, Pavo, Spiral Galaxy Tagged: Condor Galaxy, IC 4970, NGC 6872, NGC 6876

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