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NGC 6872, also known as the Condor Galaxy, is a large barred spiral galaxy of typeSB(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 D_25.5 isophotal diameterof over 717,000 light-years (220,000 pc), making it the largest known spiral galaxy. It was discovered on 27 June 1835 by English astronomer John Herschel. 212mly distant.