Chandra Sees the Peacock’s Galaxy The barred spiral galaxy NGC 6872 is interacting with a smaller galaxy to the upper left. The smaller galaxy has likely stripped gas from NGC 6872 to feed the supermassive black hole in its center. Image Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; Optical: NASA/ESA/STScI; Image P
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