<div class="media_block"><img src="http://unitedyam.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/chandra-sees-the-peacocks-galaxy.jpg"></div>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.
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.
Source: https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/25th-ngc6872/
