Measuring tip-to-tip across its two outsized spiral arms, NGC 6872 spans more than 522,000 light-years, making it more than five times the size of our Milky Way galaxy.
MORE: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/01/130110170823.htm
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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/01/130110075400.htm
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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/01/130111133502.htm
