Nasa Hubble Image: NGC 6872 lying in the constellation of Pavo (The Peacock)

This Hubble Space Telescope photo shows galaxy NGC 6872 lying in the constellation of Pavo (The Peacock). 

The galaxy’s odd shape stems from interactions with galaxy IC 4970, above. 

Both galaxies lie about 300 million light-years from Earth. 

NGC 6872 stretches over 500,000 light-years across, making it the second largest known spiral galaxy. 

Credit: NASA ESA Hubble