NGC 770

NGC 770
NGC 770 and NGC 772 imaged by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationAries
Right ascension01h 59m 13.64260s[1]
Declination+18° 57′ 16.7211″[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity2,543[2]
Distance120 Mly (36.7 Mpc)[2]
Characteristics
TypeE3:[3]
Apparent size (V)0.587″ × 0.399″[4]
Other designations
UGC 1463, PGC 7517[5]

NGC 770 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Aries. It is around 120[2] million light years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 36,000 ly.[3] NGC 770 is gravitationally linked to NGC 772.[6] The galaxy was discovered on November 3, 1855 by RJ Mitchell.[7][8][9]

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