| NGC 772 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 772 imaged by the Gemini Observatory[1] | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Aries |
| Right ascension | 01h 59m 19.6s[2] |
| Declination | +19° 00′ 27.1″[2] |
| Redshift | 2472 ± 3 km/s[2] |
| Distance | 105.7 ± 7.5 Mly (32.42 ± 2.29 Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.1[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA(s)b[2] |
| Apparent size (V) | 7.2′ × 4.3′[2] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 1466,[2] PGC 7525,[2] Arp 78[2] | |
NGC 772 (also known as Arp 78 or the Fiddlehead Galaxy[3]) is an unbarred spiral galaxy approximately 106 million light-years away in the constellation Aries. It was discovered on 29 November 1785 by German-British astronomer William Herschel.[4]
- ^ "Strong-Arming a Galaxy". NOIRLab. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 772. Retrieved 2006-11-25.
- ^ Stoyan, Ronald; Schurig, Stephan (2014). interstellarum Deep Sky Atlas. Erlangen: Cambridge University Press; Oculum-Verlag GmbH. ISBN 978-1-107-50338-0. OCLC 920437579.
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "NGC 772". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 17 August 2024.