NGC 772
| NGC 772 | |
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Spiral Galaxy NGC 772 with two supernova (SN 2003hl & 2003iq) and asteroid 6223 Dahl
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Aries |
| Right ascension | 01h 59m 19.6s[1] |
| Declination | +19° 00′ 27″[1] |
| Redshift | 2472 ± 3 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 130 Mly[citation needed] |
| Type | SA(s)b[1] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 7′.2 × 4′.3[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.1[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 1466,[1] PGC 7525,[1] Arp 78[1] | |
NGC 772 (also known as Arp 78) is an unbarred spiral galaxy approximately 130 million light-years away in the constellation Aries.
Characteristics
Around 200,000 light years in diameter, NGC 772 is twice the size of the Milky Way Galaxy,[2] and is surrounded by several satellite galaxies – including the dwarf elliptical, NGC 770 – whose tidal forces on the larger galaxy have likely caused the emergence of a single elongated outer spiral arm that is much more developed than the others arms. Halton Arp includes NGC 772 in his Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies as Arp 78, where it is described as a "Spiral galaxy with a small high-surface brightness companion".
Two supernovae (SN 2003 hl & SN 2003 iq) have been observed in NGC 772.
NGC 772 probably has a H II nucleus, but it may be a transitional object.[3]
Gallery
See also
External links
- Spiral Galaxy NGC 772; Elliptical Galaxy NGC 770
- NGC 772 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
- NGC 772 (Arp 78) at Constellation Guide
References
Coordinates: 
01h 59m 19.6s, +19° 00′ 27″
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