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Proper Name	None
Messier Number	None
NGC/IC Number	NGC 772
Constellation	Aries
Right Ascension	1h 59m 20s
Declination	+19° 0' 27"
Distance	c.117,400,000 light years c.36,000,000 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +9.8 Absolute: -22.9
Diameter	Apparent: 4.6' Actual: c.155,100 light years
Hubble Type	Sb Spiral
Optimum Visibility	October / November

The bright object to the south of spiral NGC 772 is the dwarf elliptical galaxy NGC 770, a small satellite galaxy of NGC 772 whose gravitational interaction is responsible for the deformed shape of the main galaxy's spiral structure. Imagery provided by Aladin sky atlas

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