NGC 770
Galaxy in the constellation Aries
NGC 770 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Aries. It is around 120 million light years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 36,000 ly. NGC 770 is gravitationally linked to NGC 772. The galaxy was discovered on November 3, 1855 by R. J. Mitchell.
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- NGC 0770 SDSS.jpg by Donald Pelletier, CC BY-SA 4.0
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