NGC 772

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″[2]
Redshift	2472 ± 3 km/s[2]
Distance	130 Mly[citation needed]
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) is an unbarred spiral galaxy approximately 130 million light-years away in the constellation Aries.

Characteristics

At around 200,000 light years in diameter, NGC 772 is somewhat larger than the Milky Way Galaxy,^[3] 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 and stronger 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".

Three supernovae have been observed in NGC 772. SN 2003hl (Type II, mag. 16.5)^[4] was discovered on 20 August 2003. SN 2003iq (Type II, mag. 16.4)^[5] was discovered on 8 October 2003.^[6] SN 2022qze (type IIP, mag. 19.9) was discovered on 8 August 2022.^[7]

NGC 772 probably has a H II nucleus, but it may be a transitional object.^[8]

Gallery

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  RGB image of the galaxy NGC 772 and dwarf galaxy NGC 770 (top center) interacting, from the Liverpool Telescope
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  Center of the galaxy imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope.^[9]
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  Two supernovae in the galaxy (SN 2003hl & 2003iq) and asteroid 6223 Dahl passing through the shot

See also

• NGC 1097
• Whirlpool Galaxy

References

External links

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