NGC 770

NGC 770 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Aries. It is around 120^[2] million light years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 36,000 ly.^[3] NGC 770 is gravitationally linked to NGC 772.^[6] The galaxy was discovered on November 3, 1855 by R. J. Mitchell.^[7][8][9]

NGC 770
NGC 770 and NGC 772 imaged by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Aries
Right ascension	01h 59m 13.64260s[1]
Declination	+18° 57′ 16.7211″[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	2,543[2]
Distance	120 Mly (36.7 Mpc)[2]
Characteristics
Type	E3:[3]
Apparent size (V)	0.587″ × 0.399″[4]
Other designations
UGC 1463, PGC 7517[5]