NGC 770

{{Short description|Galaxy in the constellation Aries}}

{{Infobox galaxy

| name = NGC 770

| image = NGC 0770 SDSS.jpg

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| caption = NGC 770 and NGC 772 imaged by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

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| epoch = J2000

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| constellation name = Aries

| ra = {{RA|01|59|13.64260}}

| dec = {{DEC|+18|57|16.7211}}

| z =

| h_radial_v = 2,543

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| dist_ly = {{cvt|36.7|Mpc|Mly|order=flip|lk=on}}

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| type = E3:

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| size_v = {{nowrap|0.587 × 0.399″}}

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| names = UGC 1463, PGC 7517

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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 {{Convert|11.04|kpc|ly|disp=out|lk=on}}. NGC 770 is gravitationally linked to NGC 772. The galaxy was discovered on November 3, 1855 by R. J. Mitchell.

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