NGC 785

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

{{Sky|02|01|40|+|31|49|35.40}}

{{Infobox galaxy|name=NGC 785|image=NGC785 - SDSS DR14.jpg|caption=A Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) image of NGC 785|epoch=J2000|z=0.016601±0.000177|constellation name=Triangulum|dist_ly=217 Mly (66.58 Mpc)|type=S0^-?|size=102,000 ly|notes=N/A|names=IC 1766, MCG +05-05-046, UGC 1509, PGC 7694, LEDA 7694|ra={{RA|02|01|40.0}}|dec={{DEC|+31|49|35.40}}|appmag_v=12.8|size_v=1.66′ × 1.047′}}

NGC 785 is an elliptical galaxy located around 217 million light-years away in the constellation Triangulum.{{Cite web |title=NGC 785 - Elliptical Galaxy in Triangulum {{!}} TheSkyLive.com |url=https://theskylive.com/sky/deepsky/ngc785-object |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=theskylive.com}} NGC 785 was discovered in 1876 by Édouard Stephan, and it is around 102,000 light-years across in diameter.{{Cite web |title=By Name {{!}} NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database |url=http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/byname?objname=ngc+785&hconst=67.8&omegam=0.308&omegav=0.692&wmap=4&corr_z=1 |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=ned.ipac.caltech.edu}}{{Cite web |title=NGC 785 - Galaxy - SKY-MAP |url=http://server1.sky-map.org/starview?object_type=2&object_id=4853&object_name=NGC+785&locale=EN |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=server1.sky-map.org}} NGC 785 is not known to have an Active galactic nucleus, and is not known to have lots of star formation.