Herschel 32
NGC 772

Object Type Galaxy Sb
Constellation Aries
Magnitude 11.1
Size 7.2' x 4.2'


Combination of 5, 3 minute images unfiltered.
SBIG STL-1001E CCD. 20" f/6.8 Dall-Kirkham cassegrain telescope at prime focus.

Number 32 in the Herschel 400 list, NGC 772, a beautiful spiral galaxy in Aries, but with rather distroted spiral arms. The 14.1 magnitude NGC 770 is just south (below) of NGC 772, and it is possible that the 2 galaxies are interacting. Several other fainter galaxies are also nearby.