Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Aries (Ari)  ·  Contains:  NGC 770  ·  NGC 772
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NGC 772 - Arp 78 Peculiar Galaxy, LittleGhost

NGC 772 - Arp 78 Peculiar Galaxy

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NGC 772 - Arp 78 Peculiar Galaxy, LittleGhost

NGC 772 - Arp 78 Peculiar Galaxy

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I'm going into the galaxy season with this small but remarkable galaxy in Aries.  Catalogued in Halton Arp's Catalogue at number 78, it owes its appearance to the tidal forces exerted on it by a handful of dwarf galaxies in its vicinity, mostly the NGC 770, seen to the north.  It was a small target that required quite a bit of exposure time but this is my first Arp capture and I'm quite fond of its uniqueness.

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NGC 772 - Arp 78 Peculiar Galaxy, LittleGhost

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