NGC 772, Aries, 8"LX200 f4.4, MX7C, 60min
Aquired with Astroart, Guided with Star2000, processed with Astroart, AIP4WIN, and Photoshop

NGC 772 is a spiral galaxy in Aries which has an unusual shape.  A strong spiral arm can be seen on the NW side of the core.  This image was taken with a Starlight Xpress MX7C and 8"LX200 from Ocean Springs, MS on 25 Dec 02, limiting mag 4.5.  It's a stack of (36) 150sec exposures.

NGC 772, UGC 1466, CGCG 461-18, Arp 78, MCG +3-6-11, Kara 80, IRAS 1565+1845, PGC 7525
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RA: 01h 59m 19.9s  Dec: +19° 00' 30"
Mag: 11.1 (B), S.B.: 13.6
B-V: +0.78
Size: 7.2'x4.2'
Class: SA(s)b
P.A.: 133
R.V.: +2454