NGC 772

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NGC 772 is a large unbarred spiral galaxy approximately 106 million light-years away in the constellation Aries. Alternatively, it is known as Arp 78 or the Fiddlehead Galaxy. It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 29 November 1785.

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Image: Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA Image processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage), J. Miller (Gemini Observatory/NSF's NOIRLab), M. Zamani & D. de Martin, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.