NGC 769

NGC 769

- is a 13th-magnitude spiral galaxy in the constellation Triangulum.
🔹️NGC 769 was discovered in November twice:
- first discovery on 9 November 1866 by Truman Safford 
- second discovery on 5 November 1882 by Édouard Stephan. 
The galaxy is located 203 million light-years from the Milky Way and is about 45,000 light-years across.
📸 SDSS image of NGC 769

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