Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 750 (= GC 455 = JH 175 = WH II 222, 1860 RA 01 49 25, NPD 57 28.7) is "considerably bright, pretty large, round, a double nebula (with NGC 751), separation 25 arcsec at position angle 173°".
Physical Information: Based on a recessional velocity of 5170 km/sec, NGC 750 is about 240 million light years away, in fair agreement with redshift-independent distance estimates of 170 to 180 million light years, but the same as the recessional velocity distance estimate for its companion, NGC 751. Given that and its apparent size of 1.7 by 1.3 arcmins, NGC 750 is about 120 thousand light years across.

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 751 (= GC 5200, 3rd Lord Rosse, 1860 RA 01 49 25, NPD 57 29.1) is "pretty faint, extremely small, round, brighter middle, a double nebula (with NGC 750), separation 25 arcsec at position angle 173°".
Physical Information: Based on a recessional velocity of 5150 km/sec, NGC 751 is about 240 million light years away, the same as the recessional velocity distance estimate for its companion, NGC 750 (which see for images). Given that and its apparent size of 1.4 by 1.4 arcmins, it is about 100 thousand light years across.

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 752 (= GC 457 = JH 174 = VII 32, 1860 RA 01 49 26, NPD 53 01.2) is "a cluster, very very large, rich, stars large (bright) and scattered". (Note: See the discussion of Hodierna for an explanation of why he was not credited with the discovery of any NGC object.) The position precesses to RA 01 57 44.1, Dec +37 39 57, about 10 arcmin south of the center of the cluster, but well within its 75 arcmin diameter, so the identification is certain.
Discovery Notes: Although not mentioned in the GC, nor therefore in the NGC, Caroline Herschel also observed the object, as shown above.
Note About PGC Designation: As usual for NGC objects, HyperLEDA assigned a PGC designation for this object even though it isn't a galaxy; but as also usual in such circumstances, a search of the database for that designation returns no result, hence its being placed in quotes.
Physical Information: The cluster is about 1300 light years away, and given its apparent size, about 30 light years across.

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 753 (= GC 5201, d'Arrest, 1860 RA 01 49 27, NPD 54 46.1) is "pretty bright, pretty large, round, gradually much brighter middle".
Physical Information: Apparent size 3.0 by 1.9 arcmin?

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 754 (= GC 458 = JH 2450, 1860 RA 01 49 28, NPD 147 26.8) is "very faint, small, round, brighter middle".
Physical Information: Apparent size 0.6 by 0.5 arcmin?

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 755 (= GC 441 = JH 177 = JH 2447 = WH III 265, Peters, 1860 RA 01 49 28, NPD 99 45.0) is "very faint, pretty small, very little extended".
Physical Information: Apparent size 3.3 by 1.1 arcmin?

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 756 (Leavenworth list I (#42), 1860 RA 01 49 30, NPD 107 24.9) is "faint, very small, round, brighter middle and nucleus". The second Index Catalog lists a corrected RA (per Howe) of 01 47 45.
Physical Information: Apparent size 0.45 by 0.3 arcmin (from images below). Vr 11985 z 0.039981
There is a 0.35 by 0.3 arcmin wide spiral apparent companion (type SABc?) at RA 01 54 29.7, Dec -16 42 33, but there appears to be nothing available in any reference, so whether it has any relationship to the larger galaxy is completely unknown

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 757 (Ormond Stone list I (#43), 1860 RA 01 49 30, NPD 99 35.9) is "faint, small, gradually brighter middle and nucle, (= h 177?)", (JH) 177 being NGC 755; but although NGC 757 does appear to be a duplicate entry, it is thought to be a duplicate of NGC 731, not NGC 755.
Physical Information: Given the duplicate entry, see NGC 731 for anything else.

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 758 (Leavenworth list II (#322), 1860 RA 01 49 30±, NPD 93 44.9) is "very faint, very small".
Discovery Notes: For a brief discussion of the extremely remote possibility that the apparently lost or nonexistent NGC 111 might be a misrecorded observation of NGC 758, see the other NGC entry.
Physical Information: Apparent size 0.9 by 0.7 arcmin?

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 759 (= GC 5202, d'Arrest, 1860 RA 01 49 34, NPD 54 20.6) is "a cluster, very small, round".
Physical Information: Apparent size 1.4 by 1.4 arcmin?

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 760 (= GC 5203, Copeland using Lord Rosse's 72-inch telescope, 1860 RA 01 49 38, NPD 57 19.9) is "very faint, round, 456 to northeast", (GC) 456 being NGC 761, which see for images.
Physical Information: RA 01 57 47.6, Dec +33 21 19.7 to east, RA 01 57 47.2, Dec +33 21 20 to west.

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 761 (= GC 456, 3rd Lord Rosse, 1860 RA 01 49 41, NPD 57 18.7) is "pretty faint, considerably large, 4 faint stars near".
Discovery Notes: Although Dreyer credits the discovery to William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, he notes that many of Rosse's nebular discoveries were actually made by one of his assistants, in this case Bindon Stoney.
Physical Information: Apparent size 1.4 by 0.5 arcmin?

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 762 (= GC 459 = JH 178 = JH 2451 = WH III 464, 1860 RA 01 49 57, NPD 96 05.3) is "very faint, small, a little extended, very gradually a little brighter middle".
Physical Information: Apparent size 1.4 by 1.2 arcmin?

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 763 (Ormond Stone list I (#44), 1860 RA 01 50 30, NPD 99 39.9) is "very faint, pretty large, extended 65°, gradually brighter middle and nucleus".
Physical Information: Given the duplicate entry, see NGC 755 for anything else.

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 764 (Ormond Stone list I (#45), 1860 RA 01 50 30, NPD 106 42.9) is "extremely faint, very small, irregularly round, gradually brighter middle". (identification apparently uncertain)
Physical Information: nw star RA 01 57 02.9, Dec -16 03 38, se star RA 01 57 03.5, Dec -16 03 52

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 765 (= GC 5204, Marth #52, 1860 RA 01 50 57, NPD 65 47.0) is "very faint, very small".
Physical Information: Apparent size of central galaxy 2.8 by 2.8 arcmin(?), but extended arms sprawl across a 4.5 by 4 arcmin(?) field.

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 766 (= GC 460 = JH 180, 1860 RA 01 51 19, NPD 82 20.2) is "very faint, small, round, 11th magnitude star 2 arcmin distant at position angle 75°".
Physical Information: Apparent size 2.0 by 2.0 arcmin?

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 767 (Leavenworth list II (#323), 1860 RA 01 51 20, NPD 100 14.9) is "extremely faint, pretty small, extended 160°".
Physical Information: Based on a recessional velocity of 5390 km/sec, NGC 767 is about 250 million light years away. Given that and its apparent size of 1.2 by 0.4 arcmin(?), it is about 90 thousand light years across. Based on their appearance, it is probably interacting with PGC 989194.

Physical Information: Apparent size 0.4 by 0.15 arcmin? Nothing else seems to be available, so whether it is actually interacting with NGC 767 or merely an optical double is unknown; but the distorted appearance of the two galaxies suggests that they are interacting, in which case they would be at the same distance (of about 250 million light years), and its apparent size would correspond to 30 thousand light years.

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 768 (Swift list III (#8), 1860 RA 01 51 29, NPD 90 08.9) is "extremely faint, pretty small, round, 8th magnitude star 30 seconds of time to east".
Physical Information: Based on a recessional velocity of 7020 km/sec, NGC 768 is about 325 million light years away, in fair agreement with redshift-independent distance estimates of 255 to 310 million light years. Given that and its apparent size of 2.2 by 1.3 arcmin, it is about 210 thousand light years across. The galaxy has a 'tail' at its southern end, and is distorted and filled with star-forming regions in the vicinity of SDSSJ015840.07+003148.6, the dwarf galaxy to the west of its nucleus, which appears to be colliding with the larger galaxy.

Physical Information: Apparently colliding with NGC 768 (which see for more images), and if so at the same distance (of about 325 million light years), in which case its apparent size of 0.08 by 0.07 arcmin would correspond to about 8 thousand light years.

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 769 (Stephan list XII (#??), (Safford 68), 1860 RA 01 51 32, NPD 59 46.4) is "very faint, very small, irregularly round, brighter middle, faint star attached".
Discovery Notes: Although Safford observed this object in 1866, none of his discoveries were published until 1887 (see more about that at his biographical entry), so neither Stephan nor Dreyer were aware of them at the time the NGC was under preparation. Some of them were included in an Appendix to the NGC, but it was impractical to correct the individual entries.
Physical Information: Apparent size 0.8 by 0.5 arcmin?

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 770 (= GC 461 = GC 464, 3rd Lord Rosse, d'Arrest, 1860 RA 01 51 33, NPD 71 43.7) is "very faint, small, round, southwest of I 112", (WH) I 112 being NGC 772.
Discovery Notes: Although Dreyer credits the discovery to William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, he notes that many of Rosse's nebular discoveries were actually made by one of his assistants, in this case R. J. Mitchell.
Physical Information: Based on a recessional velocity of 2460 km/sec, NGC 770 is about 115 million light years away, in reasonable agreement with a single redshift-independent distance estimate of 105 million light years. Given that and its apparent size of 1.2 by 0.8 arcmin, it is about 40 thousand light years across. Used by the Arp Atlas as an example of a spiral galaxy (NGC 772) with a small high surface brightness companion (NGC 770).

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 771 (= GC 462 = JH 179, 1860 RA 01 51 36, NPD 18 15.6) is a "suspected nebulous star (50 Cassiopeiae)". As it turns out the star has no nebulosity, but the suspicion that it might led to the NGC entry.
Physical Information:

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 772 (= GC 463 = JH 181 = WH I 112, 1860 RA 01 51 39, NPD 71 40.6) is "bright, considerably large, round, gradually brighter middle, mottled but not resolved". The position precesses to RA 01 59 19.8, Dec +19 00 21, almost dead center on the galaxy listed above, the description fits and there is nothing comparable nearby, so the identification is certain.
Physical Information: Based on a recessional velocity of 2470 km/sec (and H₀ = 70 km/sec/Mpc), NGC 772 is about 115 million light years away, well within widely varying redshift-independent distance estimates of 60 to 170 million light years. In any event, it must be at about the same distance as its elliptical companion, NGC 770 (that is, about 115 million light years away). Given that and its apparent size of about 7.2 by 4.5 arcmin (from the images below), it is about 240 thousand light years across. Used by the Arp Atlas as an example of a spiral galaxy (NGC 772) with a small high surface brightness companion (NGC 770).

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 773 (= GC 465 = JH 2452 = WH III 468, 1860 RA 01 52 01, NPD 102 10.8) is "considerably faint, pretty large, extended 0°, gradually a little brighter middle".
Physical Information: Apparent size 1.4 by 0.8 arcmin?

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 774 (= GC 466 = WH III 214, 1860 RA 01 52 02, NPD 76 41.3) is "very faint, stellar".
Physical Information: Apparent size 1.2 by 1.0 arcmin (from images below)

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 775 (= GC 467 = JH 2453, 1860 RA 01 52 04, NPD 116 58.5) is "pretty faint, small, round, gradually a little brighter middle".
Physical Information: Apparent size 1.7 by 1.2 arcmin?

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 776 (= GC 468, d'Arrest, 1860 RA 01 52 05, NPD 67 02.3) is "faint, pretty large".
Physical Information: Apparent size 1.7 by 1.7 arcmin?

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 777 (= GC 469 = JH 182 = WH II 223, 1860 RA 01 52 10, NPD 59 15.0) is "pretty bright, pretty large, round, gradually a little brighter middle".
Physical Information: Apparent size 2.5 by 2.0 arcmin?

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 778 (= GC 5205, Stephan list VIII (#??), (Safford 64), 1860 RA 01 52 15, NPD 59 22.1) is "extremely faint, very small, round, a little brighter middle".
Discovery Notes: Although Safford observed this object in 1866, none of his discoveries were published until 1887 (see more about that at his biographical entry), so neither Stephan nor Dreyer were aware of them at the time the NGC was under preparation. Some of them were included in an Appendix to the NGC, but it was impractical to correct the individual entries.
Physical Information: A Seyfert or starburst galaxy?

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 779 (= GC 470 = JH 183 = WH I 101, 1860 RA 01 52 42, NPD 96 38.7) is "considerably bright, large, much extended 162°, much brighter middle".
Physical Information: Apparent size 4.1 by 1.2 arcmin? Used by the de Vaucouleurs Atlas of Galaxies as an example of galaxy type SAB(rs)b.

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 780 (= GC 472 = JH 184 = WH III 583, d'Arrest, 1860 RA 01 52 38, NPD 62 27.7) is "very faint, very small, extended, 3 stars to west".
Physical Information: Apparent size 1.6 by 0.8 arcmin, counting the distorted regions angled away from the plane of the galaxy.

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 781 (= GC 471 = WH III 215, 1860 RA 01 52 43, NPD 78 00.0) is "extremely faint, stellar".
Physical Information: Apparent size 1.5 by 0.4 arcmin?

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 782 (= GC 473 = JH 2454, 1860 RA 01 52 57, NPD 148 28.1) is "pretty bright, pretty large, a little extended, 12th magnitude star attached".
Physical Information: Apparent size 2.4 by 1.2 arcmin?

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 783 (= GC 5206, Stephan list VIII (#8), 1860 RA 01 53 00, NPD 58 47.8) is "extremely faint, small, irregularly round, very faint star attached".
Physical Information: Apparent size 1.6 by 1.4 arcmin?

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 784 (= GC 5207, d'Arrest, 1860 RA 01 53 19, NPD 61 50.0) is "very faint, large, extended (double?)".
Physical Information: Apparent size 6.6 by 1.6 arcmin?

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 785 (= GC 5208, Stephan list VIII (#9), 1860 RA 01 53 34, NPD 58 51.1) is "extremely faint, extremely small, very faint star attached".
Physical Information: Apparent size 1.7 by 0.75 arcmin (from images below)

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 786 (= GC 5209, d'Arrest, 1860 RA 01 53 47, NPD 75 02.8) is "extremely faint, very small".
Physical Information: Apparent size 0.85 by 0.65 arcmin (from images below)

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 787 (Peters, Tempel list IV (#??), 1860 RA 01 53 54, NPD 99 41.0) is "very faint, small".
Discovery Notes: The reference for Stone's observation is by Steinicke.
Physical Information: Apparent size 2.5 by 1.9 arcmin?

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 788 (= GC 474 = JH 185 = WH II 435, 1860 RA 01 54 08, NPD 97 29.6) is "pretty faint, pretty small, round, brighter middle".
Physical Information: Apparent size 1.6 by 1.3 arcmin for the brighter central area, about 4.0 by 2.9 for the faintest outer regions (based on images below).

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 789 (= GC 5210, d'Arrest, Stephan list III (#??), 1860 RA 01 54 19, NPD 58 36.4) is "very faint, small, irregularly extended".
Physical Information: Apparent size 0.85 by 0.65 arcmin (from images below)

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 790 (= GC 475 = JH 186 = WH III 433, 1860 RA 01 54 21, NPD 96 03.2) is "considerably faint, considerably small, round, brighter middle".
Physical Information: Apparent size 1.3 by 1.3 arcmin?

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 791 (= GC 476, d'Arrest, 1860 RA 01 54 23, NPD 82 10.7) is "very faint, small, 14th magnitude star 3 arcmin to east".
Physical Information: Apparent size 1.6 by 1.6 arcmin?

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 792 (= GC 477 = JH 187, 1860 RA 01 54 39, NPD 74 58.2) is "extremely faint, small, round, 11th magnitude star at position angle 75°".
Physical Information: Apparent size 1.7 by 1.1 arcmin?

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 793 (J. G. Lohse, 1860 RA 01 54 40±, NPD 58 40±) is "very very faint, between 2 stars, southeast of 5210", (GC) 5210 being NGC 789. Identification uncertain
Physical Information: ne * RA 02 02 54.7, Dec +31 58 57, sw * RA 02 02 54.4, Dec +31 58 46

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 794 (= GC 478 = JH 188 = WH III 207, 1860 RA 01 54 55, NPD 72 18.1) is "very faint, considerably small, stellar". (See IC 191 for a discussion of the double listing.)
Physical Information: Based on a recessional velocity of 8225 km/sec, NGC 794 is about 385 million light years away. Given that and its apparent size of 1.7 by 1.25 arcmin, it is about 190 thousand light years across.

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 795 (= GC 479 = JH 2455, 1860 RA 01 54 55, NPD 146 30.4) is "pretty faint, small, round, 2 stars of 11th magnitude near".
Physical Information: Apparent size 1.15 by 0.6 arcmin (from images below)

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 796 (= GC 480 = JH 2456, 1860 RA 01 55 01, NPD 164 54.3) is "extremely faint, very small, round, star 25 arcsec to northwest". Listed in LEDA as PGC 3517874, but a search of the database for that designation returns no result.
Physical Information: Apparent size about 0.6 by 0.6 arcmin for core, perhaps 1.0 by 0.85 arcmin for outer fringes (from images below). Although "in" the Small Magellanic Cloud, NGC 796 is one of the outermost clusters "in" that galaxy, lying about 5 degrees east of its center, which corresponds to about 17500 light years, or nearly four times as far from the galaxy as the galaxy's apparent radius.

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 797 (= GC 481 = JH 189 = WH III 566, 1860 RA 01 55 09, NPD 52 33.9) is "very faint, small, irregularly round, suddenly brighter middle, star near".
Physical Information: Apparent size 1.6 by 1.3 arcmin?

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 798 (= GC 5211, Stephan list III (#4), 1860 RA 01 55 12, NPD 58 36.0) is "extremely faint, very small".
Physical Information: Apparent size 1.1 by 0.45 arcmin (from images below)

Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 799 (Swift list II (#16), 1860 RA 01 55 33, NPD 90 46.0) is "most extremely faint, pretty small, round, northern of 2", the other being NGC 800. The second Index Catalog lists a corrected 1860 RA (per Howe) of 01 55 03 and adds "nucleus 13th magnitude".
Physical Information: Paired with NGC 800. Based on a recessional velocity of 5915 km/sec, NGC 799 is about 275 million light years away. Given that and its apparent size of 1.65 by 1.3 arcmin, it is about 130 thousand light years across. Used by the de Vaucouleurs Atlas of Galaxies as an example of galaxy type SAB(l)a.