NGC 88

NGC 88
NGC 88 (center) surrounded by the other galaxies in Robert's Quartet
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Phoenix
Right ascension	00^h 21^m 21.8^s^[1]
Declination	−48° 38′ 25″^[1]
Distance	160 Mly
Type	SB
Apparent dimensions (V)	0′.8 × 0′.5^[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.1^[1]
Other designations
PGC 1370, ESO 194-G010

NGC 88 is a spiral galaxy located about 160 million light years from the Earth in the Phoenix constellation. NGC 88 is interacting with the galaxies NGC 92, NGC 87 and NGC 89. It is part of a family of galaxies called Robert's Quartet discovered by astronomer John Herschel in the 1830s.

References

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NGC 88
"ESO - 2005 - Cosmic Portrait of a Perturbed Family" (Press release). ESO European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere. November 4, 2005. Retrieved 2007-11-29.

External links

NGC 88 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images

Robert's Quartet

Galaxies	NGC 87 NGC 88 NGC 89 NGC 92

Database references	Data Data Data Data

Astronomical catalogs

NGC	NGC 83 NGC 84 NGC 85 NGC 86 NGC 87 NGC 88 NGC 89 NGC 90 NGC 91 NGC 92 NGC 93

PGC	PGC 1366 PGC 1367 PGC 1368 PGC 1369 PGC 1370 PGC 1371 PGC 1372 PGC 1373 PGC 1374

Coordinates: 00^h 21^m 21.8^s, −48° 38′ 25″

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