NGC 88

NGC 88
NGC 88 (center) surrounded by the other galaxies in Robert's Quartet
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Phoenix
Right ascension	00h 21m 21.8s[1]
Declination	−48° 38′ 25″[1]
Distance	160 Mly
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.1[1]
Characteristics
Type	SB(rs)a pec
Apparent size (V)	0.8′ × 0.5′[1]
Other designations
PGC 1370, ESO 194-G010

NGC 88 is a barred spiral galaxy exhibiting an inner ring structure 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

External links

• Media related to NGC 88 at Wikimedia Commons
• NGC 88 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images