NGC 88
| Galaxy NGC 88 |
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| Roberts Quartet consisting of NGC 87 (top right), NGC 88 (middle), NGC 89 (bottom) and NGC 92 (top left). | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Phoenix |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 00 h 21 m 22.1 s |
| declination | -48 ° 38 ′ 25 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB (rs) 0 / a: pec LINER |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.1 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.0 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.8 ′ × 0.5 ′ |
| Position angle | 145 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Roberts Quartet |
| Redshift | 0.011471 ± 0.000063 |
| Radial velocity | 3439 ± 19 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(151 ± 10) · 10 6 ly (46.2 ± 3.2) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | JFW Herschel |
| Discovery date | September 30, 1834 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 88 • PGC 1370 • ESO 194-010 • 2MASX J00212213-4838242 • GC 44 • h 2317 • AM 0018-485 | |
NGC 88 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Phoenix . It is about 150 million light years away from the Milky Way , with a diameter of about 35,000 light years. NGC 88 is part of a group of galaxies called the Roberts Quartet , which also includes NGC 87 , NGC 89, and NGC 92 .
The galaxy NGC 88 was discovered on September 30, 1834 by the British astronomer John Herschel .