| 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 | |
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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.