NGC 87

NGC 87

NGC 87 (upper right) surrounded by the other galaxies in Robert's Quartet
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation Phoenix
Right ascension 00h 21m 14.2s
Declination −48° 37 42
Redshift ? km/s
Distance 160 Mly
Apparent magnitude (V) 14.1
Characteristics
Type IBmP
Apparent size (V) 0.9 × 0.7
Other designations
ESO 194-G008, PGC 1357

NGC 87 is a diffuse, highly disorganized barred irregular galaxy, part of Robert's Quartet, a group of four interacting galaxies.

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    Coordinates: 00h 21m 14.2s, −48° 37′ 42″

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