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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NGC 87 | |
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![]() 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[1] |
Declination | −48° 37′ 42″[1] |
Redshift | 0.011391[1] |
Helio radial velocity | 3415 |
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 |
Constellation of Phoenix | |||||||||||
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