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NGC87
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 0:21:14.2
Declination: -48:37:44
Constellation: PHE
Visual Magnitude: 14.3
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1834
Discovery aperture: 18.3
Observational
Summary description: eF, S, R, gbM, 1st of 4
Sub-type: IBm/P
Steve's Notes
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NGC 87
30" (11/4/10 - Coonabarabran, 429x): fairly faint, fairly small, irregularly round, 0.7' diameter, low even surface brightness. Westernmost and second faintest in the compact Phoenix Quartet (Rose 34) with NGC 88 1.5' SE, NGC 89 2.8' SE and NGC 92 2.9' E. The arrangement is distinctive with the three brighter galaxies (NGC 87/89/92) arranged in an equilateral triangle with NGC 88 in the center, forming a "Y" or propeller shape. ESO 194-13 lies 12' ENE of the quartet.