NGC 388

{{Short description|Galaxy in the constellation Pisces}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2017}}

{{Infobox galaxy

| name = NGC 388

| image = File:NGC388 - SDSS DR14.jpg

| caption = SDSS image of NGC 388

| epoch = J2000

| ra = {{RA|01|07|47.1}}{{cite web

| title=NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database

| work=Results for NGC 0388

| url=http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+388&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES

| access-date=September 2, 2016}}

| dec = {{DEC|+32|18|36}}

| constellation name = Pisces

| z = 0.018159

| h_radial_v = 5,444 km/s

| type = E3:

| appmag_v = 15.42

| size_v = 0.9' × 0.8'

| notes =

| names = CGCG 501-090, MCG +05-03-059, 2MASX J01074719+3218532, 2MASXi J0107471+321835, PGC 4005.

}}

NGC 388 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered on November 4, 1850, by Bindon Stoney. It was described by Dreyer as "very faint, small, round." Along with galaxies NGC 375, NGC 379, NGC 382, NGC 383, NGC 384, NGC 385, NGC 386 and NGC 387, NGC 388 forms a galaxy cluster called Arp 331.{{cite web|title=New General Catalog Objects: NGC 350 - 399|url=http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc3a.htm#388|publisher=Cseligman|access-date=January 5, 2017}}