NGC 209

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

{{Infobox galaxy

| name = NGC 209

| epoch = J2000

| ra = {{RA|00|39|03.6}}{{cite web

| title=NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database

| work=Results for NGC 0209

| url=http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+209&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=2016-09-02}}

| dec = {{DEC|-18|36|30}}

| constellation name = Cetus

| z = 0.013112

| dist_ly = 175 MlyAn object's distance from Earth can be determined using Hubble's law: v=H_o is Hubble's constant (70±5 (km/s)/Mpc). The relative uncertainty Δd/d divided by the distance is equal to the sum of the relative uncertainties of the velocity and v=H_o

| image = File:NGC 209 ESO.jpg

| alt = NGC 209

| caption = NGC 209 as seen with DECam

| type = SA0⁻ pec:

| appmag_v = 14.74

| size_v = 1.4' × 1.1'

| notes =

| names = ESO 540- G 008, MCG -03-02-031, 2MASX J00390357-1836299, 2MASXi J0039035-183629, ESO-LV 5400080, PGC 2338.}}

NGC 209 is a lenticular galaxy located approximately 175 million light-years from the Solar System in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on October 9, 1885, by Francis Leavenworth.{{cite web|title=New General Catalog Objects: NGC 200 - 249|url=http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc2.htm#209|publisher=Cseligman|access-date=September 13, 2016}}