NGC 216

{{Short description|Lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus}}

{{Infobox galaxy

| name = NGC 216

| image = NGC216 - SDSS DR14.jpg

| caption = SDSS image of NGC 216

| epoch = J2000

| ra = {{RA|00|41|27.1}}{{cite web

| title=NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database

| work=Results for NGC 0216

| url=http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+216&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|-21|02|44}}

| constellation name = Cetus

| z = 0.005150

| dist_ly = 68.8 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

| type = S0

| appmag_v = 12.9r

| size_v = 2.0' × 0.7'

| notes =

| names = ESO 540- G 015, MCG -04-02-035, 2MASX J00412688-2102529, IRAS F00389-2119, ESO-LV 5400150, 6dF J0041268-210253, PGC 2478.

}}

NGC 216 is a lenticular galaxy located approximately 68.8 million light-years from the Sun in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on December 9, 1784, by William Herschel.{{cite web|title=New General Catalog Objects: NGC 200 - 249|url=http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc2.htm#216|publisher=Cseligman|access-date=September 15, 2016}}