NGC 226

{{Short description|Spiral galaxy in the constellation Andromeda}}

{{Infobox galaxy

| name = NGC 226

| caption = SDSS image of NGC 226

| epoch = J2000

| ra = {{RA|00|42|54.0}}{{cite web

| title=NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database

| work=Results for NGC 0226

| url=http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+226&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|+32|34|51}}

| constellation name = Andromeda

| group_cluster = NGC 315 Group

| z = 0.016094

| dist_ly = 216 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 = S

| appmag_v = 14.31

| size_v = 0.9' × 0.9'

| notes =

| names = UGC 00459, CGCG 500-076, 2MASX J00425403+3234516, 2MASXi J0042540+323451, IRAS 00402+3218, F00401+3218, PGC 2572.

| image = NGC226 - SDSS DR14.jpg

| alt = NGC 226

}}

NGC 226 is a spiral galaxy located approximately 216 million light-years from the Sun in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered on December 21, 1786, by William Herschel.{{cite web|title=New General Catalog Objects: NGC 200 - 249|url=http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc2.htm#226|publisher=Cseligman|access-date=September 10, 2016}}

According to A.M. Garcia, NGC 226 is a member of the NGC 315 Group (also known as LGG 14). This group contains 42 galaxies, including NGC 243, NGC 262, NGC 266, NGC 311, NGC 315, NGC 338, IC 43, IC 66, AND IC 69, among others.{{cite journal | bibcode=1993A&AS..100...47G | title=General study of group membership. II. Determination of nearby groups | last1=Garcia | first1=A. M. | journal=Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series | date=1993 | volume=100 | page=47}}