NGC 227

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

{{Infobox galaxy

| name = NGC 227

| image = NGC227 - SDSS DR14.jpg

| caption = SDSS image of NGC 227

| epoch = J2000

| ra = {{RA|00|42|36.8}}{{cite web

| title=NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database

| work=Results for NGC 0227

| url=http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+227&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|-01|31|44}}

| constellation name = Cetus

| z = 0.017669

| dist_ly =237 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 = 13.11

| size_v = 1.6' × 1.3'

| notes =

| names = UGC 456, CGCG 383-076, MCG +00-02-135, 2MASX J00423684-0131436, 2MASXi J0042365-013137, 6dF J0042367-013144, PGC 2547.

}}

NGC 227 is a lenticular galaxy located approximately 237 million light-years from the Sun in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on October 1, 1785 by William Herschel.{{cite web|title=New General Catalog Objects: NGC 200 - 249|url=http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc2.htm#227|publisher=Cseligman|access-date=September 15, 2016}}