NGC 244

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

{{Sky|00|45|46.4424|-|15|35|48.703}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2016}}

{{Infobox galaxy

| name = NGC 244

| image = File:NGC 244 DECam.png

| caption = DECam image of NGC 244

| epoch = J2000

| ra = {{RA|00|45|46.4424}}{{cite web

| title=NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database

| work=Results for NGC 0244

| url=http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+244&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|-15|35|48.703}}

| constellation name = Cetus

| z = 0.003140

| dist_ly =

| type = S0

| appmag_v = 13.83

| size_v = 1.2' × 1.0'

| notes =

| names = {{odlist | MCG= -03-03-003 | 2MASX= J00454643-1535487 | name= 2MASXi J0045464-153548 | IRAS= F00432-1552 | name2= 6dF J0045464-153549 | PGC= 2675 | UGCA= 10}}.

}}

NGC 244 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on December 30, 1785 by William Herschel.{{cite web|title=New General Catalog Objects: NGC 200 - 249|url=http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc2.htm#244|publisher=Cseligman|access-date=September 24, 2016}}