NGC 245

{{Short description|Spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cetus}}

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

{{Infobox galaxy

| name = NGC 245

| image = NGC245 - SDSS DR14.jpg

| caption = SDSS image of NGC 245

| epoch = J2000

| ra = {{RA|00|46|05.4}}{{cite web

| title=NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database

| work=Results for NGC 0245

| url=http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+245&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|-01|43|24}}

| constellation name = Cetus

| z = 0.013604

| dist_ly =

| type = Sb

| appmag_v = 12.97

| size_v = 1.4' × 1.2'

| notes =

| names = UGC 00476, MRK 0555, CGCG 384-004, MCG +00-03-005, 2MASX J00460539-0143242, 2MASXi J0046053-014324, IRAS 00435-0159, F00435-0159, 6dF J0046054-014324, PGC 2691.

}}

NGC 245 is a spiral galaxy located 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#245|publisher=Cseligman|access-date=September 24, 2016}}