NGC 268

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

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

{{Infobox galaxy

| name = NGC 268

| image = File:NGC268 - SDSS DR14.jpg

| caption = SDSS image of NGC 268

| epoch = J2000

| ra = {{RA|00|50|09.5}}{{cite web

| title=NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database

| work=Results for NGC 0268

| url=http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+268&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|-05|11|37}}

| constellation name = Cetus

| z = 0.018326

| dist_ly =

| type = SBbc

| appmag_v = 13.41

| size_v = 1.6' × 1.1'

| notes =

| names = MCG -01-03-017, 2MASX J00500956-0511376, 2MASXi J0050095-051136, IRAS 00476-0527, F00476-0527, 6dF J0050096-051137, PGC 2927.

}}

NGC 268 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on November 22, 1785 by William Herschel.{{cite web|title=New General Catalog Objects: NGC 200 - 249|url=http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc2a.htm#268|publisher=Cseligman|access-date=October 2, 2016}}