NGC 270

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

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

{{Infobox galaxy

| name = NGC 270

| image = File:NGC270 - SDSS DR14.jpg

| caption = SDSS image of NGC 270

| epoch = J2000

| ra = {{RA|00|50|32.5}}{{cite web

| title=NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database

| work=Results for NGC 0270

| url=http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+270&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|-08|39|06}}

| constellation name = Cetus

| z = 0.012585

| type = S0

| appmag_v = 13.97

| size_v = 1.7' × 1.5'

| notes =

| names = MCG -02-03-027, 2MASX J00503252-0839057, IRAS F00480-0855, 6dF J0050325-083906, PGC 2938.

}}

NGC 270 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on December 10, 1798 by William Herschel.{{cite web|title=New General Catalog Objects: NGC 200 - 249|url=http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc2a.htm#270|publisher=Cseligman|access-date=October 8, 2016}}