NGC 280

{{Short description|Spiral galaxy in constellation Andromeda}}

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

{{Infobox galaxy

| name = NGC 280

| image = File:NGC280 - SDSS DR14.jpg

| caption = SDSS image of NGC 280

| epoch = J2000

| ra = {{RA|00|52|30.2}}{{cite web

| title=NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database

| work=Results for NGC 0280

| url=http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+280&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|+24|21|02}}

| constellation name = Andromeda

| z = 0.033707

| h_radial_v = 3,878 km/s

| type = S

| appmag_v = 14.23

| size_v = 1.7' × 1.1'

| notes =

| names = UGC 00534, CGCG 480-017, MCG +04-03-013, 2MASX J00523026+2421022, 2MASXi J0052304+242102, IRAS 00498+2404, F00498+2404, PGC 3076.

}}

NGC 280 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered on December 5, 1785 by William Herschel.{{cite web|title=New General Catalog Objects: NGC 250 - 299|url=http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc2a.htm#280|publisher=Cseligman|access-date=October 15, 2016}}