NGC 283

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

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

{{Infobox galaxy

| name = NGC 283

| image = File:NGC 283 ESO VST.png

| caption = ESO VST image of NGC 283

| epoch = J2000

| ra = {{RA|00|53|13.2}}{{cite web

| title=NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database

| work=Results for NGC 0283

| url=http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+283&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|-13|09|50}}

| constellation name = Cetus

| z = 0.037823

| h_radial_v = 11,339 km/s

| type = Sc

| appmag_v = 14.81

| size_v = 1.6' × 1.0'

| notes =

| names = MCG -02-03-031, 2MASX J00531321-1309502, IRAS 00507-1326, F00507-1325, PGC 3124.}}

NGC 283 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on October 2, 1886, by Francis Leavenworth.{{cite web|title=New General Catalog Objects: NGC 250 - 299|url=http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc2a.htm#283|publisher=Cseligman|access-date=October 16, 2016}}