NGC 284

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

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

{{Infobox galaxy

| name = NGC 284

| image = NGC_0284_DSS.jpg

| upright = 1.35

| alt = NGC 284

| caption=NGC 284 as seen on DSS

| epoch = J2000

| ra = {{RA|00|53|24.3}}{{cite web

| title=NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database

| work=Results for NGC 0284

| url=http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+284&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|32}}

| constellation name = Cetus

| z = 0.038460

| h_radial_v = 11,530 km/s

| type = E0-1

| appmag_v = 15.41

| size_v = 0.2' × 0.2'

| notes =

| names = MCG -02-03-032, 2MASX J00532423-1309321, PGC 3131.

}}

NGC 284 is an elliptical 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#284|publisher=Cseligman|access-date=October 16, 2016}}