NGC 472

{{Short description|Spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2017}}

{{Infobox galaxy|name=NGC 472|image=NGC472 - SDSS DR14.jpg|alt=NGC 472|caption=SDSS recording of NGC 472|epoch=J2000|ra={{RA|01|20|26.68}}|dec={{DEC|+32|42|32.3}}|constellation name=Pisces|z=0.017646|h_radial_v=5,243 km/s|dist_ly=220 Mly|type=Sb|appmag_v=14.0|absmag_v=|size_v=0.8' × 0.6'|notes=|names=UGC 870, 2MASX J01202867+3242322, PGC 4833}}

NGC 472 is a spiral galaxy located roughly 220 million lightyears from earth in the constellation Pisces.{{Cite web|url=https://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC472|title=Revised NGC Data for NGC 472|website=spider.seds.org|access-date=2017-09-11}} It was discovered on August 29, 1862 by Heinrich Louis d'Arrest.{{Cite news|url=https://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=NGC+472|title=NGC 472|access-date=2017-09-11}}{{Cite web|url=https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=NGC+472|title=Your NED Search Results|website=ned.ipac.caltech.edu|access-date=2017-09-11}}