NGC 478

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

{{Infobox galaxy

|name=NGC 478

|image=NGC478 - SDSS DR14.jpg

|alt=NGC 478

|caption=SDSS view of NGC 478

|epoch=J2000

|ra={{RA|01|20|09.29}}

|dec={{DEC|-22|22|38.6}}

|constellation name=Cetus

|z=0.022857

|h_radial_v=6774 km/s

|dist_ly=283 Mly

|type=S pec

|appmag_v=13.7

|size_v=0.8′ × 0.7′

|notes=

|names=PGC 4803, MCG -04-04-005, 2MASX J01200883-2222386}}

NGC 478 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus.{{Cite web|url=http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC478|title=Revised NGC Data for NGC 478|website=spider.seds.org|access-date=2017-10-05}} It is located approximately 283 million light-years from Earth and was discovered in 1886 by astronomer Francis Preserved Leavenworth.{{Cite web|url=http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc4a.htm#478|title=New General Catalog Objects: NGC 450 - 499|website=cseligman.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-10-05}}{{Cite news|url=http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=NGC+478|title=NGC 478|access-date=2017-10-05}}