NGC 481

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

{{Infobox galaxy|name=NGC 481|image=NGC481 - SDSS DR14.jpg|alt=NGC 481|caption=SDSS view of NGC 481|epoch=J2000|ra={{RA|01|21|12.54}}|dec={{DEC|-09|12|39.9}}|constellation name=Cetus|z=0.01846 ± 0.00010|h_radial_v=(5482 ± 30) km/s|dist_ly=229 Mly|type=SA(r)0- pec?|appmag_v=13.5|size_v=1.7′ × 1.3′|notes=|names=PGC 4899, MCG -02-04-030, 2MASX J01211246-091240}}

NGC 481 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Cetus.{{Cite news|url=http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=NGC+481|title=NGC 481|access-date=2017-10-09}} It is located approximately 229 million light-years from Earth and was discovered on November 20, 1886 by astronomer Lewis A. Swift.{{Cite web|url=http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc4a.htm#481|title=New General Catalog Objects: NGC 450 - 499|website=cseligman.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-10-09}}{{Cite web|url=http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=NGC+481|title=Your NED Search Results|website=ned.ipac.caltech.edu|access-date=2017-10-09}}