NGC 482

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

{{Infobox galaxy|name=NGC 482|image=File:NGC 482 DECam.jpg|alt=NGC 482|caption=DECam view of NGC 482|epoch=J2000|ra={{RA|01|20|20.41}}|dec={{DEC|-40|57|59.9}}|constellation name=Phoenix |z=0.021922 ± 0.000020|h_radial_v=(6500 ± 6) km/s|dist_ly=277 Mly|type=Sb|appmag_v=13.7|size_v=2.2′ × 0.5′|notes=|names=PGC 4823, GC 271, MCG -07-03-017, 2MASS J01202040-4057579, ESO 296-13, SGC 011806-4113.6, h 2405, AM 0118-411}}

NGC 482 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Phoenix.{{Cite web|url=http://spider.seds.org/ngc/revngcic.cgi?NGC482|title=Revised NGC Data for NGC 482|website=spider.seds.org|access-date=2017-10-05}} It is located approximately 277 million light-years from Earth and was discovered on October 23, 1835 by astronomer John Herschel.{{Cite web|url=http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc4a.htm#482|title=New General Catalog Objects: NGC 450 - 499|website=cseligman.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-10-05}}{{Cite web|url=http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=NGC+482|title=Your NED Search Results|website=ned.ipac.caltech.edu|access-date=2017-10-05}}