NGC 226

NGC 226 is a spiral galaxy located approximately 216 million light-years from the Sun^[2] in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered on December 21, 1786, by William Herschel.^[3]

NGC 226
SDSS image of NGC 226
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Andromeda
Right ascension	00h 42m 54.0s[1]
Declination	+32° 34′ 51″[1]
Redshift	0.016094[1]
Distance	216 Mly[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)	14.31[1]
Characteristics
Type	S[1]
Apparent size (V)	0.9' × 0.9'[1]
Other designations
UGC 00459, CGCG 500-076, 2MASX J00425403+3234516, 2MASXi J0042540+323451, IRAS 00402+3218, F00401+3218, PGC 2572.[1]