NGC 227

NGC 227 is a lenticular galaxy located approximately 237 million light-years from the Sun^[2] in the constellation Cetus. It was discovered on October 1, 1785 by William Herschel.^[3]

NGC 227
SDSS image of NGC 227
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Cetus
Right ascension	00h 42m 36.8s[1]
Declination	−01° 31′ 44″[1]
Redshift	0.017669[1]
Distance	237 Mly[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.11[1]
Characteristics
Type	S0[1]
Apparent size (V)	1.6' × 1.3'[1]
Other designations
UGC 456, CGCG 383-076, MCG +00-02-135, 2MASX J00423684-0131436, 2MASXi J0042365-013137, 6dF J0042367-013144, PGC 2547.[1]