NGC 227 (also MCG 0-2-135, UGC 456 and PGC 2547) is a magnitude +12.2 elliptical galaxy located 243 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus.
The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Clayhall Farm House in Old Windsor on the 1st October 1785.
Right Ascension 00h 42m 36.6s, Declination -01° 31' 41"
