NGC 7223 (also IRAS 22081+4046, MCG 7-45-18, UGC 11931 and PGC 68197) is a magnitude +12.2 barred spiral galaxy located 215 million light-years away in the constellation Lacerta.
The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Windsor Road in Slough, Berkshire, on the 8th November 1790.
