NGC 466
| NGC 466 | |
|---|---|
 NGC 466 as imaged by the 2MASS survey. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Tucana |
| Right ascension | 01h 17m 13.2s.[1] |
| Declination | −58° 54′ 36″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.017552/5262 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 227 million ly |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.56[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA0^+(rs) [1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.8' x 1.5'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| ESO 113-34, AM 0115-591, PGC 4632[1] | |
NGC 466 is a lenticular galaxy located about 227 million Light-years away from Earth in the constellation Tucana.[2][3] NGC 466's calculated velocity is 5262 km/s.[3] NGC 466 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on October 3, 1836.[4] It is also part of a small group of galaxies called [CHM2007] LDC 73.[5]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0466. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
- ↑ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 466 – Galaxy in Tucana Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
- 1 2 "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 450 – 499". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
- ↑ "NGC 466". simbad.u-strasbg.fr. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
External links
- NGC 466 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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