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 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on October 3, 1836.[4]

Group Membership

NGC 466 is a member of a group of galaxies known as GG 019.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0466. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
  2. ↑ Rojas, Sebastián García. "Galaxy NGC 466 – Galaxy in Tucana Constellation · Deep Sky Objects Browser". DSO Browser. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
  3. ↑ "Your NED Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
  4. ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 450 – 499". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
  5. ↑ "Detailed Object Classifications". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2017-10-01.


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