NGC 466

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NGC 466
NGC 466 legacy dr10.jpg
Legacy Survey DR 10 image of NGC 466
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]

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Group Membership

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

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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. Archived from the original on 2017-10-02. 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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