NGC 466

NGC 466
Legacy Survey DR 10 image of NGC 466
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationTucana
Right ascension01h 17m 13.2s.[1]
Declination−58° 54′ 36″[1]
Redshift0.017552/5262 km/s[1]
Distance227 million ly
Apparent magnitude (V)13.56[1]
Characteristics
TypeSA0^+(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]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "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.