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NGC 466
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| NGC 466 | |
|---|---|
 Legacy Survey DR 10 image of NGC 466 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Tucana |
| Right ascension | 01h 17m 13.2385s.[1] |
| Declination | −58° 54′ 35.746″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.017552±0.000087[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 5,262±26 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 247.2 ± 17.4 Mly (75.78 ± 5.33 Mpc)[1] |
| Group or cluster | NGC 434 Group (LGG 19) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.56[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA0^+(rs) [1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.8′ × 1.5′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| ESO 113- G 034, AM 0115-591, PGC 4632[1] | |
NGC 466 is a lenticular galaxy located about 247 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][5]
NGC 434 group
[edit]NGC 466 is a member of the NGC 434 galaxy group (also known as LGG 19). This group includes at least 10 galaxies, including NGC 434, NGC 434A, NGC 440, NGC 484, IC 1649, and four from the ESO catalogue.[6]
Supernova
[edit]One supernova has been observed in NGC 466: SN 2025rib (Type Ia-91bg-like, mag. 18.186) was discovered by ATLAS on 16 July 2025.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Results for object NGC 0466". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Herschel, J. F. W (1864). "Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. 154: 1–137. Bibcode:1864RSPT..154....1H. doi:10.1098/rstl.1864.0001.
- ^ Garcia, A. M. (1993). "General study of group membership. II. Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series. 100: 47. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100...47G.
- ^ "SN 2025rib". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
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