| NGC 466 | |
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 Legacy Survey DR 10 image of NGC 466 | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| 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 orcluster | 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 alenticular galaxy located about 247 million light-years away from Earth in the constellationTucana.[2][3] NGC 466 was discovered by astronomerJohn Herschel on October 3, 1836.[4][5]
NGC 466 is a member of the NGC 434galaxy group (also known asLGG 19). This group includes at least 10 galaxies, includingNGC 434,NGC 434A,NGC 440,NGC 484,IC 1649, and four from theESO catalogue.[6]
Onesupernova has been observed in NGC 466:SN 2025rib (Type Ia-91bg-like, mag. 18.186) was discovered byATLAS on 16 July 2025.[7]
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