NGC 2466

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Galaxy
NGC 2466
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NGC 2466 [1]
NGC 2466
AladinLite
Constellation Flying fish
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 07 h 45 m 16.0 s
declination -71 ° 24 ′ 38 ″
Appearance
Morphological type SA (s) c:  
Brightness  (visual) 12.8 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 13.5 likes
Angular expansion 1.6 '× 1.4'
Position angle 7 °
Surface brightness 13.5 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.017722 ± 0.000020  
Radial velocity 5313 ± 6 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(228 ± 16)  ·  10 6  ly
(69.9 ± 4.9)  Mpc 
history
discovery John Herschel
Discovery date February 20, 1835
Catalog names
NGC  2466 • PGC  21714 • ESO  059-018 • IRAS  07456-7117 • 2MASX  J07451596-7124376 • SGC  074539-7117.1 • HIPASS J0745-71 • WISEA J074515.91-712437.2

NGC 2466 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sc in the constellation Volans at the southern sky . It is an estimated 228 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 115,000 light years in diameter.

The supernovae SN 2003gh ( type Ia ) and ASASSN -14dd (type Ibn) were observed here.

The object was discovered by John Herschel on February 20, 1835 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. ↑ a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. ↑ a b c d e f SEDS : NGC 2466
  4. ↑ Simbad
  5. ↑ Seligman