NGC 466

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Galaxy
NGC 466
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NGC 466 [1]
NGC 466
AladinLite
Constellation Toucan
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 01 h 17 m 13.26 s
declination -58 ° 54 ′ 35.8 ″
Appearance
Morphological type SA (rs) 0 ^ +  
Brightness  (visual) 12.7 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 13.6 mag
Angular expansion 1.7 ′ × 1.5 ′
Position angle 103 °
Surface brightness 13.6 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation NGC 434 group
LGG 19  
Redshift 0.017552 ± 0.000087  
Radial velocity 5262 ± 26 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(230 ± 16)  x  10 6  ly
(70.5 ± 4.9)  Mpc 
history
discovery John Herschel
Discovery date October 3, 1836
Catalog names
NGC  466 • PGC  4632 • ESO  113-034 • 2MASX  J01171327-5854359 • SGC  011516-5910.4 • GC  262 • h  2403 • GALEX ASC J011713.04-585436.9 • LDCE 73 NED004

NGC 466 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 / a in the constellation Toucan in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 230 million light years from the Milky Way and about 75,000 light years in diameter. The galaxy is part of the 10-member NGC 434 group ( LGG 19 ).
In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 484 .

The object was discovered on October 3, 1836 by the British astronomer John Herschel .

Web links

Commons : NGC 466  - collection of images, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. ↑ a b c d e NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. ↑ a b c d e f SEDS : NGC 466
  4. ^ VizieR
  5. ↑ Seligman