NGC 2466
Galaxy in the constellation Volans
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NGC 2466 is an unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Volans. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 5428 ± 10 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 261.2 ± 18.3 Mly (80.07 ± 5.61 Mpc).[1] The galaxy was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on 20 February 1835.[2]
Right ascension07h 45m 15.9175s[1]
Declination−71° 24′ 37.252″[1]
| NGC 2466 | |
|---|---|
NGC 2466 imaged by Legacy Surveys | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Volans |
| Right ascension | 07h 45m 15.9175s[1] |
| Declination | −71° 24′ 37.252″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.017722[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 5313 ± 6 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 261.2 ± 18.3 Mly (80.07 ± 5.61 Mpc)[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.0[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA(s)c?[1] |
| Size | ~ 200,100 ly (61.34 kpc) (estimated)[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.6′ × 1.4′[1] |
| Other designations | |
| ESO 059- G 018, IRAS 07456-7117, 2MASX J07451596-7124376, MCG +06-08-003, PGC 21714, CGCG 524-065[1] | |
Supernovae
Three supernovae have been observed in NGC 2466:
- South African amateur astronomer Berto Monard discovered SN 2003gh (Type Ia, mag. 15.7) on 29 June 2003.[3][4]
- ASASSN-14dd (Type Ibn, mag. 15.6) was discovered by the All Sky Automated Survey for SuperNovae on 24 June 2014.[5][6]
- SN 2016iye (Type IIb, mag. 17.4) was discovered by Stuart Parker on 19 December 2016.[7]
