NGC 46

NGC 46
	; NGC 46 as seen on SDSS
Observation data; Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000
Constellation	Pisces
Right ascension	00h 14m 09.88s
Declination	+05° 59′ 15.8″
Apparent magnitude (V)	11.68Spectral Class: F8
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)	−1.55±0.81 km/s
Proper motion (μ)	RA: 19.837 mas/yr ; Dec.: 2.189 mas/yr
Parallax (π)	2.2990±0.0224 mas
Distance	1,420 ± 10 ly ; (435 ± 4 pc)
Other designations
	TYC 8-572-1, GSC 00008-00572, NGC 46
Database references
SIMBAD	data

NGC 46, occasionally referred to as PGC 5067596, is a star located approximately 1,420 light-years from the Solar System in the constellation Pisces. It was first discovered on October 22, 1852, by Irish astronomer Edward Joshua Cooper, who incorrectly identified it as a nebula.^[4]

Right ascension00^h 14^m 09.88^s^[2]

Declination+05° 59′ 15.8″^[2]

Apparentmagnitude(V)11.68^[3]Spectral Class: F8

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Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000
NGC 46 as seen on SDSS
Constellation	Pisces^[1]
Right ascension	00^h 14^m 09.88^s^[2]
Declination	+05° 59′ 15.8″^[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)	11.68^[3]Spectral Class: F8
Astrometry

Radial velocity (R_v)	−1.55±0.81^[2] km/s
Proper motion (μ)	RA: 19.837 mas/yr^[2] Dec.: 2.189 mas/yr^[2]
Parallax (π)	2.2990±0.0224 mas^[2]
Distance	1,420 ± 10 ly (435 ± 4 pc)

Other designations
TYC 8-572-1, GSC 00008-00572, NGC 46^[3]
Database references
SIMBAD	data