NGC 2466 is a 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]
| NGC 2466 | |
|---|---|
 Spiral galaxy NGC 2466 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Volans |
| Right ascension | 07h 45m 16.05s[1] |
| Declination | −71° 24′ 37.5″[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' x 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
editThree supernovae have been observed in NGC 2466. On 29 June 2003, South African amateur astronomer Berto Monard discovered SN 2003gh (type Ia, mag. 15.7).[3][4] The other two supernovae are ASASSN-14dd (type Ibn, mag. 15.6)[5][6] and SN 2016iye (type IIb, mag. 17.4).[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Results for object NGC 2466". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA and Caltech. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ Seligman, Courtney. "NGC 2466". Celestial Atlas. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ Green, Daniel W. E. (June 30, 2003). "Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams, Circular No. 8159". Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ "SN 2003gh". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ Fox, Derek (25 June 2014). "ASAS-SN Discovery of a Probable Supernova in NGC 2466". The Astronomer's Telegram. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ Fox, Derek (6 July 2014). "Spectroscopic Classification of ASAS-SN Transients". The Astronomer's Telegram. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "SN 2016iye". Transient Name Server. IAU. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
External links
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Media related to NGC 2466 at Wikimedia Commons- NGC 2466 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
