Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Hydrus (Hyi)  ·  Contains:  HD24115  ·  HD24188  ·  NGC 1466  ·  PGC 266599  ·  PGC 266877  ·  PGC 267092  ·  PGC 267649  ·  PGC 267970  ·  PGC 268102  ·  PGC 268333  ·  PGC 268403  ·  PGC 268437  ·  PGC 268500  ·  PGC 268798  ·  PGC 268846
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NGC 1466, Jim Fordice
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NGC 1466

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NGC 1466

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I have not observed this object. I obtained the calibrated lights frames used to create the final image from Telescope Live. The frames were imaged by the CHI-1-CCD Telescope at the El Sauce Observatory.

NGC 1466 is a globular cluster is associated with the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) and is located well in the outskirts of the LMC. The object was discovered November 26, 1834 by John Herschel. John Dreyer described it as "pF, pS, iR, glbM, *7 f", meaning "pretty faint, pretty small, irregular round, gradually a little brighter middle, with a 7th magnitude star nearby". Its age is estimated to be 13.1 billion years.

Shapley Sawyer Classification: VI
Distance: 158,000 LY
Type: Magellanic Globular
Position w.r.t. core of galaxy: In the area of the LMC.
Any stars resolved: N/A
Undergoing Core Collapse: No

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NGC 1466, Jim Fordice

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Globular Star Clusters