NGC 5466

Globular Cluster NGC 5466, class XII, in Bootes

[NGC 5466 image]

RA:
14:05:27.29
Dec:
+28:32:04.0
Distance from Sun:
52.2 kly
Distance from Galactic Center:
53.1 kly
Apparent Diameter:
11.0 arc min
Brightness:
9.04 mag vis
Radial Velocity:
+110.7 +/- 0.2 km/s
Diameter:
ly
Abs. Mag:
-6.98 Mag vis
Discovered by William Herschel on May 17, 1784.

NGC 5466 was cataloged by William Herschel as H VI.9, following its 1784 discovery.

The image in our page was obtained by Martin Germano in July 2002 from Mt. Pinos area in southern California. It was taken with his 14.5-inch f/5 Newtonian (stopped to 12-inch f/6), and was exposed 110 minutes on hypered Tech Pan 2415 film.



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