NGC 2466

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Summary

NGC 2466 is a galaxy[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (49 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • NGC 2466 is credited with the discovery of John Frederick William Herschel[3].
  • NGC 2466's instance of is recorded as galaxy[4].
  • NGC 2466's instance of is recorded as HI (21cm) source[5].
  • NGC 2466's instance of is recorded as infrared source[6].
  • NGC 2466's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy[7].
  • NGC 2466's constellation is recorded as Volans[8].
  • NGC 2466's galaxy morphological type is recorded as Sc[9].
  • NGC 2466's Commons category is recorded as NGC 2466[10].
  • NGC 2466 comprises SN 2003gh[11].
  • NGC 2466's catalog code is recorded as NGC 2466[12].
  • NGC 2466's catalog code is recorded as ESO 59-18[13].
  • NGC 2466's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J07451596-7124376[14].
  • NGC 2466's catalog code is recorded as ESO-LV 59-0180[15].
  • NGC 2466's catalog code is recorded as HIPASS J0745-71[16].
  • NGC 2466's catalog code is recorded as 6dFGS gJ074516.1-712438[17].
  • NGC 2466's catalog code is recorded as SGC 074539-7117.1[18].
  • NGC 2466's catalog code is recorded as PGC 21714[19].
  • NGC 2466's catalog code is recorded as LEDA 21714[20].
  • NGC 2466's catalog code is recorded as [SLK2004] 548[21].
  • NGC 2466's time of discovery or invention is recorded as February 20, 1835[22].
  • NGC 2466's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0177'}[23].
  • NGC 2466's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.017722'}[24].
  • NGC 2466's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.8'}[25].
  • NGC 2466's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.42'}[26].
  • NGC 2466's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.44'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include galaxy[4], HI (21cm) source[5], infrared source[6], and spiral galaxy[7].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 2466[12], ESO 59-18[13], 2MASX J07451596-7124376[14], ESO-LV 59-0180[15], HIPASS J0745-71[16], and 6dFGS gJ074516.1-712438[17].

Why It Matters

NGC 2466 ranks in the top 6% of galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (49 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . A redshift survey of IRAS galaxies. VII - The infrared and redshift data for the 1.936 Jansky sample. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . The surface photometry catalogue of the ESO-Uppsala galaxies. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . The surface photometry catalogue of the ESO-Uppsala galaxies. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11d ago · Phantomdj · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Radial velocity → {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+5324'}, {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+5360'}, {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+5328.1'} +2
    Redshift → {'amount': '+0.0177'}, {'amount': '+0.017722'}
    Instance of → galaxy, HI (21cm) source, infrared source +1
    Instance of → —
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Has part(s): SN 2003gh"
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