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NGC6466

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 17:48:8.0
Declination: +51:23:58
Constellation: DRA
Visual Magnitude: 14.1

Historic Information

Discoverer: Swift L.
Year of discovery: 1884
Discovery aperture: 16.0

Observational

Summary description: eF, vS, R, bet 2 st
Sub-type: S

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 6466 is correctly identified in CGCG as CGCG 278-030 in spite of Swift's 
RA being 27 seconds too small.  RC1 and RC2 followed Carlson who has 
incorrectly equated this to NGC 6478.  Swift's full description pins down the 
correct object:  "eF, vS, R; bet 2 sts which with 2 others form a cross like 
cross in Cygnus.  Neb placed as gamma Cygni."  The top of Swift's cross is to 
the west, and the galaxy is placed exactly as he says it is.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 6466

24" (7/15/15): fairly faint, small, slightly elongated, 0.4'x0.3', brighter stellar nucleus.  Nearby are CGCG 278-028 5' NW, UGC 10984 15' SW and NGC 6478 15' SSE.  CGCG 278-028 (V = 15.3) appeared faint, small, round, 15" diameter.  UGC 10984 is fairly faint, moderately large, oval 4:3 NNW-SSE, ~40"x30", broad concentration with a brighter core.  A mag 11.6 star is 2.8' SSW.

17.5" (6/22/90): faint, very small, slightly elongated, very small bright core.  NGC 6478 lies 16' SSE.