| NGC 7466 | |
| Constellation Name: | Pegasus |
| Epoch: | J2000 |
| Type: | Sb[1] |
| Dist Ly: | NaNMpc |
| Z: | 0.025044 |
| H Radial V: | 7508 ± 3 km/s |
| Appmag V: | 13.5 |
| Size V: | 1.5' x 0.5' |
| Size: | ~42.32kpc (estimated) |
NGC 7466 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Pegasus. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 7160 ± 25 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 105.60 ± 7.40 Mpc (∼344 million light-years). It was discovered by French astronomer Édouard Stephan on 20 September 1873.[2] It was independently rediscovered by the French astronomer Guillaume Bigourdan on 19 November 1895 and listed as IC 5281 in the Index Catalogue.
NGC 7466 is listed as a Seyfert II Galaxy, i.e. it has a quasar-like nucleus with very high surface brightnesses whose spectra reveal strong, high-ionisation emission lines, but unlike quasars, the host galaxy is clearly detectable.
NGC 7466 is a galaxy with a nucleus that has excessive amounts of ultraviolet emissions, and is thus listed in the Markarian Galaxy Catalog as Mrk 1127.
One supernova has been observed in NGC 7466: SN 2023uu (type Ia, mag 20.1).[3]