Galactic Nebula IC 466

History

This nebula was discovered on 18 February 1893 by French astronomer Stephane Javelle using the 30-inch f/23 refractor «Grande Lunette» at Nice Observatory. He listed it as J 2-616. Dreyer added it as IC 466 to his first «Index Catalogue of Nebulae» published in 1895. His description reads: «Stars 11.5 mag in very faint nebulosity.» [277, 314]

In 1946 Swedish astronomer Sven Cederblad published his «Studies of bright diffuse galactic nebulae with special regard to their spatial distribution» and included IC 466 as Cederblad 92. [402]

In 1947 the German-American astronomer Rudolph Minkowski listed IC 466 with the designation M 2-63 as a diffuse emission nebula. [454]

In 1959 the American astronomer Stewart Sharpless published his «Catalogue of H II Regions» where he listed this nebula as Sh 2-288 a bright nebula of irregular form with 1 arcminute in diameter. [310]

In 1965 the American astronomer Beverly Lynds published her «Catalogue of Bright Nebulae» and listed this nebula as number LBN 1013 or referred by the galactic coordinates as LBN 218.66+01.84. [270]

Physical Properties

Revised+Historic NGC/IC Version 22/9, © 2022 Dr. Wolfgang Steinicke [277]
Designation IC 466
Type EN
Right Ascension (J2000.0) 07h 08m 38.9s
Declination (J2000.0) -04° 19' 02"
Diameter 1 × 1 arcmin
Metric Distance 3.000 kpc
Dreyer Description * 11.5 in vF neb
Identification, Remarks CED 92; Sh2-288

Finder Chart

The nebula IC 466 is located in the constellation Monoceros. The best season for observation is from October until March.

Finder Chart Galactic Nebula IC 466
Galactic Nebula IC 466 in constellation Monoceros. Charts created using SkySafari 6 Pro and STScI Digitized Sky Survey. Limiting magnitudes: Constellation chart ~6.5 mag, DSS2 close-ups ~20 mag. [149, 160]

Objects Within a Radius of 15°

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