NGC 466

NGC 466 is a lenticular galaxy located about 247 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Tucana. NGC 466 was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on October 3, 1836.

NGC 434 group

NGC 466 is a member of the NGC 434 galaxy group. This group includes at least 10 galaxies, including NGC 434, NGC 434A, NGC 440, NGC 484, IC 1649, and four from the ESO catalogue.

Supernova

One supernova has been observed in NGC 466: SN2025rib was discovered by ATLAS on 16 July 2025.