NGC 1466

NGC 1466 is a globular cluster is associated with the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) and is located well in the outskirts of the LMC. The object was discovered November 26, 1834 by John Herschel. John Dreyer described it as "pF, pS, iR, glbM, *7 f", meaning "pretty faint, pretty small, irregular round, gradually a little brighter middle, with a 7th magnitude star nearby". Its age is estimated to be 13.1 billion years.

Shapley Sawyer Classification: VI

Distance: 158,000 LY

Type: Magellanic Globular

Position w.r.t. core of galaxy: In the area of the LMC.

Any stars resolved: N/A

Undergoing Core Collapse: No