NGC 5466

Alt. Designations: NGC 5466
Object Type: globular cluster
Constellation: Bootes
Distance: 51.8 kly
Right Ascension: 14h 05m 27.3s
Declination: +28° 32´ 06"
Visual Magnitude: 9.2
Apparent Dimension: 9.0´ Dia.
Best Month To View: Apr

NGC 5466 is a class XII globular cluster in the constellation Boötes. Located 51,800 light years from Earth and 52,800 light years from the Galactic center. This globular cluster is unusual insofar as it contains a certain blue horizontal branch of stars, as well as being unusually metal poor like ordinary globular clusters.