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EntityQ49680· pop 42· linked from 893 articles

Also known as New General Catalogue 46

star in the constellation Pisces

Key facts

Constellation
Pisces
Right ascension
00 14 09.88
Declination
+05 ° 59 ′ 15.8 ″

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 46, occasionally referred to as PGC 5067596, is a star located approximately 1,420 light-years from the Solar System in the constellation Pisces. It was first discovered on October 22, 1852, by Irish astronomer Edward Joshua Cooper, who incorrectly identified it as a nebula.

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