NGC 5466 是分類為 XII，位於牧夫座的球狀星團，距離地球 51,800 光年，距離銀心 52,800 光年，在 1784 年 5 月 17 日就被威廉・赫歇爾發現，並編號為 HV1.9。

這個球狀星團很異常的包含了一些藍色的水平分支恆星，並且和平常的球狀星團一樣是金屬貧乏的恆星。在 2006 年發現它是一個被稱為 "45 度潮汐流" 星流的來源，這個星流從牧夫座延伸至大熊座，大約有 1.4° 寬。



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* WikiSky 上關於 NGC 5466 的內容：DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, 氫 α, X 射線，天文照片，天圖，文章和圖片

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