Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 11-Mar-2024)

Result of query: info cati MWC53] Id$
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Details on Acronym:   Ara
  
Ara (Ara)
***** Avoid the usage of Ara, prefer [MWC53]
Originof the Acronym: L = Found in the literature

Details on Acronym:   Aur
  
Aur (Auriga)
***** Avoid the usage of Aur, prefer [MWC53]
Originof the Acronym: L = Found in the literature

Details on Acronym:   Cam
  
Cam (Camelopardalis)
***** Avoid the usage of Cam, prefer [MWC53]
Originof the Acronym: L = Found in the literature

Details on Acronym:   Car
  
Car (Carina)
***** Avoid the usage of Car, prefer [MWC53]
Originof the Acronym: L = Found in the literature

Details on Acronym:   Cas
  
Cas (Cassiopeia)
***** Avoid the usage of Cas, prefer [MWC53]
Originof the Acronym: L = Found in the literature

Details on Acronym:   Cep
  
Cep (Cepheus)
***** Avoid the usage of Cep, prefer [MWC53]
Originof the Acronym: L = Found in the literature

Details on Acronym:   CMa
  
CMa (Canis Majoris)
***** Avoid the usage of CMa, prefer [MWC53]
Originof the Acronym: L = Found in the literature

Details on Acronym:   Cru
  
Cru (Crux)
***** Avoid the usage of Cru, prefer [MWC53]
Originof the Acronym: L = Found in the literature

Details on Acronym:   Cyg
  
Cyg  
***** Avoid the usage of Cyg, prefer [MWC53]
Originof the Acronym: L = Found in the literature

Details on Acronym:   Gem
  
Gem (Gemini)
***** Avoid the usage of Gem, prefer [MWC53]
Originof the Acronym: L = Found in the literature

Details on Acronym:   Lac
  
Lac (Lacerta)
***** Avoid the usage of Lac, prefer [MWC53]
Originof the Acronym: L = Found in the literature

Details on Acronym:   Mon
  
Mon (Monoceros)
***** Avoid the usage of Mon, prefer [MWC53]
Originof the Acronym: L = Found in the literature

Details on Acronym:   [MWC53]
  
[MWC53] (Morgan+Whitford+Code, 1953)= (Ara) = (Aur) = (Cam) = (Car) = (Cas) = (Cep) = (CMa) = (Cru) = (Cyg) = (Gem) = (Lac) = (Mon) = (Ori) = (Per) = (Pup) = (Sco) = (Scu) = (Ser) = (Sgr) = (Vel) = (Vul)
Write:<<[MWC53] R CCC>>
<<[MWC53] Ra CCC>>
N: 64+8
Object:Aggregate  (SIMBAD class: Cluster* = Cluster of Stars)
Note:List of N=64 aggregates or clusterings, in 21 constellations 'CCC'. Format 'R CCC' with a roman digit and the name of the constellation, is sometimes found as 'CCC R' in the literature. N=8 subgroups in the 3rd reference, format 'Ra CCC'.
Ref:=1953ApJ...118..318M
byMORGAN W.W. , WHITFORD A.E., CODE A.D.
 Astrophys. J., 118, 318-322 (1953)
  Studies in galactic structure. I. A preliminary determination of the space distribution of the blue giants.
oTable 1: <[MWC53] R CCC> N=27.
Ref:=1958AN....284...76S
bySCHMIDT K.-H.
 Astron. Nachr., 284, 76-78 (1958)
  Verzeichnis von 63 O- und B-Sterngruppen.
oTable: <[MWC53] R CCC> N=36 added.
Ref:=1964ARA&A...2..213B
byBLAAUW A.
 Annual Rev. Astron. Astrophys., 2, 213-246 (1964)
  The O associations in the solar neighborhood.
oTable I: <[MWC53] R CCC> N=1 added (II Mon). Table II: <[MWC53] Ra CCC> N=8.
Originof the Acronym: S = Created by Simbad, the CDS Database

Details on Acronym:   Ori
  
Ori (Orion)
***** Avoid the usage of Ori, prefer [MWC53]
Originof the Acronym: L = Found in the literature

Details on Acronym:   Per
  
Per (Perseus)
***** Avoid the usage of Per, prefer [MWC53]
Originof the Acronym: L = Found in the literature

Details on Acronym:   Pup
  
Pup (Puppis)
***** Avoid the usage of Pup, prefer [MWC53]
Originof the Acronym: L = Found in the literature

Details on Acronym:   Sco
  
Sco (Scorpius)
***** Avoid the usage of Sco, prefer [MWC53]
Originof the Acronym: L = Found in the literature

Details on Acronym:   Scu
  
Scu (Sculptor)
***** Avoid the usage of Scu, prefer [MWC53]
Originof the Acronym: L = Found in the literature

Details on Acronym:   Ser
  
Ser (Serpens)
***** Avoid the usage of Ser, prefer [MWC53]
Originof the Acronym: L = Found in the literature

Details on Acronym:   Sgr
  
Sgr (Sagittarius)
***** Avoid the usage of Sgr, prefer [MWC53]
Originof the Acronym: L = Found in the literature

Details on Acronym:   Vel
  
Vel (Vela)
***** Avoid the usage of Vel, prefer [MWC53]
Originof the Acronym: L = Found in the literature

Details on Acronym:   Vul
  
Vul (Vulpecula)
***** Avoid the usage of Vul, prefer [MWC53]
Originof the Acronym: L = Found in the literature