Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
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Result of query: info cati CAIRNS$

Details on Acronym:   CAIRNS
  
CAIRNS (Cluster and Infall Region Nearby Survey)
Write:<<CAIRNS JHHMMSS.ss+DDMMSS.s>>
N: 15654
Object:G in ClG  (SIMBAD class: GtowardsCl = Galaxy towards a Cluster of Galaxies)
Note:FLWO observations.
CAIRNS is a spectroscopic survey of the infall regions surrounding 8 nearby clusters of galaxies.
in source:ACO 119
in source:ACO 168
in source:ACO 496
in source:ACO 539
in source:ACO 576
in source:ACO 1367
in source:ACO 1656 = Coma Cluster
in source:ACO 2199
in source:ACO 194
Ref:=2003AJ....126.2152R
byRINES K. , GELLER M.J., KURTZ M.J., DIAFERIO A.
 Astron. J., 126, 2152-2170 (2003)
  CAIRNS: the cluster and infall region nearby survey. I. Redshifts and mass profiles.
oTables 3-8: <CAIRNS JHHMMSS.ss+DDMMSS.s> N=19796.
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as J/AJ/126/2152
Originof the Acronym: S = Created by Simbad, the CDS Database