Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 22-Mar-2024)

Result of query: info cati HRG$

Details on Acronym:   HRG
  
HRG (Hertling, Ring Galaxy)
Write:<<HRG FFFNN>>
N: 108+125
Object:Ring G  (SIMBAD class: Galaxy)
Stat:is completely incorporated in Simbad
Note:Format 'FFFNN': always 5 digits without space or separator. The first three 'FFF' are ESO plate number, the two last 'NN' are ring galaxy running number in that plate.
Ref:=1992A&AS...94..245F
byFAUNDEZ-ABANS M. , HERTLING G., RAMIREZ A.C.
 Astron. Astrophys., Suppl. Ser., 94, 245-250 (1992)
  The visual appearance of the nuclei of ring-shaped galaxies as an alternative classification criterion.
oESO 159-02 misprint for 195-02
o<HRG FFFNN> N=108, format with always 5 digits
Ref:=1994A&AS..104....1F
byFAUNDEZ-ABANS M. , CUEVAS H.L., HERTLING G.P.
 Astron. Astrophys., Suppl. Ser., 104, 1-7 (1994)
  Search for faint ring-shaped galaxies in the -77° to -87° declination interval.
opositions could be wrong up to 10'. Positions are offen different in 1998A&AS..129..357F
o<HRG FFFNN> N=125, format with always 5 digits
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as J/A+AS/104/1
Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)