Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 19-Apr-2024)

Result of query: info cati MKW NN$
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Details on Acronym:   MKW
  
MKW (Morgan+Kayser+White)
Write:<<MKW NN>>
<<MKW Ns>>
N: 12+4
Object:Cluster of G  (SIMBAD class: ClG = Cluster of Galaxies)
Stat:is completely incorporated in Simbad
Note:Paper II: AWM
Ref:=1975ApJ...199..545M
byMORGAN W.W. , KAYSER S., WHITE R.A.
 Astrophys. J., 199, 545-548 (1975)
  cD galaxies in poor clusters.
oTable 1: <MKW NN> (Nos 1-12), <MKW Ns> (Nos 1s-4s)
Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)