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

Result of query: info cati MMT$

Details on Acronym:   MMT
  
MMT (Melnick+Moles+Terlevich)
Write:<<MMT A>>
N: 4
Object:Condensation  (SIMBAD class: PartofG = Part of a Galaxy)
Stat:is completely incorporated in Simbad
Note:Several condensations are seen in the H-alpha image in Fig. 2, labelled A to D. The condensation 'A' is the 'Super Star Cluster', sometimes written as 'NGC 1705-A'
in source:NGC 1705
Ref:=1985A&A...149L..24M
byMELNICK J. , MOLES M., TERLEVICH R.
 Astron. Astrophys., 149, 24-26 (1985)
  The super star cluster in NGC 1705.
oMMT A = NAME SUPER STAR CLUSTER in NGC 1705
oFig. 2: <MMT A> (Nos A-D)
Originof the Acronym: L = Found in the literature