Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 10-Apr-2024)

Result of query: info cati SkKM$

Details on Acronym:   Sk
  
Sk (Sanduleak)
***** Avoid the usage of Sk, prefer SkKM
Originof the Acronym: L = Found in the literature

Details on Acronym:   SkKM
  
SkKM (Sanduleak, K or M *)= (Sk)
Write:<<SkKM NNN>>
N: 372
Object:K,M *  (SIMBAD class: Star)
Note:Identif. charts
in source:Magellanic Clouds:SMC = SMC
Ref:=1989AJ.....98..825S
bySANDULEAK N.
 Astron. J., 98, 825-842 (1989)
  Known and suspected late-type supergiants in the Small Magellanic Cloud.
oTable I: <SkKM NNN> (Nos 1-372)
Originof the Acronym: D = Assigned by the Dictionary of Acronyms