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

Result of query: info cati WMMA$

Details on Acronym:   WMMA
  
WMMA (Willmer+Maia+Mendes+Alonso)
Write:<<WMMA NNN>>
N: 246
Object:G  (SIMBAD class: Galaxy)
Note:The catalogue of objects comprises galaxies within 2 degrees of IC 4296, and the aim of the project is to identify member galaxies of the cluster A 3565.
in source:ACO 3565
in source:ACO 3560
Ref:=1999AJ....118.1131W
byWILLMER C.N.A. , MAIA M.A.G., MENDES S.O., ALONSO M.V., RIOS L.A., CHAVES O.L., DE MELLO D.F.
 Astron. J., 118, 1131-1145 (1999)
  Two galaxy clusters: A3565 and A3560.
oTables 4, 6: <WMMA NNN> (Nos 1-248).
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as J/AJ/118/1131
Originof the Acronym: p = Pre-registered to IAU Comm.5