Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 24-Apr-2024)

Result of query: info cati zKCS$

Details on Acronym:   zKCS
  
zKCS (z-K Color Selected) (Not yet in Simbad)
Write:<<zKCS NNN>>
Object:ClG  (SIMBAD class: ClG = Cluster of Galaxies)
Note:In preparation.
z-K Colour Selected.
Clusters detected as localized overdensities of galaxies of a given colour in the XMM-LSS sky region.
See also grCS, JKCS, RzCS. The list of a few public clusters is at: http://www.brera.mi.astro.it/~andreon/clusters_p_ublic.html.
Auth.:ANDREON S.
Originof the Acronym: p = Pre-registered to IAU Comm.5