Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
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Result of query: info cati B97a] ACO NNNN-N$
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Details on Acronym:   [B97a]
  
[B97a] (Blakeslee, 1997) (Not yet in Simbad)
Write:<<[B97a] ACO NNNN-N>>
N: 23
Object:G in ClG  (SIMBAD class: GtowardsCl = Galaxy towards a Cluster of Galaxies)
Note:N=23 brightest galaxies in 19 ACO clusters (BCG)
Ref:=1997ApJ...481L..59B
byBLAKESLEE J.P.
 Astrophys. J., 481, 59-62 (1997)
  The dependence of globular cluster number on density for Abell cluster central galaxies.
oTable 1: <[B97a] ACO NNNN-N> N=23
Originof the Acronym: S = Created by Simbad, the CDS Database