Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 22-Mar-2024)

Result of query: info cati CWL2004] M 101 NN$
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Details on Acronym:   [CWL2004]
  
[CWL2004] (Chandar+Whitmore +Lee, 2004) (Not yet in Simbad)
Write:<<[CWL2004] M NNN NN>>
<<[CWL2004] NGC 6946 NN>>
N: 47+21+19+29+34
Object:Poss. GlCl  (SIMBAD class: GlobCluster = Globular Cluster)
Note:HST WFPC2 images of 5 galaxies to study ancient star cluster populations.
in source:M 81 = NGC 3031
in source:M 83 = NGC 5236
in source:NGC 6946
in source:M 101 = NGC 5457
in source:M 51 = NGC 5194
Ref:=2004ApJ...611..220C
byCHANDAR R. , WHITMORE B., LEE M.G.
 Astrophys. J., 611, 220-244 (2004)
  The globular cluster systems of five nearby spiral galaxies: new insights from Hubble space telescope imaging.
oTable 3: <[CWL2004] M 81 NN> (Nos 1-47). Table 4: <[CWL2004] M 83 NN> (Nos 1-21). Table 5: <[CWL2004] NGC 6946 NN> (Nos 1-19). Table 6: <[CWL2004] M 101 NN> (Nos 1-29). Table 7: <[CWL2004] M 51 NN> (Nos 1-34).
Originof the Acronym: S = Created by Simbad, the CDS Database