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

Result of query: info cati FFS84] Cloud A$
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Details on Acronym:   [FFS84]
  
[FFS84] (Ftaclas+Fanelli+Struble, 1984)
Write:<<[FFS84] Cloud A>>
N: 2
Object:Group of G  (SIMBAD class: GroupG = Group of Galaxies)
Stat:is completely incorporated in Simbad
Note:Structure of the Virgo cluster region.
The designation 'Cloud' is used for group of galaxies, and often found in literature as 'M Cloud' instead of 'Cloud M'. Cloud M and Cloud N are 2 subgroups in the field of the Virgo cluster.
See also [D61], BTS87.
in source:NAME Virgo Cluster
Ref:=1984ApJ...282...19F
byFTACLAS C. , FANELLI M.N., STRUBLE M.F.
 Astrophys. J., 282, 19-28 (1984)
  Velocity distribution of Virgo cluster galaxies.
o12 12.5 +13 45
oFig.10: <[FFS84] Cloud A> (Nos M, N>.
Originof the Acronym: S = Created by Simbad, the CDS Database