Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
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Result of query: info cati HGT80] ACO NNNN BCG$
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Details on Acronym:   [HGT80]
  
[HGT80] (Hoessel+Gunn+Thuan, 1980)
Write:<<[HGT80] ACO NNNN BCG>>
N: 116
Object:G in ClG  (SIMBAD class: GtowardsCl = Galaxy towards a Cluster of Galaxies)
Note:N=116 Brightest Cluster Galaxies (BCG) in 116 ACO
Ref:=1980ApJ...241..486H
byHOESSEL J.G. , GUNN J.E., THUAN T.X.
 Astrophys. J., 241, 486-492 (1980)
  The photometry properties of brightest cluster galaxies. I. Absolute magnitudes in 116 nearby Abell clusters.
oTable 1: <[HGT80] ACO NNNN BCG> N=116
Originof the Acronym: S = Created by Simbad, the CDS Database