Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 11-Mar-2024)

Result of query: info cati FWB89] Galaxy$
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Details on Acronym:   [FWB89]
  
[FWB89] (Faber+Wegner+Burstein+, 1989)= (Group) = (7S)
Write:<<[FWB89] Galaxy NNN>>
<<[FWB89] GrG NNN>>
N: 577+136
Object:Group of G  (SIMBAD class: GroupG = Group of Galaxies)
Note:Photometric and spectroscopic data for a survey of the nearest and brightest elliptical galaxies. N=577 galaxies, and N=136 groups of galaxies.
Ref:=1989ApJS...69..763F
byFABER S.M. , WEGNER G., BURSTEIN D., DAVIES R.L., DRESSLER A., LYNDEN-BELL D., TERLEVICH R.J.
 Astrophys. J., Suppl. Ser., 69, 763-808 (1989)
  Spectroscopy and photometry of elliptical galaxies. VI. Sample selection and data summary.
oNumbering 'NNN' in table 3 is not used in SIMBAD.
oTable 1: <[FWB89] Galaxy NNN> (Nos 1-577). Table 4: <[FWB89] GrG NNN> N=136 among (Nos 21-299).
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as VII/176
Originof the Acronym: S = Created by Simbad, the CDS Database

Details on Acronym:   Group
  
Group (Group of G)
***** Avoid the usage of Group, prefer [FWB89]
Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)

Details on Acronym:   7S
  
7S (?)
***** Avoid the usage of 7S, prefer [FWB89]
Originof the Acronym: L (1997MNRAS.291..461S,1997MNRAS.291..488H)