Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 19-Apr-2024)

Result of query: info cati GCB88]$

Details on Acronym:   [GCB88]
  
[GCB88] (Grabelsky+Cohen+Bronfman+, 1988)= (GMC) = (MC)
Write:<<[GCB88] NN>>
<<[GCB88] LLL.l+B.b>>
N: 43
Object:Giant MCld  (SIMBAD class: MolCld = Molecular Cloud)
Stat:is completely incorporated in Simbad
Note:Columbia CO survey of the Southern Galactic Plane. N=43 Giant Molecular Clouds in the Carina Arm. Maps in Fig.2.
in source:NAME Carina Arm
Ref:=1988ApJ...331..181G
byGRABELSKY D.A. , COHEN R.S., BRONFMAN L., THADDEUS P.
 Astrophys. J., 331, 181-196 (1988)
  Molecular clouds in the Carina Arm : the largest objects; associated regions of star formation; and the Carina Arm in the Galaxy.
oTable 2: <[GCB88] NN> (Nos 1-43) = <[GCB88] LLL.l+B.b> N=43.
Originof the Acronym: S = Created by Simbad, the CDS Database

Details on Acronym:   GMC
  
GMC (Giant Molecular Cloud)
***** Avoid the usage of GMC, prefer [GCB88]
Originof the Acronym: L (2000A&A...357..308G)

Details on Acronym:   MC
  
MC (Molecular Cloud)
***** Avoid the usage of MC, prefer [GCB88]
Originof the Acronym: L (2007ApJ...665L.163D)