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

Result of query: info cati IBM88]$

Details on Acronym:   [IBM88]
  
[IBM88] (Impey+Bothun+Malin, 1988)
Write:<<[IBM88] VFFLNN>>
N: 137
Object:G in ClG  (SIMBAD class: GtowardsCl = Galaxy towards a Cluster of Galaxies)
Note:In the format 'VFFLNN' VFF stands for Virgo fields (Nos V1-V11), No. V5 missing. LNN is a running number in each field.
in source:NAME Virgo Cluster
Ref:=1988ApJ...330..634I
byIMPEY C. , BOTHUN G., MALIN D.
 Astrophys. J., 330, 634-660 (1988)
  Virgo dwarfs : new light on faint galaxies.
o[IBM88] V11L02 not cross-identified to VCC 1601.
o<[IBM88] VFFLNN> N=137
Originof the Acronym: S = Created by Simbad, the CDS Database