Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 22-Mar-2024)

Result of query: info cati RPS97] NGC 891$
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Details on Acronym:   R
  
R (Read+)
***** Avoid the usage of R, prefer [RPS97]
Originof the Acronym: L (1999A&A...342..101V)

Details on Acronym:   [RPS97]
  
[RPS97] (Read+Poman+Strickland, 1997)= (R)
Write:<<[RPS97] NGC NNNN NN>>
N: 140
Object:(X)  (SIMBAD class: PartofG = Part of a Galaxy)
Stat:is completely incorporated in Simbad
Note:ROSAT PSPC observations in N=17 NGC galaxies (Table 3).
Maps in Figs 2 to 18
Ref:=1997MNRAS.286..626R
byREAD A.M. , PONMAN T.J., STRICKLAND D.K.
 Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., 286, 626-668 (1997)
  ROSAT PSPC observations of nearby spiral galaxies - I. The data.
oTables 5-21: <[RPS97] NGC NNNN NN> N=140
Originof the Acronym: S = Created by Simbad, the CDS Database