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

Result of query: info cati Cl* NGC 5272 S$

Details on Acronym:   Cl* NGC 5272 S
  
Cl* NGC 5272 S (Sandage)
Write:<<Cl* NGC 5272 S NNNNN # 5 digits>>
<<Cl* NGC 5272 S A>>
<<Cl* NGC 5272 S AA>>
N: 1052+26+38
Object:*inCl
Rem:Table II: formats 'A' or 'AA', N=64 * of the 2ndary sequence.

Table VI: format 'NNNNN' (always 5 digits) or R-R-NNN,
1st 'R' stands for series (Nos I to III),
2nd 'R' stands for parts on the maps, (Nos I to VI),
and last 'NNN' for the star numbering in each sector.
ex.: Cl* NGC 5272 S II-IV-1 = Cl* NGC 5272 S 24001 (always 5 digits)
Ref:=1953AJ.....58...61S
bySANDAGE A.R.
 Astron. J., 58, 61-75 (1953)
  The color-magnitude diagram for the globular cluster M 3.
oTable II: <CL* NGC 5272 S A> (Nos A-Z), <CL* NGC 5272 S AA> (Nos AA-AZ, BA-BL). Table VI: <CL* NGC 5272 S NNNNN> N=1052.

Details on Acronym:   Cl* NGC 5272 San
  
Cl* NGC 5272 San (Sandage)
====>Equivalent to: Cl* NGC 5272 S