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

Result of query: info cati FGW$

Details on Acronym:   FGW
  
FGW (Fergusson+Gallagher+Wyse)
Write:<<FGW NNNNA>>
N: 6+8+3
Object:HII  (SIMBAD class: HIIReg = HII Region)
Stat:is completely incorporated in Simbad
Note:KPNO 4m telescope optical spectroscopy of N=17 HII regions in 3 galaxies.
in source:NGC 628
in source:NGC 1058
in source:NGC 6946
Ref:=1998AJ....116..673F
byFERGUSON A.M.N. , GALLAGHER J.S., WYSE R.F.G.
 Astron. J., 116, 673-690 (1998)
  The extreme outer regions of disk galaxies. I. Chemical abundances of H II regions.
oFigs 1-3, Table 2: <FGW 628A> (Nos A-F), <FGW 1058A> (Nos A-H), <FGW 6946A> (Nos A-C).
Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)