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

Result of query: info cati JKCS$

Details on Acronym:   JKCS
  
JKCS (J-K Color Selected)
Write:<<JKCS NNN>>
Object:Cluster of G  (SIMBAD class: ClG = Cluster of Galaxies)
Note:In preparation.
J-K Colour Selected.
Clusters detected as localized overdensities of galaxies of a given colour in the XMM-LSS sky region.
See also grCS, RzCS, zKCS. The list of a few public clusters is at: http://www.brera.mi.astro.it/~andreon/clusters_p_ublic.htmlbr First reference with a JKCS cluster: 2009A&A...507..147A.
Auth.:ANDREON S.
Originof the Acronym: p = Pre-registered to IAU Comm.5