Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
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Result of query: info cati KPBM redNN$
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Details on Acronym:   KPBM
  
KPBM (Kissler-Patig+Brodie+Minniti)
Write:<<KPBM redNN>>
N: 10
Object:Cluster of *  (SIMBAD class: GlobCluster = Globular Cluster)
Stat:is completely incorporated in Simbad
Note:HST WFPC2 and KeCK NIRC observations.
N=10 very red clusters in M 87.
in source:M 87 = NGC 4486 = Virgo A
Ref:=2002A&A...391..441K
byKISSLER-PATIG M. , BRODIE J.P., MINNITI D.
 Astron. Astrophys., 391, 441-452 (2002)
  Extragalactic globular clusters in the near infrared. I. A comparison between M87 and NGC 4478.
oTable 2: <KPBM redNN> (Nos red1 to red10).
Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)