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

Result of query: info cati NGC 188 1NNN$
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Details on Acronym:   NGC 188
  
NGC 188 
Write:<<NGC 188 NNNN # 4 digits>>
N: 179+234+163
Object:*inCl
Rem:format 'NNNN' always 4 digits.
ex.: NGC 188 IV-1 = NGC 188 4001
Ref:=1962ApJ...135..333S
bySANDAGE A.R.
 Astrophys. J., 135, 333-348 (1962)
  Photometric data for the old galactic cluster NGC 188.
oTable 2, ring I: <NGC 188 1NNN> N=179. Table 2, ring II: <NGC 188 2NNN> N=234. Table 2, ring III: <NGC 188 3NNN> N=163. Table 2, outside: <Cl* NGC 188 San A> (Nos A-P).

Details on Acronym:   Cl* NGC 188 S
  
Cl* NGC 188 S (Sandage)
====>Equivalent to: NGC 188

Details on Acronym:   Cl* NGC 188 San
  
Cl* NGC 188 San (Sandage)
====>Equivalent to: NGC 188

Details on Acronym:   Cl* NGC 188 San62
  
Cl* NGC 188 San62 (Sandage, 1962)
====>Equivalent to: NGC 188
Originof the Acronym: L = Found in the literature