Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 11-Mar-2024)

Result of query: info cati OCISM$

Details on Acronym:   OCISM
  
OCISM (Open Cluster InterStellar Matter)= (OCl)
Write:<<OCISM NNN>>
N: 128
Object:OCl  (SIMBAD class: OpenCluster = Open Cluster)
Stat:is completely incorporated in Simbad
Note:Table 1: cluster names, galactic coordinates, stellar association or HII regions
In the catalogue the 1950 cordinates are given with the format HH.MM.m, DD.MM (for +DD) or -DD.MM (for negative decl.)
Ref:=1988NASAR1202....1L
byLEISAWITZ D.
 NASA Ref. Publ., 1202, 1-None (1988)
  Catalog of open clusters and associated interstellar matter.
o<OCISM NNN> (Nos 1-128)
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as VII/106
Originof the Acronym: S = Created by Simbad, the CDS Database

Details on Acronym:   OCl
  
OCl (Open Cluster)
***** Avoid the usage of OCl, prefer OCISM
Originof the Acronym: D = Assigned by the Dictionary of Acronyms