Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 10-Apr-2024)

Result of query: info cati OGC NNNN$
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Details on Acronym:   OGC
  
OGC (Ogle Galaxy Catalog)
Write:<<OGC NNNN>>
N: 1616
Object:G  (SIMBAD class: Galaxy)
Note:Catalog of the most optically luminous galaxies with r-band luminosity >8L*.
1st publication: Ogle et al. 2016ApJ...817..109O
Ref:=2016ApJ...817..109O
byOGLE P.M. , LANZ L., NADER C., HELOU G.
 Astrophys. J., 817, 109 (2016)
  Superluminous spiral galaxies.
oTable 1: <OGC NNNN> N=53 among (Nos 65-1611).
Ref:=2019ApJS..243...14O
byOGLE P.M. , LANZ L., APPLETON P.N., HELOU G., MAZZARELLA J.
 Astrophys. J., Suppl. Ser., 243, 14-14 (2019)
  A catalog of the most optically luminous galaxies at z < 0.3: super spirals, super lenticulars, super post-mergers, and giant ellipticals.
oTable 2: <OGC NNNN> N=1527 among (Nos 1-1662). Caltech
Originof the Acronym: p = Pre-registered to IAU Comm.5