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

Result of query: info cati UGC$

Details on Acronym:   U
  
U (Uppsala obs., general catalog)
***** Avoid the usage of U, prefer UGC
Originof the Acronym: L = Found in the literature

Details on Acronym:   UGC
  
UGC (Uppsala obs., General Catalog)= (U)
Write:<<UGC NNNNNA>>
N: 12940
Object:G  (SIMBAD class: Galaxy)
Stat:is completely incorporated in Simbad
Note:(Nos 1-12921) + 19 galaxies added with the format NNNNNA in the addenda p. 437.
Some UGC galaxies are splitted in different components in 1999ApJS..125..409C, see [CCA99] NNNNNa = UGC NNNNNA. See also AGC for numbering > 100000.
Ref:=1973UGC...C......0N
byNILSON P.
 Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsaliensis, Ser. V:A, 0-None (1973)
  Uppsala General Catalogue of Galaxies. Data for 12,921 galaxies north of δ =-2 30.
o<UGC NNNNNA> N=12940 (Nos 1-12921).
Ref:=1999ApJS..125..409C
byCOTTON W.D. , CONDON J.J., ARBIZZANI E.
 Astrophys. J., Suppl. Ser., 125, 409-412 (1999)
  Arcsecond positions of UGC galaxies.
oTable 1: <[CCA99] UGC NNNNNa>, <[CCA99] UGC NNNNNAa>, N=829.
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as VII/26
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as J/ApJS/125/409

Details on Acronym:   UGCG
  
UGCG (Uppsala obs., General Catalog of G)
** catalog: use UGC
Originof the Acronym: L = Found in the literature