Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 22-Mar-2024)

Result of query: info cati USGC SNNN$
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Details on Acronym:   USGC
  
USGC (UZC-SSRS2 Group Catalog)
Write:<<USGC UNNN>>
<<USGC SNNN>>
N: 864+304
Object:Group of G  (SIMBAD class: GroupG = Group of Galaxies)
Stat:is completely incorporated in Simbad
Note:Combination of Updated Zwicky Catalog and Southern Sky Redshift Survey to construct a catalog of 1168 group of galaxies.
See SSRS2, UZC, MCL.
In the format the letter 'U' stands for members which are UZC galaxies (N=864), and 'S' for members which are SSRS galaxies (N=304).
Ref:=2002AJ....123.2976R
byRAMELLA M. , GELLER M.J., PISANI A., DA COSTA L.N.
 Astron. J., 123, 2976-2984 (2002)
  The UZC-SSRS2 group catalog.
oTable 1: <USGC UNNN> (Nos U001-U864), <USGC SNNN> (Nos S001-S304).
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as J/AJ/123/2976
Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)