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

Result of query: info cati VLGG$

Details on Acronym:   VLGG
  
VLGG (Very Luminous Galaxy Group)
Write:<<VLGG HHMM+DDMM>>
N: 54
Object:Group of G  (SIMBAD class: GroupG = Group of Galaxies)
Stat:is completely incorporated in Simbad
Note:Table 2: N=54 groups or clusters of VLG galaxies, named 'VLGG HHMM+DDMM'. See also table 1: [CDB98] galaxies.
Ref:=1998AJ....115.2250C
byCAPPI A. , DA COSTA L.N., BENOIST C., MAUROGORDATO S., PELLEGRINI P.S.
 Astron. J., 115, 2250-2263 (1998)
  Properties of very luminous galaxies.
oTable 1: <[CDB98] NNN> (Nos 1-113) = <[CDB98] VLG HHMM+DDMM> N=113. Table 2: <VLGG HHMM+DDMM> N=54.
Originof the Acronym: S = Created by Simbad, the CDS Database