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

Result of query: info cati ZwCl FFF-NNN$
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Details on Acronym:   CGCG
  
CGCG (Catalog of G and Clusters of G)
Note:ZwCl for ClG, Z for galaxies
** catalog: use ZwCl
Originof the Acronym: L = Found in the literature

Details on Acronym:   Z
  
Z (Zwicky)
***** Avoid the usage of Z, prefer ZwCl
Originof the Acronym: L (2004ApJ...608..166N)

Details on Acronym:   ZC
  
ZC (Zwicky, Cluster)
***** Avoid the usage of ZC, prefer ZwCl

Details on Acronym:   Zw
  
Zw (Zwicky)
***** Avoid the usage of Zw, prefer ZwCl

Details on Acronym:   Zw
  
Zw (Zwicky)
***** Avoid the usage of Zw, prefer ZwCl
Originof the Acronym: L = Found in the literature

Details on Acronym:   ZwCl
  
ZwCl (Zwicky, Cluster)= (ZC) = (Zw)
Write:<<ZwCl HHMM+DDMM>>
<<ZwCl FFF-NNN>>
N: about 9700
Object:Cluster of G  (SIMBAD class: ClG = Cluster of Galaxies)
Ref:=1961CGCG..C......0Z
byZWICKY F. , HERZOG E., WILD P., KARPOWICZ M., KOWAL C.T.
 California Inst. Techn., 0-None (1961)
  Catalogue of galaxies and of clusters of galaxies. Vol. I to Vol. VIII.
oVol I to Vol. VI, published from 1961 to 1968.
o<Z FFF-NNN> = <Z HHMM.m+DDMM> N=31350. <ZwCl FFF-NNN> = <ZwCl HHMM+DDMM> N=about9700.
Ref:=1992QJRAS..33...59T
byTHOMSON M.J.
 Quart. J. R. Astron. Soc., 33, 59-81 (1992)
  A list of some corrections to Zwicky's Catalogue of Galaxies and Clusters of Galaxies.
oTables I-VI: <Z FFF-NNN> = <Z HHMM.m+DDMM>, <ZwCl FFF-NN> = <ZwCl HHMM+DDMM>.
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as VII/49
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as VII/190

Details on Acronym:   ZwCl
  
ZwCl (Zwicky, Cluster)= (Z) = (Zw) = (Zwicky)
Write:<<ZwCl NNNN>>
N: 9134
Object:Cluster of G  (SIMBAD class: ClG = Cluster of Galaxies)
Note:Selection of ZwCl (ref. 1961CGCG..C......0Z):
It includes only rich clusters containing at least 50 galaxies in the luminosity range from mmax to mmax+3 (where mmax is the apparent photographic magnitude of the brightest galaxy in the cluster). 1950 coordinates.
Auth.:ZWICKY F.+
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as VII/4
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as VII/201
Originof the Acronym: L = Found in the literature

Details on Acronym:   Zwicky
  
Zwicky (Zwicky)
***** Avoid the usage of Zwicky, prefer ZwCl
Originof the Acronym: L (2007ApJ...670..231D)