Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 26-Apr-2024)

Result of query: info cati H72b] NN$
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Details on Acronym:   Dk
  
Dk (Dark nebula)
***** Avoid the usage of Dk, prefer [H72b]
Originof the Acronym: L (1988PASP..100..346H)

Details on Acronym:   [H72b]
  
[H72b] (Hodge, 1972)= (Dk)
Write:<<[H72b] NN>>
N: 68
Object:Dark Nebula  (SIMBAD class: DarkNeb = Dark Cloud (nebula))
Note:See also [H88b]. Identif. charts.
in source:Magellanic Clouds:LMC = LMC
Ref:=1972PASP...84..365H
byHODGE P.W.
 Publ. Astron. Soc. Pac., 84, 365-372 (1972)
  Dark nebulae in the Large Magellanic Cloud.
oTable I: <[H72b] NN> (Nos 1-68).
Originof the Acronym: S = Created by Simbad, the CDS Database