Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
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Result of query: info cati MS98b]$

Details on Acronym:   HDF
  
HDF (Hubble Deep Field)
***** Avoid the usage of HDF, prefer [MS98b]
Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)

Details on Acronym:   [MS98b]
  
[MS98b] (Marleau+Simard)= (HDF)
Write:<<[MS98b] hd2-xxxx-yyyy>>
N: 522
Object:G  (SIMBAD class: Galaxy)
Note:HDF observations. In the format 'hd2-xxxx-yyyy', 'hd' stands for HDF, '2' stands for the WFPC2 chip number, 'xxxx' and 'yyyy' give the pixel coordinates of the object. See also [LKG97], [PGG97]
in source:NAME HDFN
Ref:=1998ApJ...507..585M
byMARLEAU F.R. , SIMARD L.
 Astrophys. J., 507, 585-600 (1998)
  Quantitative morphology of galaxies in the Hubble Deep Field.
oTable 1: <[MS98b] hd2-xxxx-yyyy> N=522.
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as J/ApJ/507/585
Originof the Acronym: S = Created by Simbad, the CDS Database