Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
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Result of query: info cati OGC93] NNNNN$
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Details on Acronym:   [OGC93]
  
[OGC93] (Ostrov+Geisler+Forte, 1993)
Write:<<[OGC93] NNNN>>
<<[OGC93] FNNNN>>
N: 420
Object:Poss. GlCl  (SIMBAD class: GlobCluster = Globular Cluster)
Note:Table 3: Format 'NNNN' for GCl candidates in the central field of NGC 1399, numbered among Nos 56 to 1003. Format 'NNNNN' for GCl candidates in peripherical fields, format with always 5 digits, with the first digit 1 = North, 2 = South, 3 = West.
in source:NGC 1399
Ref:=1993AJ....105.1762O
byOSTROV P. , GEISLER D., FORTE J.C.
 Astron. J., 105, 1762-1778 (1993)
  The metallicity gradients and distribution function of globular clusters around NGC 1399.
oTable 3, central field: <[OGC93] NNNN> , peripherical fields: <[OGC93] NNNNN> (always 5 digits), N=420
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as J/AJ/105/1762
Originof the Acronym: S = Created by Simbad, the CDS Database