Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
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Result of query: info cati RHF91] HCG NNN NN$
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Details on Acronym:   [RHF91]
  
[RHF91] (Rubin+Hunter+Ford, 1991)
Write:<<[RHF91] HCG NNN NN>>
N: 790
Object:G  (SIMBAD class: Galaxy)
Note:Kitt Peak observations.
N=70 candidate dwarf galaxies lying fairly close to th other galaxies in 19 HCG groups.
Ref:=1991ApJS...76..153R
byRUBIN V.C. , HUNTER D.A., FORD W.K.Jr
 Astrophys. J., Suppl. Ser., 76, 153-183 (1991)
  Optical properties and dynamics of galaxies in the Hickson compact groups.
oTable 6: <[RHF91] HCG NNN NN> N=70.
Originof the Acronym: S = Created by Simbad, the CDS Database