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

Result of query: info cati RWG87] Cloud NN$
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Details on Acronym:   [RWG87]
  
[RWG87] (Rainey+White+Gatley+, 1987)
Write:<<[RWG87] Cloud A>>
<<[RWG87] Cloud Ai>>
<<[RWG87] Cloud NN>>
N: 9+11
Object:CO Cloud  (SIMBAD class: MolCld = Molecular Cloud)
Note:N=11 CO condensations or cloud fragments in M17SW bar, format 'NN'.
N=9 CO condensations or cloud fragments in M17SW north bar, (Nos A-G, Ai, Bi).
in source:M 17:NAME M17SW = NAME M17SW
Ref:=1987A&A...171..252R
byRAINEY R. , WHITE G.J., GATLEY I., HAYASHI S.S., KAIFU N., GRIFFIN M.J., MONTEIRO T.S., CRONIN T.S., SCIVETTI A.
 Astron. Astrophys., 171, 252-260 (1987)
  CO J=3-2 observations of M 17: the interaction of an expanding shock front with molecular clouds.
oTable 1: <[RWG87] Cloud NN> (Nos 1-11). Table 2: <[RWG87] Cloud Ai> (Nos A-G, Ai, Bi).
Originof the Acronym: S = Created by Simbad, the CDS Database