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

Result of query: info cati CP89] NK$
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Details on Acronym:   [CP89]
  
[CP89] (Caldwell+Phillips, 1989)= (NK)
Write:<<[CP89] Cl* NNN>>
<<[CP89] Star NN>>
<<[CP89] NK N>>
N: 121+15+5
Object:Cluster of * + * + Knot  (SIMBAD class: Unknown = Object of Unknown Nature)
Note:Table 1: N=121 Cl*, format 'Cl* NNN' Tables 2,3: N=15 * (Nos 3-17), format 'Star NN' Table 4: N=5 Nuclear Knot, format 'NK N'
in source:NGC 5253
Ref:=1989ApJ...338..789C
byCALDWELL N. , PHILLIPS M.M.
 Astrophys. J., 338, 789-803 (1989)
  Star formation in NGC 5253.
oTable 1: <[CP89] Cl* NNN> (Nos 1-121), Tables 2,3: <[CP89] Star NN> (Nos 3-17), Table 4: <[CP89] NK N> (Nos 1-5)
Originof the Acronym: S = Created by Simbad, the CDS Database

Details on Acronym:   NK
  
NK (Nuclear Knot)
***** Avoid the usage of NK, prefer [CP89]
Originof the Acronym: L = Found in the literature