Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 22-Mar-2024)

Result of query: info cati PL95] ACO 2197$
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Details on Acronym:   [PL95]
  
[PL95] (Postman+Lauer, 1995)
Write:<<[PL95] JHHMMSS.ss+DDMMSS.s>>
<<[PL95] ACO NNNN GN>>
<<[PL95] ACO NNNN GA>>
N: 119+108
Object:G in ClG  (SIMBAD class: GtowardsCl = Galaxy towards a Cluster of Galaxies)
Stat:is completely incorporated in Simbad
Note:Table 1: Brightest Cluster Galaxies (BCG) positions and redshifts. N=119 galaxies, format 'HHMMSS.ss+DDMMSS.s'. Tables 6, 7: galaxies for which the authors obtained the spectra (T.6) and second ranked galaxies (T.7) N=86+16, format 'ACO NNNN GN' or 'ACO NNNN GA'
Some cross-identification between galaxies in tables 1 and 6
Ref:=1995ApJ...440...28P
byPOSTMAN M. , LAUER T.R.
 Astrophys. J., 440, 28-47 (1995)
  Brightest cluster galaxies as standard candles.
oIn Table 6, Abell number 2882 is mistyped for 2881.
oTable 1: <[PL95] JHHMMSS.ss+DDMMSS.s> N=119. Tables 6, 7: <[PL95] ACO NNNN GN>, <[PL95] ACO NNNN GA> N=86+16
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as J/ApJ/440/28
Originof the Acronym: S = Created by Simbad, the CDS Database