Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 17-May-2024)

Result of query: info cati RK90]$

Details on Acronym:   GMA
  
GMA (Giant Molecular Assoc.)
***** Avoid the usage of GMA, prefer [RK90]
Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)

Details on Acronym:   RK
  
RK (Rand+Kulkarni)
***** Avoid the usage of RK, prefer [RK90]
Originof the Acronym: L (1993ApJ...404..593R)

Details on Acronym:   [RK90]
  
[RK90] (Rand+Kulkarni, 1990)= (GMA) = (RK)
Write:<<[RK90] ANN>>
<<[RK90] INN>>
N: 20+6
Object:Part of G  (SIMBAD class: PartofG = Part of a Galaxy)
Note:Image of giant molecular associations (GMA) in M 51. (Nos A1-A20) are 'Arms', (Nos I1-I6) are 'Inter-arms'. Objects 'IN' are also found as 'ICN' in the literature (cf. 1999ApJ...522..165A). See also [AHS99].
in source:M 51 = NGC 5194
Ref:=1990ApJ...349L..43R
byRAND R.J. , KULKARNI S.R.
 Astrophys. J., 349, 43-46 (1990)
  M 51: molecular spiral arms, giant molecular associations and superclouds.
oTable 1: <[RK90] ANN> (Nos A1-A20), (Nos I1-I6).
Originof the Acronym: S = Created by Simbad, the CDS Database