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

Result of query: info cati S78d]$

Details on Acronym:   [S78d]
  
[S78d] (Sanduleak, 1978)= (SMC)
Write:<<[S78d] NNN>>
N: 101
Object:Superg.  (SIMBAD class: Star)
Note:Unpublished deep objective-prism survey by Sanduleak (1978). In ref. 1979ApJ...231..384H the Sanduleak stars are defined and named 'SMC NNN', N=21.
in source:Magellanic Clouds:SMC = SMC
Ref:=1979ApJ...231..384H
byHUMPHREYS R.M.
 Astrophys. J., 231, 384-387 (1979)
  M supergiants and the low metal abundances in the Small Magellanic Cloud.
oTable 1: <[S78d] NNN> N=21 among (Nos 1-101)
Originof the Acronym: S = Created by Simbad, the CDS Database

Details on Acronym:   SMC
  
SMC (Small Magellanic Cloud)
***** Avoid the usage of SMC, prefer [S78d]
Originof the Acronym: L = Found in the literature