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

Result of query: info cati AK3 JHHMMSS.ss+DDMMSS$
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Details on Acronym:   AK3
  
AK3 (AMICO KiDS-DR3) (Not yet in Simbad)
Write:<<AK3 JHHMMSS.ss+DDMMSS>>
N: 7988
Object:Poss. Cluster of G  (SIMBAD class: ClG_Candidate = Cluster of Galaxies Candidate)
Note:N=7988 galaxy cluster candidates in the Kilo-Degree Survey (KiDS) DR3, using the the AdaptiveMatched Identifier of Clustered Objects (AMICO) algorithm.
Ref:=2019MNRAS.485..498M
byMATURI M. , BELLAGAMBA F., RADOVICH M., RONCARELLI M., SERENO M., MOSCARDINI L., BARDELLI S., PUDDU E.
 Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., 485, 498-512 (2019)
  AMICO galaxy clusters in KiDS-DR3: sample properties and selection function.
o<AK3 JHHMMSS.ss+DDMMSS> N=7988.
Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)