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

Result of query: info cati ALFALFA 2-NNN$
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Details on Acronym:   ALFALFA
  
ALFALFA (Arecibo Legacy Fast ALFA)
Write:<<ALFALFA 1-NNN>>
<<ALFALFA 2-NNN>>
<<ALFALFA 3-NNN>>
<<ALFALFA 4-NNN>>
<<ALFALFA 5-NNN>>
N: 730+488+578+541+549
Object:HI  (SIMBAD class: HI = HI (21cm) Source)
Stat.in SIMBAD: for ALFALFA 1- to ALFALFA 5-
Note:Arecibo L-band Feed Array (ALFA) receiver system observations of HI regions in the Northern Virgo Cluster, and in the anti-Virgo region at +27deg. See [GHK2005].
in source:NAME Virgo Cluster
Ref:=2007AJ....133.2569G
byGIOVANELLI R. , HAYNES M.P., KENT B.R., SAINTONGE A., STIERWALT S., ALTAF A., BALONEK T., BROSCH N., BROWN S., CATINELLA B., FURNISS A., GOLDSTEIN J., HOFFMAN G.L., KOOPMANN R.A., KORNREICH D.A., MAHMOOD B., MARTIN A.M., MASTERS K.L., MITSCHANG A., MOMJIAN E., NAIR P.H., ROSENBERG J.L., WALSH B.
 Astron. J., 133, 2569-2583 (2007)
  The Arecibo legacy fast ALFA survey. III. H I source catalog of the northern Virgo cluster region.
oTable 1: <ALFALFA 1-NNN> (Nos 1-1 to 1-730).
Ref:=2008AJ....135..588S
bySAINTONGE A. , GIOVANELLI R., HAYNES M.P., HOFFMAN G.L., KENT B.R., MARTIN A.M., STIERWALT S., BROSCH N.
 Astron. J., 135, 588-604 (2008)
  The Arecibo Legacy Fast Alfa Survey. V. The H I source catalog of the Anti-Virgo region at δ = +27°.
oTable 1: <ALFALFA 2-NNN> (Nos 2-1 to 2-488).
Ref:=2008AJ....136..713K
byKENT B.R. , GIOVANELLI R., HAYNES M.P., MARTIN A.M., SAINTONGE A., STIERWALT S., BALONEK T.J., BROSCH N., KOOPMANN R.A.
 Astron. J., 136, 713-724 (2008)
  The Arecibo legacy fast ALFA survey. VI. Second HI source catalog of the Virgo cluster region.
oWBL 350-005, AGC 213325, AGC 213324 and AGC 221110 not identified.
oTable 1: <ALFALFA 3-NNN> (Nos 3-1 to 3-578).
Ref:=2009ApJS..183..214M
byMARTIN A.M. , GIOVANELLI R., HAYNES M.P., SAINTONGE A., HOFFMAN G.L., KENT B.R., STIERWALT S.
 Astrophys. J., Suppl. Ser., 183, 214-224 (2009)
  The Arecibo Legacy Fast Alfa Survey. VIII. H I source catalog of the anti-Virgo region at δ = +25°.
oTable 1: <ALFALFA 4-NNN> (Nos 4-1 to 4-541).
Ref:=2009AJ....138..338S
bySTIERWALT S. , HAYNES M.P., GIOVANELLI R., KENT B.R., MARTIN A.M., SAINTONGE A., KARACHENTSEV I.D., KARACHENTSEVA V.E.
 Astron. J., 138, 338-361 (2009)
  The Arecibo Legacy Fast ALFA Survey. IX. The Leo region H I catalog, group membership, and the H I mass function for the Leo I group.
oTable 1: <ALFALFA 5-NNN> (Nos 5-1 to 5-549).
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as J/AJ/133/2569
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as J/AJ/135/588
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as J/AJ/136/713
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as J/ApJS/183/214
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as <J/AJ/138/338/>
Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)

Details on Acronym:   ALFALFA
  
ALFALFA (Arecibo Legacy Fast ALFA)
***** Avoid the usage of ALFALFA, prefer [GHK2005]
Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)