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

Result of query: info cati ALW Sculptor$
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Details on Acronym:   ALW
  
ALW (Azzopardi+Lequeux+Westerlund)
Write:<<ALW Sculptor N>>
<<ALW Carina NN>>
<<ALW Leo II N>>
<<ALW Leo I NN>>
N: 8+12+7+20
Object:Carbon *  (SIMBAD class: C* = Carbon Star)
Note:C* in Scl Dw. G: format 'Sculptor N', N=8
C* in Car Dw. G: format 'Carina NN', N=12
C* in Leo II Dw. G: format 'Leo II N', N=7
C* in Leo I Dw. G: format I NN', N=20
in source:NAME SDIG
in source:NAME Carina Dwarf Galaxy
in source:UGC 6253 = Leo II
in source:UGC 5470 = Leo I
Ref:=1985A&A...144..388A
byAZZOPARDI M. , LEQUEUX J., WESTERLUND B.E.
 Astron. Astrophys., 144, 388-394 (1985)
  New carbon stars in spheroidal galaxies. I. Sculptor, Carina, Leo I and Leo II systems.
oTable 2: <ALW Sculptor N> N=6. Table 3: <ALW Carina NN> N=11. Table 4: <ALW Leo II N> N=7
Ref:=1986A&A...161..232A
byAZZOPARDI M. , LEQUEUX J., WESTERLUND B.E.
 Astron. Astrophys., 161, 232-236 (1986)
  New carbon stars in spheroidal galaxies. II. Draco, Ursa Minor and new data on Sculptor, Carina and Leo I.
oTable 2: <ALW Sculptor N> N=8. Table 3: <ALW Carina NN> N=12. Table 4: <ALW Leo I NN> N=19
Ref:=1989ApJ...345..759Z
byZARITSKY D. , OLSZEWSKI E.W., SCHOMMER R.A., PETERSON R.C., AARONSON M.
 Astrophys. J., 345, 759-769 (1989)
  Velocities of stars in remote galactic satellites and the mass of the galaxy.
o<ALW Leo I NN> No. 20 added
Originof the Acronym: L = Found in the literature