Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 17-Mar-2023)

Result of query: info cati CAIRNS$

Details on Acronym:   CAIRNS
  
CAIRNS (Cluster and Infall Region Nearby Survey)
 Write:<<CAIRNS  JHHMMSS.ss+DDMMSS.s>>
 N:  15654
Object:G in ClG  (SIMBAD class: GtowardsCl = Galaxy towards a Cluster of Galaxies)
  Note:FLWO observations.
    CAIRNS is a spectroscopic survey of the infall regions    surrounding 8 nearby clusters of galaxies.
 in source:ACO 119
 in source:ACO 168
 in source:ACO 496
 in source:ACO 539
 in source:ACO 576
 in source:ACO 1367
 in source:ACO 1656 = Coma Cluster
 in source:ACO 2199
 in source:ACO 194
   Ref:=2003AJ....126.2152R
     byRINES K.
, GELLER M.J., KURTZ M.J., DIAFERIO A.
 Astron. J., 126, 2152-2170 (2003)

    CAIRNS: the cluster and infall region nearby survey. I. Redshifts and
    mass profiles.
oTables 3-8: <CAIRNS JHHMMSS.ss+DDMMSS.s> N=
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as J/AJ/126/2152
 Originof the Acronym: S = Created by Simbad, the CDS Database