Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
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Result of query: info cati Cl* NGC 6553 HAR NN$
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Details on Acronym:   Cl* NGC 6553 Har
  
Cl* NGC 6553 Har (Hartwick)
Write:<<Cl* NGC 6553 Har NN>>
<<Cl* NGC 6553 Har R-NNN>>
N: 48+166
Object:*inCl
Rem:Format R-NNN where 'R' stands for quadrant I to IV.

This format can also be written 'NNNN' with 4 digits.
Ref:=1975PASP...87...77H
byHARTWICK F.D.A.
 Publ. Astron. Soc. Pac., 87, 77-81 (1975)
  A color-magnitude diagram for the strong-line globular cluster NGC 6553.
oTable II: <Cl* NGC 6553 HAR NN> (Nos 1-48). Table III: <Cl* NGC 6553 HAR R-NNN> N=16+100+24+26.