Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
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Result of query: info cati DRCG$

Details on Acronym:   DC
  
DC (Dressler, Cluster)
***** Avoid the usage of DC, prefer DRCG
Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)

Details on Acronym:   DRCG
  
DRCG (Dressler, Cluster of G)= (DC)
Write:<<DRCG HHMM+DD>>
N: 17
Object:Cluster of G  (SIMBAD class: ClG = Cluster of Galaxies)
Stat:is completely incorporated in Simbad
Ref:=1980ApJS...42..565D
byDRESSLER A.
 Astrophys. J., Suppl. Ser., 42, 565-609 (1980)
  A catalog of morphological types in 55 rich clusters of galaxies.
oTable 1: <DRCG HHMM-DD> N=17. Table 2: <[D80] ACO NNNN NNN>, <[D80] DRCG HHMM-DD NNN>, <[D80] CEN NN>, G in 56 ClG, N about 6000.
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as VII/174
Originof the Acronym: D = Assigned by the Dictionary of Acronyms