Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 26-Sep-2023)

Result of query: info cati FGC$

Details on Acronym:   FGC
  
FGC    (Flat Galaxy Catalogue)
 Write:<<FGC  NNNN>>
 N:  2573
Object:Spiral G  (SIMBAD class: Galaxy)
  Stat:is completely incorporated in Simbad
  Note:Beware:    the headers of the col. are everywhere FGC,    while p. 106-172 refer to FGC, p. 173-218 refer to FGCE,    p. 219-222 refer to FGCA which is given the format 'NNNA'.    See also RFGC.
   Ref:=1993AN....314...97K
     byKARACHENTSEV I.D.
, KARACHENTSEVA V.E., PARNOVSKY S.L.
 Astron. Nachr., 314, 97-222 (1993)

    Flat galaxies catalogue.

o(Erratum) erratum vol. 315, 264
o<FGC NNNN> (Nos 1-2573), <FGCA NNNA> (Nos 1-A-291A), <FGCE NNNN> (Nos    1-1882).
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as VII/162
 Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)