Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 10-Apr-2024)

Result of query: info cati G3CC NN$
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Details on Acronym:   G3CC
  
G3CC (GLIMPSE 3-Color Cluster)
Write:<<G3CC NN>>
N: 75
Object:Cluster of *  (SIMBAD class: Cluster* = Cluster of Stars)
Note:N=75 stellar clusters detected by visual inspection of three-color images.
Use of a stellar density map of the GLIMPSE point source catalog filtered by a red color criterion.
Ref:=2013A&A...560A..76M
byMORALES E.F.E. , WYROWSKI F., SCHULLER F., MENTEN K.M.
 Astron. Astrophys., 560A, 76-76 (2013)
  Stellar clusters in the inner Galaxy and their correlation with cold dust emission.
oTable 2: <G3CC NN> N=69 among (Nos 5-73).
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as J/A+A/560/A76
Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)