Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 02-Nov-2023)

Result of query: info cati MPMM NNN$

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Details on Acronym:   MPMM
  
MPMM   (Mazure+Proust+Mathez+Mellier)
 Write:<<MPMM  NNN>>
 N:  238
Object:G  (SIMBAD class: Galaxy)
  Stat:is completely incorporated in Simbad
   Ref:=1988A&AS...76..339M
     byMAZURE A.
, PROUST D., MATHEZ G., MELLIER Y.
 Astron. Astrophys., Suppl. Ser., 76, 339-346 (1988)

    Cross identification of 238 galaxies and use of a colour magnitude
    relation in the Coma cluster.
ocross ids. for numbers 17, 18 are incorrect
o<MPMM NNN> N=238
 Originof the Acronym: S = Created by Simbad, the CDS Database