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

Result of query: info cati NAME Cen A$
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Details on Acronym:   Cen
  
Cen (Centaurus)
Write:<<NAME Cen NN>>
Object:Cluster of G  (SIMBAD class: ClG = Cluster of Galaxies)
Note:Centaurus cluster of galaxies is composed of two velocity components, 'Cen 30' (mean velocity 3000kms-1), and 'Cen 45' (mean velocity 4500kms-1).
in source:Centaurus Cluster = ACO 3526
Ref:=1986MNRAS.221..453L
byLUCEY J.R. , CURRIE M.J., DICKENS R.J.
 Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., 221, 453-472 (1986)
  The Centaurus cluster of galaxies - II. The bimodal velocity structure.
o<NAME CEN 30> <NAME CEN 45>
Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)