Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 11-Mar-2024)

Result of query: info cati NAME Fornax$

Details on Acronym:   Fornax
  
Fornax (Fornax region)= (H)
Write:<<NAME Fornax N>>
N: 6
Object:GlCl  (SIMBAD class: GlobCluster = Globular Cluster)
Stat:is completely incorporated in Simbad
Rem:Identif. charts
in source:NAME Fornax Dwarf Galaxy
Ref:=1961AJ.....66...83H
byHODGE P.W.
 Astron. J., 66, 83-84 (1961)
  The Fornax dwarf galaxy. I. The globulars clusters.
o<NAME Fornax N> (Nos 1-5) = <NAME Fornax HN> (Nos H1-H5).
Ref:=1969PASP...81..875H
byHODGE P.W.
 Publ. Astron. Soc. Pac., 81, 875-878 (1969)
  The color indices of the globular clusters of the Fornax dwarf galaxy.
o<NAME FORNAX N> (No. 6) added.
Originof the Acronym: S = Created by Simbad, the CDS Database