Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
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Result of query: info cati NGC 6304$

Details on Acronym:   NGC 6304
  
NGC 6304
 Write:<<NGC 6304  NN>>  

        <<NGC 6304  NNNN # 4 digits>>
Object:*inCl
   Rem:Table 1: Photoelectric sequence stars, format 'NN'.

   Table 2: always a 4 digits format: 1st digit for quadrant 1 to 4,
   2nd digit for ring 1 and 2, last 2 digit for the numbering of the
   star in each sector.
   Ref:=1976ApJ...203..113H
     byHESSER J.E.
, HARTWICK F.D.A.
 Astrophys. J., 203, 113-123 (1976)

    Metal-rich globular clusters in the galaxy. IV. A color-magnitude
    diagram for NGC 6304.
oFig.1, Table 1: <NGC 6304 NN> N=36 among (Nos 5-58). Fig.2, Table 2:    <NGC 6304 NNNN> N=392 among (Nos 1101-4285), <NGC 6304 NNNN> N=31    among (Nos 9001-9058).

Details on Acronym:   Cl* NGC 6304 HH
  
Cl* NGC 6304 HH (Hesser+Hartwick)
  ====>Equivalent to: NGC 6304