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

Result of query: info cati OGC$

Details on Acronym:   OGC
  
OGC    (Ogle Galaxy Catalog)
 Write:<<OGC  NNNN>>
 N:  1616
Object:G  (SIMBAD class: Galaxy)
  Note:Catalog of the most optically luminous galaxies with r-band luminosity >8L*.
    1st publication: Ogle et al. 2016ApJ...817..109O
   Ref:=2016ApJ...817..109O
     byOGLE P.M.
, LANZ L., NADER C., HELOU G.
 Astrophys. J., 817, 109 (2016)

    Superluminous spiral galaxies.

oTable 1: <OGC NNNN> N=53 among (Nos 65-1611).
   Ref:=2019ApJS..243...14O
     byOGLE P.M.
, LANZ L., APPLETON P.N., HELOU G., MAZZARELLA J.
 Astrophys. J., Suppl. Ser., 243, 14-14 (2019)

    A catalog of the most optically luminous galaxies at z < 0.3: super
    spirals, super lenticulars, super post-mergers, and giant ellipticals.
oTable 2: <OGC NNNN> N=1527 among (Nos 1-1662).  Caltech
 Originof the Acronym: p = Pre-registered to IAU Comm.5