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

Result of query: info cati PGR$

Details on Acronym:   PGR
  
PGR    (PG Survey, Rejected star) (Not yet in Simbad)
 Write:<<PGR  JHHMMm+DDMM>>
 N:  1125
Object:*  (SIMBAD class: Star)
  Note:In preparation.
    This catalogue consists of stars that were candidates for    inclusion in the Palomar Green (PG) catalogue of UV-excess    stellar Objects (1986ApJS...61..305G) based on their preliminary    photographic U-B color indices. They were rejected based on    low-resolution classification spectra, as described in Section IV    of Green et al.
 Auth.:WADE R.A.

 Originof the Acronym: p = Pre-registered to IAU Comm.5