Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 19-Apr-2024)

Result of query: info cati PHOC NN$
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Details on Acronym:   PHOC
  
PHOC (Preliminary HDBSCAN Open Cluster) (Not yet in Simbad)
Write:<<PHOC NN>>
N: 41
Object:Poss. Open Cluster of *  (SIMBAD class: Cluster*_Candidate = Cluster of Stars Candidate)
Stat:is completely incorporated in Simbad
Note:N=41 open star cluster candidates using the density-based clustering algorithm HDBSCAN.
Use of Gaia DR2 data.
Ref:=2021A&A...646A.104H
byHUNT E.L. , REFFERT S.
 Astron. Astrophys., 646A, 104-104 (2021)
  Improving the open cluster census. I. Comparison of clustering algorithms applied to Gaia DR2 data.
o<PHOC NN> (Nos 1-41).
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as <J/A+A/646/A104/>
Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)