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

Result of query: info cati PN M$

Details on Acronym:   M
  
M      (Minkowski)= (Min) 
 Write:<<PN M  1-NN>>  

        <<PN M  2-NN>>  

        <<PN M  3-NN>>  

        <<PN M  4-NN>>
 N:  80+56+55+18
Object:PN  (SIMBAD class: PlanetaryNeb = Planetary Nebula)
  Stat:is completely incorporated in Simbad
  Note:'PN 1-NN': (Nos 1-80), (Nos 81-103) are HII named 'Min 1-NNN'
    'PN 2-NN': (Nos 1-56), (Nos 57-74) are HII named 'Min 2-NN'
    'PN 3-NN': (Nos 1-55), (Nos 56-62) are HII named 'Min 3-NN'
    'PN 4-NN': (Nos 1-18), 4th list introduced by Perek+Kohoutek,    from a list of Minkowski, 1965
    Objects are not numbered in the original lists, they have been    numbered later in the literature.    PN M 2-1 (Table I, 2nd ref.) is stated to be non existent in Perek+Kohoutek

   Ref:=1946PASP...58..305M
     byMINKOWSKI R.

 Publ. Astron. Soc. Pac., 58, 305-309 (1946)

    New emission nebulae.

oTable I: <PN M 1-NN> (Nos 1-1 to 1-80). Table II: <Min 1-NNN> (Nos    1-81 to 1-103)
   Ref:=1947PASP...59..257M
     byMINKOWSKI R.

 Publ. Astron. Soc. Pac., 59, 257-259 (1947)

    New emission nebulae (II).

oTable I: <PN M 2-NN> (Nos 2-1 to 2-56). Table II: <Min 2-NN> (Nos 2-57    to 2-74)
   Ref:=1948PASP...60..386M
     byMINKOWSKI R.

 Publ. Astron. Soc. Pac., 60, 386-388 (1948)

    New emission nebulae (III).

oTables I, II: <PN M 3-NN> (Nos 3-1 to 3-55). Table III: <Min 3-NN>    (Nos 3-56 to 3-62)

Details on Acronym:   Min
  
Min    (Minkowski)
  ***** Avoid the usage of Min,  prefer M