Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 26-Apr-2024)

Result of query: info cati RCSGA$

Details on Acronym:   RCSGA
  
RCSGA (Red Sequence Cluster Survey - Giant Arc)
Write:<<RCSGA JHHMMSS+DDMMSS>>
<<RCSGA HHMMSS+DDMMSS>> (not recognised by Simbad, but found in literature)
<<RCSGA HHMM>>
Object:Grav. lensed image of a G  (SIMBAD class: LensedG = Gravitationally Lensed Image of a Galaxy)
Note:Giant arcs in the second Red Sequence Cluster Survey (RCS2).
Only the first reference citing a RCSGA source is given here.
Ref:=2010ApJ...724.1182W
byWUYTS E. , BARRIENTOS L.F., GLADDERS M.D., SHARON K., BAYLISS M.B., CARRASCO M., GILBANK D., YEE H.K.C., KOESTER B.P., MUNOZ R.
 Astrophys. J., 724, 1182-1192 (2010)
  A bright, spatially extended lensed galaxy at z = 1.7 behind the cluster RCS2 032727-132623.
o<RCS2 J032727-132623> N=1. <RCSGA J032727-132609> N=1. Fig. 6: <[WBG2010b] A> (Nos A, C), <[WBG2010b] Aa> (Nos Aa-Ac), <[WBG2010b] SN> (Nos S1-S7).
Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)