Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 26-May-2023)

Result of query: info cati RFD$

Details on Acronym:   RFD
  
RFD    (Rubin+Ford+D'Odorico)
 Write:<<RFD  AN>>  

        <<RFD  AA>> N 18+11+1
Object:Part of G  (SIMBAD class: PartofG = Part of a Galaxy)
  Note:N=18 knots among (Nos A-T) in The Antennae galaxies,    some of whese have components. No. AA is a tail.
 in source:NAME the Antennae
   Ref:=1970ApJ...160..801R
     byRUBIN V.C.
, FORD W.K., D'ODORICO S.
 Astrophys. J., 160, 801-809 (1970)

    Emission-line intensities and radial velocities in the interacting
    galaxies NGC 4038-4039.
o<RFD AA> N=1, <RFD A> N=18, Nos I and O missing
   Ref:=2007ApJ...668..168G
     byGILBERT A.M.
, GRAHAM J.R.
 Astrophys. J., 668, 168-181 (2007)

    Feedback in the Antennae galaxies (NGC 4038/9). I. High-resolution
    infrared spectroscopy of winds from super star clusters.
oNote 5: Star 4: [WS95] Star 4 or [WZL99] 4-4?
oFig.1, Table 1: <RFD AN> (Nos A1, B1, D1-D2, E1-E5, F1-F2) added.
 Originof the Acronym: L = Found in the literature