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

Result of query: info cati RXGCC NNN$
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Details on Acronym:   RXGCC
  
RXGCC (RASS-based extended X-ray Galaxy Cluster Catalog)
Write:<<RXGCC NNN>>
N: 944
Object:Group of G + Cluster of G  (SIMBAD class: ClG = Cluster of Galaxies)
Note:A catalog of N=944 galaxy groups and clusters at high galactic latitude based on the ROSAT All-sky Survey, known as the RASS- based extended X-ray Galaxy Cluster Catalog (RXGCC).
Ref:=2022A&A...658A..59X
byXU W. , RAMOS-CEJA M.E., PACAUD F., REIPRICH T.H., ERBEN T.
 Astron. Astrophys., 658A, 59-59 (2022)
  Catalog of X-ray-selected extended galaxy clusters from the ROSAT All-Sky Survey (RXGCC).
oTable 3: <RXGCC NNN> (Nos 1-944).
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as <J/A+A/658/A59/>
Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)