Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 11-Mar-2024)

Result of query: info cati SK -68$
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Details on Acronym:   NS
  
NS (N. Sanduleak)
***** Avoid the usage of NS, prefer Sk

Details on Acronym:   S
  
S (Sanduleak)
***** Avoid the usage of S, prefer Sk
Originof the Acronym: L (1968AJ.....73..246S)

Details on Acronym:   S
  
S (Sanduleak)
Note:1970CoTol..89....1S in the LMC:
***** Avoid the usage of S, prefer Sk

Details on Acronym:   Sa
  
Sa (Sanduleak)
***** Avoid the usage of Sa, prefer Sk

Details on Acronym:   Sa
  
Sa (Sanduleak)
***** Avoid the usage of Sa, prefer Sk
Originof the Acronym: L = Found in the literature

Details on Acronym:   Sanduleak
  
Sanduleak (Sanduleak)
***** Avoid the usage of Sanduleak, prefer Sk

Details on Acronym:   Sanduleak
  
Sanduleak (Sanduleak)
***** Avoid the usage of Sanduleak, prefer Sk

Details on Acronym:   Sk
  
Sk (Sanduleak)= (S) = (Sa) = (Sanduleak)
Write:<<Sk NNN>>
N: 216
Object:*  (SIMBAD class: Star)
Stat:is completely incorporated in Simbad
Note:Identif. charts.
in source:Magellanic Clouds:SMC = SMC
Ref:=1968AJ.....73..246S
bySANDULEAK N.
 Astron. J., 73, 246-250 (1968)
  A finding list of proven or probable Small Magellanic Cloud members.
oTable I: <Sk NNN> (Nos 1-169)
Ref:=1969AJ.....74..877S
bySANDULEAK N.
 Astron. J., 74, 877-878 (1969)
  Proven and probable members in the Wing of the Small Magellanic Cloud.
oTable I: <Sk NNN> (Nos 170-216)

Details on Acronym:   Sk
  
Sk (Sanduleak)= (NS) = (S) = (Sa) = (Sanduleak)
Write:<<Sk -DD NNNa>>
N: 1272
Object:*  (SIMBAD class: Star)
Note:Sometimes found in the literature with formats 'NNN-DD' or '-DD/NNN' to avoid. ('NNN-DD' had been first introduced to make a clear discrimination from CPD then constantly used.)
Identif. charts
in source:Magellanic Clouds:LMC = LMC
Ref:=1970CoTol..89....1S
bySANDULEAK N.
 Contr. Cerro-Tololo Obs., 89, 1-None (1970)
  A deep objective-prism survey for Large Magellanic Cloud members.
oTable III: <Sk -DD NNNA> N=1272
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as III/113
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as <III/113A/>

Details on Acronym:   SK
  
SK (Sandell+Knee)
***** Avoid the usage of SK, prefer [SK2001]
Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)

Details on Acronym:   SK
  
SK (Sandage+Katem)
***** Avoid the usage of SK, prefer [SK76]
Originof the Acronym: L (2007ApJ...671.2028B)

Details on Acronym:   SK
  
SK (Simard-Normandin+Kronberg)
***** Avoid the usage of SK, prefer [SK80]
Originof the Acronym: L (1989ApJ...343..760R)

Details on Acronym:   Sk
  
Sk (Sanduleak)
***** Avoid the usage of Sk, prefer SkKM
Originof the Acronym: L = Found in the literature

Details on Acronym:   Cl* Melotte 22 S
  
Cl* Melotte 22 S (Stauffer+)
====>Equivalent to: Cl* Melotte 22 SK
Originof the Acronym: L (1998A&A...335..183Q)

Details on Acronym:   Cl* Melotte 22 SK
  
Cl* Melotte 22 SK (Stauffer+Klemola+)
Write:<<Cl* Melotte 22 SK NNN>>
N: 284
Object:*inCl
Ref:=1991AJ....101..980S
bySTAUFFER J. , KLEMOLA A., PROSSER C., PROBST R.
 Astron. J., 101, 980-1007 (1991)
  The search for faint members of the Pleiades. I. A proper motion membership study of the Pleiades to Mv - 12.5.
oTable 1: <Cl* Melotte 22 SK NNN> N=284 among (Nos 7-802). Table 2: <Cl* Melotte 22 KLEM NNN> N=15 among (Nos 6-354).

Details on Acronym:   Cl* Melotte 22 SKP
  
Cl* Melotte 22 SKP (Stauffer+Klemola+Prosser+)
====>Equivalent to: Cl* Melotte 22 SK

Details on Acronym:   Cl* NGC 5272 SK
  
Cl* NGC 5272 SK (Sandage+Katem)
Write:<<Cl* NGC 5272 SK NNN>>
N: 676
Object:*inCl
Ref:=1982AJ.....87..537S
bySANDAGE A. , KATEM B.
 Astron. J., 87, 537-554 (1982)
  On the intrinsic widths of the subgiant and horizontal branch sequences in the globular cluster M 3.
oTable I, col.1: incomplete format: CL* NGC 5272 S R-R-NNN with the first roman numeral I for Serie I.
oTable II: <CL* NGC 5272 SK NNN> (Nos 1-676).

Details on Acronym:   Cl* NGC 5897 SK
  
Cl* NGC 5897 SK (Sandage+Katem)
====>Equivalent to: NGC 5897

Details on Acronym:   Cl* NGC 5897 SK
  
Cl* NGC 5897 SK (Sandage+Katem)
Write:<<Cl* NGC 5897 SK A>>
N: 20
Object:*inCl
Stat:is completely incorporated in Simbad
Ref:=1968ApJ...153..569S
bySANDAGE A. , KATEM B.
 Astrophys. J., 153, 569-575 (1968)
  The color-magnitude diagram for the globular cluster NGC 5897.
oTable 1: <Cl* NGC 5897 SK A> (Nos A-T). Table 2: <NGC 5897 NNN> N=254 among (Nos 1-366).

Details on Acronym:   Cl* NGC 6171 DR
  
Cl* NGC 6171 DR (Dickens+Rolland)
====>Equivalent to: Cl* NGC 6171 SK

Details on Acronym:   Cl* NGC 6171 SK
  
Cl* NGC 6171 SK 
Write:<<Cl* NGC 6171 SK NNNA>>
<<Cl* NGC 6171 SK A>>
<<Cl* NGC 6171 SK Aa>>
N: 468+3+28
Object:*inCl
Rem:1964ApJ...139.1088S: (Nos 1-282), (Nos A-Z, Aa, Ba)

1972MNRAS.160...37D: (Nos 283-468) and 61A, 61B, 254A added
1992AJ....103.1252C: Nos 267N and 267S
Ref:=1964ApJ...139.1088S
bySANDAGE A. , KATEM B.
 Astrophys. J., 139, 1088-1094 (1964)
  Three-color photometry of the metal-riche globular cluster NGC 6171.
oTable 1: <Cl* NGC 6171 SK A>, <Cl* NGC 6171 SK Aa>, N=28. Table 2: <Cl* NGC 6171 SK NNN> (Nos 1-282)
Ref:=1972MNRAS.160...37D
byDICKENS R.J. , ROLLAND A.
 Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., 160, 37-62 (1972)
  UBV photometry of the metal rich globular cluster NGC 6171.
oTable I: <Cl* NGC 6171 DR FNNN> (Nos F1-F214). Table II: <Cl* NGC 6171 SK NNNA> (Nos 283-468, 61A, 61B, 254A are new)
Ref:=1992AJ....103.1252C
byCUDWORTH K.M. , SMETANKA J.J., MAJEWSKI S.R.
 Astron. J., 103, 1252-1258 (1992)
  The globular cluster M107: membership and kinematics.
oTable 3: <Cl* NGC 6171 Y NNN> N=115 among (Nos 91-408). Table 3: <Cl* NGC 6171 SK NNNW> (Nos 267N, 267S) ADDED.

Details on Acronym:   Cl* NGC 6341 SK
  
Cl* NGC 6341 SK (Sandage+Katem)
Write:<<Cl* NGC 6341 SK NNNNNA>>
N: 375
Object:*inCl
Rem:Tables 1, 3:
Format 'NNNNNA' (6 digits):
The first digit is a Roman digit for ring (III or IV),
Translated by '3' or '4'.

the second digit is a subdivision of the ring (ex. ring IV-2),
the letter at the end of the format is a sector of a
ring,

and the 3 last digits 'NNN' are the numbering of a star
in each sector.

ex. star 39 in IV-1-B = Cl* NGC 6341 SK 41039B.
Ref:=1983AJ.....88.1146S
bySANDAGE A. , KATEM B.
 Astron. J., 88, 1146-1158 (1983)
  On the intrinsic width and luminosity function of the M 92 main sequence.
oTables 1, 3: <Cl* NGC 6341 SK NNNNNA> N about 375.

Details on Acronym:   Cl* NGC 6624 SK
  
Cl* NGC 6624 SK (Sosin+King)
Write:<<Cl* NGC 6624 SK NNNN # 4 digits>>
N: 784
Object:*inCl
Rem:Format 'NNNN' is always a 4 digits format,
first digit 1 in table 1,
first digit 3 in table 2.
Ref:=1995AJ....109..639S
bySOSIN C. , KING I.R.
 Astron. J., 109, 639-649 (1995)
  HST observations of the core of the globular cluster NGC 6624.
oTables 2, 3 are presented in their complete form in the AAS CD-ROM Series, vol. 4, 1995
oTables 1, 2: <Cl* NGC 6624 SK NNNN> always 4 digits format, N=784
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as <J/AJ/109/639/>