Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 05-Dec-2023)

Result of query: info cati USGC SNNN$

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Details on Acronym:   USGC
  
USGC   (UZC-SSRS2 Group Catalog)
 Write:<<USGC  UNNN>>  

        <<USGC  SNNN>>
 N:  864+304
Object:Group of G  (SIMBAD class: GroupG = Group of Galaxies)
  Stat:is completely incorporated in Simbad
  Note:Combination of Updated Zwicky Catalog and    Southern Sky Redshift Survey to construct a catalog    of 1168 group of galaxies.
    See SSRS2, UZC, MCL.
    In the format the letter 'U' stands for members which are    UZC galaxies (N=864), and 'S' for members which are SSRS    galaxies (N=304).
   Ref:=2002AJ....123.2976R
     byRAMELLA M.
, GELLER M.J., PISANI A., DA COSTA L.N.
 Astron. J., 123, 2976-2984 (2002)

    The UZC-SSRS2 group catalog.

oTable 1: <USGC UNNN> (Nos U001-U864), <USGC SNNN> (Nos S001-S304).
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as J/AJ/123/2976
 Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)