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

Result of query: info cati ZwCl$

Details on Acronym:   CGCG
  
CGCG   (Catalog of G and Clusters of G)
  Note:ZwCl for ClG, Z for galaxies
 ** catalog: use ZwCl
 Originof the Acronym: L = Found in the literature

Details on Acronym:   Z
  
Z      (Zwicky)
  ***** Avoid the usage of Z,  prefer ZwCl
 Originof the Acronym: L (2004ApJ...608..166N)

Details on Acronym:   ZC
  
ZC     (Zwicky, Cluster)
  ***** Avoid the usage of ZC,  prefer ZwCl

Details on Acronym:   Zw
  
Zw     (Zwicky)
  ***** Avoid the usage of Zw,  prefer ZwCl

Details on Acronym:   Zw
  
Zw     (Zwicky)
  ***** Avoid the usage of Zw,  prefer ZwCl
 Originof the Acronym: L = Found in the literature

Details on Acronym:   ZwCl
  
ZwCl   (Zwicky, Cluster)= (ZC) = (Zw) 
 Write:<<ZwCl  HHMM+DDMM>>  

        <<ZwCl  FFF-NNN>>
 N:  about 9700
Object:Cluster of G  (SIMBAD class: ClG = Cluster of Galaxies)
   Ref:=1961CGCG..C......0Z
     byZWICKY F.
, HERZOG E., WILD P., KARPOWICZ M., KOWAL C.T.
 California Inst. Techn., 0-None (1961)

    Catalogue of galaxies and of clusters of galaxies. Vol. I to Vol.
    VIII.
oVol I to Vol. VI, published from 1961 to 1968.
o<Z FFF-NNN> = <Z HHMM.m+DDMM> N=31350. <ZwCl FFF-NNN> = <ZwCl    HHMM+DDMM> N=about9700.
   Ref:=1992QJRAS..33...59T
     byTHOMSON M.J.

 Quart. J. R. Astron. Soc., 33, 59-81 (1992)

    A list of some corrections to Zwicky's Catalogue of Galaxies and
    Clusters of Galaxies.
oTables I-VI: <Z FFF-NNN> = <Z HHMM.m+DDMM>, <ZwCl FFF-NN> = <ZwCl    HHMM+DDMM>.
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as VII/49
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as VII/190

Details on Acronym:   ZwCl
  
ZwCl   (Zwicky, Cluster)= (Z) = (Zw) = (Zwicky) 
 Write:<<ZwCl  NNNN>>
 N:  9134
Object:Cluster of G  (SIMBAD class: ClG = Cluster of Galaxies)
  Note:Selection of ZwCl (ref. 1961CGCG..C......0Z):
    It includes only rich clusters containing at least    50 galaxies in the luminosity range from mmax to    mmax+3 (where mmax is the apparent photographic    magnitude of the brightest galaxy in the cluster).    1950 coordinates.
 Auth.:ZWICKY F.+
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as VII/4
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as VII/201
 Originof the Acronym: L = Found in the literature

Details on Acronym:   Zwicky
  
Zwicky (Zwicky)
  ***** Avoid the usage of Zwicky,  prefer ZwCl
 Originof the Acronym: L (2007ApJ...670..231D)