Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
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Result of query: info cati dr5NGal$

Details on Acronym:   dr5NGal
  
dr5NGal (SDSS DR5, North, Galaxy)
Write:<<dr5NGal NNNNN NNNNNN>>
N: 257078
Object:G in Group  (SIMBAD class: GtowardsGroup = Galaxy towards a Group of Galaxies)
Note:Search for groups of galaxies in the Equatorial and Northern part of the SDSS DR5 survey (dr5EGr and dr5NGr catalogues). N=257078 galaxies in the Northern groups.
Ref:=2008A&A...479..927T
byTAGO E. , EINASTO J., SAAR E., TEMPEL E., EINASTO M., VENNIK J., MUELLER V.
 Astron. Astrophys., 479, 927-937 (2008)
  Groups of galaxies in the SDSS Data Release 5. A group-finder and a catalogue.
oTable 3a: <dr5EGr NNNNN> (Nos 1-17143). Table 3b: <dr5NGr NNNNN> (Nos 1-33219). Table 3c: <dr5EGal NNNNN NNN> N=129985. Table 3d: <dr5NGal NNNNN NNN> N=257078.
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as J/A+A/479/927
Originof the Acronym: S = Created by Simbad, the CDS Database