The Complete New General Catalogue and Index Catalogue of Nebulae and Star Clusters by J.L.E. Dreyer; edited by Roger W. Sinnott; Sky Publishing Corporation and Cambridge University Press (1988)
NGC 2000.0 Objekt Klassifikation [142]
Gx | Galaxy |
OC | Open star cluster |
Gb | Globular star cluster, usually in the Milky Way Galaxy |
Nb | Bright emission or reflection nebula |
Pl | Planetary nebula |
C+N | Cluster associated with nebulosity |
Ast | Asterism or group of a few stars |
Kt | Knot or nebulous region in an external galaxy |
*** | Triple star |
D* | Double star |
* | Single star |
? | Uncertain type or may not exist |
| (blank) Unidentified at the place given, or type unknown |
- | Object called nonexistent in the RNGC (Sulentic and Tifft 1973) |
PD | Photographic plate defect |
NGC 2000.0 Abkürzungen nach J.L.E. Dreyer [142]
ab | about |
alm | almost |
am | among |
annul | annular or ring nebula |
att | attached |
b | brighter |
bet | between |
biN | binuclear |
bn | brightest to n side |
bs | brightest to s side |
bp | brightest to p side |
bf | brightest to f side |
B | bright |
c | considerably |
chev | chevelure |
co | coarse, coarsely |
com | cometic (cometary form) |
comp | companion |
conn | connected |
cont | in contact |
C | compressed |
Cl | cluster |
d | diameter |
def | defined |
dif | diffused |
diffic | difficult |
dist | distance, or distant |
D | double |
e | extremely, excessively |
ee | most extremely |
er | easily resolvable |
exc | excentric |
E | extended |
f | following (eastward) |
F | faint |
g | gradually |
glob. | globular |
gr | group |
i | irregular |
iF | irregular figure |
inv | involved, involving |
l | little (adv.); long (adj.) |
L | large |
m | much |
m | magnitude |
M | middle, or in the middle |
n | north |
neb | nebula |
nebs | nebulous |
neby | nebulosity |
nf | north following |
np | north preceding |
ns | north-south |
nr | near |
N | nucleus, or to a nucleus |
p | preceding (westward) |
pf | preceding-following |
p | pretty (adv., before F. B. L, S) |
pg | pretty gradually |
pm | pretty much |
ps | pretty suddenly |
plan | planetary nebula (same as PN) |
prob | probably |
P | poor (sparse) in stars |
PN | planetary nebula |
r | resolvable (mottled, not resolved) |
rr | partially resolved, some stars seen |
rrr | well resolved, clearly consisting of stars |
R | round |
RR | exactly round |
Ri | rich in stars |
s | suddenly (abruptly) |
s | south |
sf | south following |
sp | south preceding |
sc | scattered |
sev | several |
st | stars (pl.) |
st 9... | stars of 9th magnitude and fainter |
st 9..13 | stars of mag. 9 to 13 |
stell | stellar, pointlike |
susp | suspected |
S | small in angular size |
S* | small (faint) star |
trap | trapezium |
triangle | triangle, forms a triangle with |
triN | trinuclear |
v | very |
vv | _very_ |
var | variable |
* | a single star |
*10 | a star of 10th magnitude |
*7-8 | star of mag. 7 or 8 |
** | double star (same as D*) |
*** | triple star |
! | remarkable |
!! | very much so |
!!! | a magnificent or otherwise interesting object |