Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects


Details on Acronym:   Hick
  
Hick (Hickson)
Write:<<HCG NNNaN>>
Object:G in Group  (SIMBAD class: GtowardsGroup = Galaxy towards a Group of Galaxies)
Ref:=1989ApJS...70..687H
byHICKSON P. , KINDL E., AUMAN J.R.
 Astrophys. J., Suppl. Ser., 70, 687-698 (1989)
  A photometric catalog of compact groups of galaxies.
oTable 2: <HCG NNNa> N=463 G in HCG NNN groups

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Avoid the usage of Hick, prefer HCG
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as VII/213