Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects


Details on Acronym:   J
  
J (Jacoby)
Write:<<Jacoby LMC NN>>
<<Jacoby SMC NN>>
Object:PN  (SIMBAD class: PlanetaryNeb = Planetary Nebula)
Stat:is completely incorporated in Simbad
in source:Magellanic Clouds:LMC = LMC
in source:Magellanic Clouds:SMC = SMC
Ref:=1980ApJS...42....1J
byJACOBY G.H.
 Astrophys. J., Suppl. Ser., 42, 1-18 (1980)
  The luminosity function for planetary nebulae and the number of planetary nebulae in local group galaxies.
oTable 2A: <Jacoby SMC NN> (Nos 1-27). Table 2B: <Jacoby LMC NN> (Nos 1-41).

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Avoid the usage of J, prefer Jacoby
Originof the Acronym: L = Found in the literature