Principal Galaxies Catalogue
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The Principal Galaxies Catalogue is a comprehensive astronomical catalog that compiles detailed data and standardized designations for thousands of known galaxies.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical catalogue
ⓘ
galaxy catalogue ⓘ |
| abbreviation | PGC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Catalogue of Principal Galaxies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | earlier galaxy catalogues ⓘ |
| compiler |
Christian Fouqué
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Georges Paturel NERFINISHED ⓘ Gérard Gouguenheim NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucien Bottinelli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Local Group galaxies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Virgo Cluster galaxies ⓘ bright galaxies ⓘ galaxy entries ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem |
equinox B1950.0
ⓘ
equinox J2000.0 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| dataSource |
infrared surveys
ⓘ
optical surveys ⓘ radio surveys ⓘ |
| designationFormat | PGC ###### NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
astronomy
ⓘ
extragalactic astronomy ⓘ |
| focus | nearby galaxies ⓘ |
| hasEntryFor |
Messier galaxies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NGC galaxies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUpdate | Principal Galaxies Catalogue 2003 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspired | PGC 2003 edition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| notableEntry |
PGC 2248
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
PGC 25527 NERFINISHED ⓘ PGC 2557 NERFINISHED ⓘ PGC 5818 NERFINISHED ⓘ PGC 6240 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfObjects | 73197 ⓘ |
| provides |
identifications with other catalogues
ⓘ
morphological types ⓘ photometric data ⓘ positions of galaxies ⓘ radial velocities ⓘ standardized galaxy designations ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| publisher | Observatoire de Lyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionCovered | whole sky ⓘ |
| subject | galaxies ⓘ |
| successor |
HyperLEDA database
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
LEDA database NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| use |
cross-identification of galaxies
ⓘ
statistical studies of galaxies ⓘ |
| usedBy |
amateur astronomers
ⓘ
professional astronomers ⓘ |
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