UGC
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UGC is an astronomical catalog of galaxies widely used to identify and classify extragalactic objects such as the Leo II Dwarf Galaxy.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | astronomical catalog ⓘ |
| abbreviation | UGC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateNumberOfEntries | 12921 ⓘ |
| basedOn | Palomar Observatory Sky Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citedIn | astronomical research papers ⓘ |
| compiledBy | Peter Nilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Leo II Dwarf Galaxy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
extragalactic objects ⓘ galaxies ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | B1950.0 equatorial coordinates ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Sweden ⓘ |
| field |
astronomy
ⓘ
extragalactic astronomy ⓘ |
| fullName | Uppsala General Catalogue of Galaxies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCatalogNumberingScheme | UGC number ⓘ |
| hasDigitalVersion | online astronomical databases ⓘ |
| hasFormat | printed catalog ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | subsequent galaxy catalogs ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfObject |
dwarf galaxies
ⓘ
elliptical galaxies ⓘ irregular galaxies ⓘ spiral galaxies ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| listedIn |
NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
SIMBAD astronomical database NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provides |
angular sizes of galaxies
ⓘ
apparent magnitudes of galaxies ⓘ morphological classifications of galaxies ⓘ positions of galaxies ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1973 ⓘ |
| publisher | Uppsala Astronomical Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionCovered |
declination north of −2.5 degrees
ⓘ
northern sky ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Index Catalogue
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Morphological Catalogue of Galaxies NERFINISHED ⓘ New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionCriterion |
angular diameter
ⓘ
apparent magnitude ⓘ |
| usedBy |
amateur astronomers
ⓘ
professional astronomers ⓘ |
| usedFor |
classification of galaxies
ⓘ
identification of galaxies ⓘ selection of extragalactic targets ⓘ |
| usedIn |
large-scale structure studies
ⓘ
statistical studies of galaxies ⓘ |
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