Thread: when to refer to objects based on Messier, NGC etc
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Old 01-02-2009, 07:15 AM
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I suggest M, if available, then NGC then IC then the name given by the person who found the object.
I object to Caldwell renaming objects that already have names.
Here are some common names: http://messier.obspm.fr/xtra/supp/d-names.html
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