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Old 18-08-2009, 05:50 PM
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Open Cluster catalogue question

I have been researching many DSO lists, NGC/IC catalogue and I have noticed many, if not all open clusters have an attached designation "OCLxxx". I assume this stands for "Open Cluster List" or similar. However I cannot find any information on this particular designation.

Is it an official designation for open clusters or something some individual has created?

Can anyone shed some light on this designation?
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