Reference Catalogue of Bright Galaxies
(RC, RC1)
(series of catalogs of nearby galaxies)
The Reference Catalogue of Bright Galaxies (RC or RC1) is a
Harvard-produced catalog of 2500 nearby galaxies,
published in 1964.
The galaxies were generally previously known,
the catalog offering up-to-date data.
Follow-ons were the
Second Reference Catalogue of Bright Galaxies
(RC2, 1976, 4300 galaxies)
and the
Third Reference Catalogue of Bright Galaxies (RC3, 1991, 23000 galaxies).
(catalog,galaxies)
Further reading:
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1964rcbg.book.....D/abstract
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1976RC2...C......0D/abstract
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1991rc3..book.....D/abstract
https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/W3Browse/all/rc3.html
| Prefix | Example | | |
| A | A 1246-09 | if has no NGC or IC number | |
| Anon | Anon 1246-09 | if has no NGC or IC number | |
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Referenced by page:
Shapley-Ames Catalog (SAC)
Index