Catalog family
Galaxy Catalogues
The great reference catalogues of galaxies — the Uppsala General Catalogue's size-selected northern galaxies and the Principal Galaxies Catalogue that underpins the HyperLEDA database, providing standard identifiers for galaxies far beyond those with common names.
Highlights
- ›UGC and PGC — standard identifiers for galaxies
Related catalogues & sources
Across the catalogue layer
Knowledge connections
- Associated withAbell Catalogue
- Associated withPrincipal Galaxies Catalogue (PGC)
- Associated withUppsala General Catalogue of Galaxies (UGC)
- Associated withUppsala General Catalogue of Galaxies (UGC)
- Associated withPrincipal Galaxies Catalogue (PGC)
- Associated withNED
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- IAUInternational Astronomical Union
Official naming, definitions, constellation boundaries, and astronomical nomenclature.