Template talk:Astronomical catalogs

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What if we have for example a pair of interacting galaxies (like here Arp 276), and each of them has it's own UGC (1936, 1937)? Danim2 (talk) 13:51, 6 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2011-03-06T13:51:00.000Z","author":"Danim2","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Danim2-2011-03-06T13:51:00.000Z-Interacting_galaxies","replies":[]}}-->

This template is creating some links to disambiguation pages rather than to the intended articles. The problem is that links is that for certain Caldwell catalog "C##" leads to a dab page, and the article for the astronomical feature is actual located at the NGC number. I'd try to fix it myself, but I have no idea how the code for the template works. So for those of you who know how this works, would anyone be able to make the necessary fixes? --JamesAM (talk) 16:39, 19 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2011-11-19T16:39:00.000Z","author":"JamesAM","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-JamesAM-2011-11-19T16:39:00.000Z-Linking_to_disambiguation_pages","replies":["c-Lithopsian-2017-12-03T14:28:00.000Z-JamesAM-2011-11-19T16:39:00.000Z"]}}-->

Same for IC (eg. IC 4). I can fix this by substituting the string IC with something like IC 4 (galaxy)|IC in those cases, but it seems very messy and potentially unmaintainable. Is there a better way? Should the fix be here in the template or in the dab pages names themselves? Lithopsian (talk) 14:28, 3 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2017-12-03T14:28:00.000Z","author":"Lithopsian","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Lithopsian-2017-12-03T14:28:00.000Z-JamesAM-2011-11-19T16:39:00.000Z","replies":["c-Tom.Reding-2017-12-03T14:42:00.000Z-Lithopsian-2017-12-03T14:28:00.000Z"]}}-->

Talk about a necro post...

I think a better question is: why is IC 4 a DAB page? There's only 1 other entry, ICE 4... This could apply to some (maybe all) of the ICs, and we can try to hard-code something for the exceptions.   ~ Tom.Reding (talk ⋅dgaf)  14:42, 3 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2017-12-03T14:42:00.000Z","author":"Tom.Reding","type":"comment","level":3,"id":"c-Tom.Reding-2017-12-03T14:42:00.000Z-Lithopsian-2017-12-03T14:28:00.000Z","replies":["c-Lithopsian-2017-12-03T14:55:00.000Z-Tom.Reding-2017-12-03T14:42:00.000Z"]}}-->

IC4 itself should probably be a redirect. I considered just changing it and going home, but there remains a general problem in the template. It assumes that every single number for its rather simple letter-codes is an article or redirect to that astronomical object. That's an ambitious assumption, so there needs to be some way to disambiguate some of these cases. Lithopsian (talk) 14:55, 3 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2017-12-03T14:55:00.000Z","author":"Lithopsian","type":"comment","level":4,"id":"c-Lithopsian-2017-12-03T14:55:00.000Z-Tom.Reding-2017-12-03T14:42:00.000Z","replies":["c-Tom.Reding-2017-12-03T15:11:00.000Z-Lithopsian-2017-12-03T14:55:00.000Z","c-Lithopsian-2017-12-03T16:27:00.000Z-Lithopsian-2017-12-03T14:55:00.000Z"]}}-->

I've turned it into an #R, along with its talk, to New General Catalogue.

It would be good to know where all of the ICX pages stand, in terms of DABs, #Rs, and articles. Category:IC objects only has 136 pages, so it shouldn't be that bad.   ~ Tom.Reding (talk ⋅dgaf)  15:11, 3 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2017-12-03T15:11:00.000Z","author":"Tom.Reding","type":"comment","level":5,"id":"c-Tom.Reding-2017-12-03T15:11:00.000Z-Lithopsian-2017-12-03T14:55:00.000Z","replies":[]}}-->

33 redirects. I don't think there are any other DABs atm. Lithopsian (talk) 16:27, 3 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2017-12-03T16:27:00.000Z","author":"Lithopsian","type":"comment","level":5,"id":"c-Lithopsian-2017-12-03T16:27:00.000Z-Lithopsian-2017-12-03T14:55:00.000Z","replies":[]}}-->

I like this template. I added the Abell catalog to it, and when I went to put it on a page I realized it looks...pretty messy. Basically, it just needs to be the same width as, and act like the other nav boxes (ie {{Galaxy}}). Otherwise it's kind of an eye sore. Fixed width is not cutting it. If someone does that, I'll put it everywhere :)

Aside: I took a look at the {{Navbox}} code, just for fun, and...dayum. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tom.Reding (talk • contribs) 06:03, 15 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2012-03-15T06:03:00.000Z","author":"Tom.Reding","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Tom.Reding-2012-03-15T06:03:00.000Z-Needed:_consistent_style_&_behavior_as_other_navboxes","replies":[]}}-->