What does G/IG signify in the galaxy names ESO 012- G 014 and ESO 293-IG 034? The NASA/IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE (NED) lists galaxies from the European Southern Observatory (ESO) catalog as  G  (ESO 012- G 014) or  IG  (ESO 293-IG 034). 

What does G/IG signify?
These identifiers correspond to the ESO/Uppsala Survey of the ESO(B) Atlas (1982). The identifier column (ESO) is associated with the following note:


Note (1)  : ESO designation is written FFF-oooNNN, where
FFF = Field (plate) number, see file "plates.dat"
ooo = Object class with
* = star ** = double or multiple star
SC = star cluster N = nebula
A = asteroid C = comet
G = galaxy IG = interacting galaxy
EN = emission nebula PN = planetary nebula
RN = reflection nebula SNR = supernova remnant
? = questionable object
NNN = number within field



So the "G" means "galaxy" and "IG" means "interacting galaxy".