Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
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Result of query: info cati MHW2003] N$
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Details on Acronym:   [MHW2003]
  
[MHW2003] (Metchev+Hillebrand+White, 2003)
Write:<<[MHW2003] N>>
N: 8
Object:(Near IR)  (SIMBAD class: Infrared = Infra-Red Source)
Stat:is completely incorporated in Simbad
Note:Palomar adaptic optics (PALAO) system observations.
N=8 Near-IR point sources near the star Vega. All objects are consistent with being background sources.
Ref:=2003ApJ...582.1102M
byMETCHEV S.A. , HILLENBRAND L.A., WHITE R.J.
 Astrophys. J., 582, 1102-1108 (2003)
  Adaptive optics observations of Vega: eight detected sources and upper limits to planetary-mass companions.
oTable 1: <[MHW2003] N> (Nos 1-8).
Originof the Acronym: S = Created by Simbad, the CDS Database