Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 26-Apr-2024)

Result of query: info cati BWC2021]$

Details on Acronym:   [BWC2021]
  
[BWC2021] (Barnett+Warren+Cross+, 2021)
Write:<<[BWC2021] JHHMMSS.ss+DDMMSS.s>>
N: 32
Object:Poss. High redshift QSO  (SIMBAD class: AGN_Candidate = Active Galaxy Nucleus Candidate)
Note:N=32 high-redshift quasar candidates (6.5<z<9.3) in 977 sq. deg. of the VIKING survey.
Use of DESI Legacy Survey, VST ATLAS survey, KiDS survey, and Pan-STARRS data.
Ref:=2021MNRAS.501.1663B
byBARNETT R. , WARREN S.J., CROSS N.J.G., MORTLOCK D.J., FAN X., WANG F., HEWETT P.C.
 Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., 501, 1663-1676 (2021)
  A complete search for redshift z >= 6.5 quasars in the VIKING survey.
oTable 1: <[BWC2021] JHHMMSS.ss+DDMMSS.s> N=32.
oTable 1 : VIKING sources from DR 2016-04-06 according to Section 2; however only 9 out of the 17 "Candidates" do exist in the VIKING release 2 (2016-10-10, II/343/viking2 in VizieR).
Originof the Acronym: S = Created by Simbad, the CDS Database