Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
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Result of query: info cati DMA99] Star$
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Details on Acronym:   [DMA99]
  
[DMA99] (Deutsch+Margon+Anderson+, 1999)
Write:<<[DMA99] Star A>>
N: 2
Object:*  (SIMBAD class: Star)
Stat:is completely incorporated in Simbad
Note:HST NICMOS observations.
N=2 stars in the field of GX 17+2.
Both are possible optical counterparts of GX 17+2. Map in Fig.2.
Ref:=1999ApJ...524..406D
byDEUTSCH E.W. , MARGON B., ANDERSON S.F., WACHTER S., GOSS W.M.
 Astrophys. J., 524, 406-413 (1999)
  Infrared candidates for the intense galactic X-ray source GX 17+2.
oTable 2: <[DMA99] Star A> (Nos A-B).
Originof the Acronym: S = Created by Simbad, the CDS Database