Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
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Result of query: info cati WGK2012] WD$
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Details on Acronym:   [WGK2012]
  
[WGK2012] (Woodley+Goldsbury+Kalirai+, 2012)
Write:<<[WGK2012] WD NN>>
N: 59
Object:WD  (SIMBAD class: WhiteDwarf = White Dwarf)
Stat:is completely incorporated in Simbad
Note:HST WFC3 observations of N=59 white dwarfs in 47 Tuc.
in source:47 Tuc = NGC 104
Ref:=2012AJ....143...50W
byWOODLEY K.A. , GOLDSBURY R., KALIRAI J.S., RICHER H.B., TREMBLAY P.-E., ANDERSON J., BERGERON P., DOTTER A., ESTEVES L., FAHLMAN G.G., HANSEN B.M.S., HEYL J., HURLEY J., RICH R.M., SHARA M.M., STETSON P.B.
 Astron. J., 143, 50 (2012)
  The spectral energy distributions of white dwarfs in 47 Tucanae: the distance to the cluster.
oTable 2: <[WGK2012] WD NN> (Nos 1-59).
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as <J/AJ/143/50/>
Originof the Acronym: S = Created by Simbad, the CDS Database