Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 26-Sep-2023)

Result of query: info cati 2MASS6X$

Details on Acronym:   2MASS6X
  
2MASS6X (2Micron All-Sky Survey, x6)
 Write:<<2MASS6X  JHHMMSSss+DDMMSSs>>
 N:  24023702
Object:(NIR)  (SIMBAD class: NearIR = Near-IR Source (λ < 3 µm))
  Note:A special set of observations that utilized exposure times six times longer    than the main 2MASS survey measurements were conducted in the final year of    2MASS observatory operations.
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as II/281
 Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)