Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 22-Mar-2024)

Result of query: info cati 2MASSs JHHMMSSs+DDMMSS$
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Details on Acronym:   2MASSs
  
2MASSs (2Micron All-Sky Survey, sampler point source catalog)
Write:<<2MASSs JHHMMSSs+DDMMSS>>
Object:(IR)  (SIMBAD class: Infrared = Infra-Red Source)
Note:2 Micron All-Sky Survey 2MASS
1999ApJ...519..802K: 1st ref. containing N=12 '2MASSs' objects.
Ref:=1999ApJ...519..802K
byKIRKPATRICK J.D. , REID I.N., LIEBERT J., CUTRI R.M., NELSON B., BEICHMAN C.A., DAHN C.C., MONET D.G., GIZIS J.E., SKRUTSKIE M.F.
 Astrophys. J., 519, 802-833 (1999)
  Dwarfs cooler than ``M'': the definition of spectral type ``L'' using discoveries from the 2 micron all-sky survey (2MASS).
oTables 1, 2: <2MASSs JHHMMSSs+DDMMSS> N=12, <2MASSW JHHMMSSs+DDMMSS> N=64.
Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)