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

Result of query: info cati 2MASSw$

Details on Acronym:   2MASSW
  
2MASSW (2Micron All-Sky Survey Working database)
Write:<<2MASSW JHHMMSSs+DDMMSS>>
Object:(IR)  (SIMBAD class: Infrared = Infra-Red Source)
Note:2 Micron All-Sky Survey 2MASS
1999ApJ...519..345L and 1999ApJ...519..802K: 1st refs containing N=64 '2MASSW' objects.
Ref:=1999ApJ...519..345L
byLIEBERT J. , KIRKPATRICK J.D., REID I.N., FISHER M.D.
 Astrophys. J., 519, 345-353 (1999)
  A 2MASS ultracool M dwarf observed in a spectacular flare.
o<2MASSW JHHMMSSs+DDMMSS> N=1.
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)