Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 10-Apr-2024)

Result of query: info cati F2M$

Details on Acronym:   F2M
  
F2M (FIRST+2MASS)
Write:<<F2M JHHMMSS.ss+DDMMSS.s>>
N: 69+137+395
Object:QSO + Poss. QSO  (SIMBAD class: QSO_Candidate = Quasar Candidate)
Note:Combined radio and optical + IR observations of FIRST and 2MASS objects to search for QSOs.
Ref:=2004ApJ...607...60G
byGLIKMAN E. , GREGG M.D., LACY M., HELFAND D.J., BECKER R.H., WHITE R.L.
 Astrophys. J., 607, 60-75 (2004)
  FIRST-2MASS sources below the APM detection threshold: a population of highly reddened quasars.
oTable 2: <F2M JHHMMSS.ss+DDMMSS.s> N=69.
Ref:=2007ApJ...667..673G
byGLIKMAN E. , HELFAND D.J., WHITE R.L., BECKER R.H., GREGG M.D., LACY M.
 Astrophys. J., 667, 673-703 (2007)
  The FIRST-2MASS Red Quasar Survey.
oTables 1, 2: <F2M JHHMMSS.ss+DDMMSS.s> N=137 added.
Ref:=2012ApJ...757...51G
byGLIKMAN E. , URRUTIA T., LACY M., DJORGOVSKI S.G., MAHABAL A., MYERS A.D., ROSS N.P., PETITJEAN P., GE J., SCHNEIDER D.P., YORK D.G.
 Astrophys. J., 757, 51 (2012)
  FIRST-2MASS red quasars: transitional objects emerging from the dust.
oTable 1: <F2M JHHMMSS.ss+DDMMSS.s> N=395.
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as J/ApJ/607/60
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as J/ApJ/667/673
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as <J/ApJ/757/51/>
Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)