Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 26-Apr-2024)

Result of query: info cati FDQ$

Details on Acronym:   FDQ
  
FDQ (FIRST Deeprange QSO)
Write:<<FDQ JHHMMSS.s+DDMMSS>>
N: 35+14
Object:QSO  (SIMBAD class: QSO = Quasar)
Stat:is completely incorporated in Simbad
Note:Sample of quasar candidates by comparing the FIRST radio survey with the 16deg2 Deeprange I-band survey (KPNO observations).
Ref:=2003AJ....126..706W
byWHITE R.L. , HELFAND D.J., BECKER R.H., GREGG M.D., POSTMAN M., LAUER T.R., OEGERLE W.
 Astron. J., 126, 706-722 (2003)
  An I-band-selected sample of radio-emitting quasars: evidence for a large population of red quasars.
oTabls 1, 2: <FDQ JHHMMSS.s+DDMMSS> N=35+14.
Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)