Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
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Result of query: info cati M17WF$

Details on Acronym:   M17WF
  
M17WF  (M 17, Wide Field)
 Write:<<M17WF  NN>>
 N:  38
Object:(Near IR)  (SIMBAD class: Infrared = Infra-Red Source)
  Stat:is completely incorporated in Simbad
  Note:WFCT and NANTEN observations.
    3.67 mu m point sources in M 17.
 in source:M 17 = NGC 6618
   Ref:=2002ApJ...574..187A
     byANDO M.
, NAGATA T., SATO S., MIZUNO N., MIZUNO A., KAWAI T., NAKAYA H., GLASS I.S.
 Astrophys. J., 574, 187-197 (2002)

    Near-infrared and CO (J=1-0) observations of photodissociation regions
    in M17.
oTable 2: <M17WF NN> (Nos 1-38).
 Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)