Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 19-Apr-2024)

Result of query: info cati NAME W 40 OS$

Details on Acronym:   OS
  
OS (Optical Source)
Write:<<NAME W 40 OS Na>>
N: 8
Object:(Opt)  (SIMBAD class: Unknown = Object of Unknown Nature)
Ref:=1985ApJ...291..571S
bySMITH J. , BENTLEY A., CASTELAZ M., GEHRZ R.D., GRASDALEN G.L., HACKWELL J.A.
 Astrophys. J., 291, 571-580 (1985)
  Infrared sources and excitation of the W 40 complex.
o<NAME W 40 OS Na> N=8
Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)