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

Details on Acronym:   Stephenson
  
Stephenson (Stephenson)
  ***** Avoid the usage of Stephenson,  prefer StKM
 Originof the Acronym: L (1997AJ....114..388H)

Details on Acronym:   StKM
  
StKM   (Stephenson, K and M *) (Not yet in Simbad)
 Write:<<StKM  1-NNNNaA>>  

        <<StKM  2-NNNNaA>>
Object:* in **  (SIMBAD class: Star)
  Note:Suffix A added in SIMBAD to all original formats for components    of multiple star systems.

Details on Acronym:   StKM
  
StKM   (Stephenson, K and M *)= (Stephenson) 
 Write:<<StKM  1-NNNNa>>  

        <<StKM  2-NNNNa>>
 N:  2201+1888
Object:Dw. *  (SIMBAD class: Star)
  Note:1986AJ.....91..144S:    (Nos 1-2201), format '1-NNNN'
    1986AJ.....92..139S:    (Nos 1-1888), format '2-NNNN', the stars are not numbered in the    paper, the numbering is assigned by SIMBAD.
    In both lists, a letter "a" or "b" was assigned in cases where    Stephenson gives a spectral type for both components of a pair.
   Ref:=1986AJ.....91..144S
     bySTEPHENSON C.B.

 Astron. J., 91, 144-159 (1986)

    Dwarf K and M stars of small proper motion found in a large
    spectroscopic survey.
oStKM 1- 621 had a typo resulting in a -30m RA error in the source    paper .
oTable I: <StKM 1-NNNN> (Nos 1-1 to 1-2201)
   Ref:=1986AJ.....92..139S
     bySTEPHENSON C.B.

 Astron. J., 92, 139-165 (1986)

    Dwarf K and M stars of high proper motion found in a hemispheric
    survey.
oTable I: the stars are not numbered here, the numbering is assigned by    SIMBAD.
oTable I: <StKM 2-NNNN> (Nos 2-1 to 2-1888)
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as III/123
 Originof the Acronym: D = Assigned by the Dictionary of Acronyms