Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 26-Sep-2023)

Result of query: info cati UGPS$

Details on Acronym:   UGPS
  
UGPS   (UKIDSS Galactic Plane Survey)
 Write:<<UGPS  JHHMMSS.ss+DDMMSS.s>>
Object:(NIR)  (SIMBAD class: NearIR = Near-IR Source (λ < 3 µm))
  Note:Set of 5 large surveys:    UDXS, UGCS, UGPS, ULAS, UUDS    covering a range of area-depth-Galactic latitude combination    at near-IR wavelengths.
    UKIDSS is the UKIRT Infrared Deep Sky Survey.
 Auth.:WARREN S.

=E=Catalogue in electronic form as II/316
 Originof the Acronym: p = Pre-registered to IAU Comm.5