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

Result of query: info cati US$

Details on Acronym:   U
  
U      (UV-excess)
  ***** Avoid the usage of U,  prefer US
 Originof the Acronym: L = Found in the literature

Details on Acronym:   US
  
US     (UV-excess Starlike)= (U) 
 Write:<<US  NNNN>>  

        <<US  NNNN.N>>
 N:  3987+24
Object:Faint Blue Obj.  (SIMBAD class: blue = Blue Object)
  Note:Contains primarily quasars and white dwarfs.
    New stars with a format 'NNNN.N' are added later.
    Identif. charts in all papers.
   Ref:=1981ApJS...46..117U
     byUSHER P.D.

 Astrophys. J., Suppl. Ser., 46, 117-139 (1981)

    Faint blue objects at high galactic latitude. I. Palomar Schmidt field
    centered on Selected Area 57.
oTable 1: <US NNN> (Nos 1-634).
   Ref:=1982ApJS...48...51U
     byUSHER P.D.
, MATTSON D., WARNOCK A.
 Astrophys. J., Suppl. Ser., 48, 51-71 (1982)

    Faint blue objects at high galactic latitude. II. Palomar Schmidt
    field centered on SA 29.
oTable 1: <US NNNN> (Nos 635-1184).
   Ref:=1982ApJS...49...27U
     byUSHER P.D.
, MITCHELL K.J.
 Astrophys. J., Suppl. Ser., 49, 27-52 (1982)

    Faint blue objects at high galactic latitude. III. Palomar Schmidt
    field centered on SA 28.
oTable 1: <US NNNN> (Nos 1185-2363).
   Ref:=1984ApJS...56..393H
     byHUANG K.-L.
, USHER P.D.
 Astrophys. J., Suppl. Ser., 56, 393-401 (1984)

    Faint blue objects at high galactic latitude. IV. Palomar Schmidt
    fields centered on selected areas 55 and 94.
oTables 1, 2: <US NNNN> (Nos 2364-3678).
   Ref:=1988ApJS...66....1U
     byUSHER P.D.
, MITCHELL K.J., WARNOCK III A.
 Astrophys. J., Suppl. Ser., 66, 1-18 (1988)

    Faint blue objects at high galactic latitude. V. Palomar Schmidt field
    centered on Selected Area 71.
oTable 1: <US NNNN> (Nos 3679-3965).
   Ref:=1990ApJS...74..885U
     byUSHER P.D.
, MITCHELL K.J.
 Astrophys. J., Suppl. Ser., 74, 885-889 (1990)

    Faint blue objects at high galactic latitude. VI. Palomar Schmidt
    field centered on selected area 82.
oTable 1: <US NNNN> (Nos 3966-3987).
   Ref:=1998MNRAS.295..225M
     byMITCHELL K.J.
, SAFFER R.A., HOWELL S.B., BROWN T.M.
 Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., 295, 225-239 (1998)

    A new, complete sample of faint B stars in the Galactic halo.

oTable 1 : Kin 77 = [KSK94] SA 57 77
oTable 1: <US NNNN.N> N=3.
   Ref:=2004ApJS..153..119M
     byMITCHELL K.J.
, USHER P.D.
 Astrophys. J., Suppl. Ser., 153, 119-157 (2004)

    Faint blue objects at high galactic latitude. VIII. Performance
    characteristics of the US survey.
oTable A1: <US NNNN.N> N=24 added.
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as II/115
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as J/ApJS/153/119
 Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)