Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 10-Apr-2024)

Result of query: info cati WDG$

Details on Acronym:   WDG
  
WDG (Westerlund+Danziger+Graham)
Write:<<WDG N>>
N: 8
Object:Supergiant  (SIMBAD class: Star)
Stat:is completely incorporated in Simbad
in source:Magellanic Clouds:SMC = SMC
Ref:=1963Obs....83...74W
byWESTERLUND B.E. , DANZIGER I.J., GRAHAM J.
 The Observatory, 83, 74-79 (1963)
  Supergiant stars in the wing of the Small Magellanic Cloud.
oTable I: <WDG N> (Nos 1-8).
Originof the Acronym: L (1978AAS.33.193I)