Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 26-Apr-2024)

Result of query: info cati WMIF$

Details on Acronym:   WMIF
  
WMIF (Whitelock+Menzies+Irwin+Feast)
Write:<<WMIF NN>>
<<WMIF CNN>> (not recognised by Simbad, but found in literature)
N: 26
Object:C*  (SIMBAD class: C* = Carbon Star)
Stat:is completely incorporated in Simbad
Note:Las Campanas du Pont 2.5m telescope and SAAO 1.9m telescope spectroscopy of carbon stars in the Sgr Dwarf Galaxy.
in source:NAME SDG = NAME Sgr Dwarf Galaxy
Ref:=1999IAUS..192..136W
byWHITELOCK P. , MENZIES J., IRWIN M., FEAST M.
 IAUS, 192, 136-143 (1999)
  Carbon Stars in the Sagittarius Dwarf Galaxy.
oTable 1: <WMIF NN> (Nos 1-26).
Originof the Acronym: L (2008MNRAS.383..399L)