Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects


Details on Acronym:   PWN
  
PWN (Pulsar Wind Nebula)
Write:<<[GSF98] PWN BHHMM+DD>>
Object:Nebula  (SIMBAD class: ISM = Interstellar Medium Object)
Stat:is completely incorporated in Simbad
Ref:=1998ApJ...499L..69G
byGAENSLER B.M. , STAPPERS B.W., FRAIL D.A., JOHNSTON S.
 Astrophys. J., 499, 69-74 (1998)
  An unusual pulsar wind nebula associated with PSR B0906-49.
oTable 2: <[GSF98] PWN B0906-49> N=1, <[GSF98] ATCA J090850-491301> N=1.

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Avoid the usage of PWN, prefer [GSF98]
Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)