Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
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Result of query: info cati BW79$

Details on Acronym:   BW
  
BW (Bohuski+Weedman)
***** Avoid the usage of BW, prefer BW79
Originof the Acronym: L = Found in the literature

Details on Acronym:   BW79
  
BW79 (Bohuski+Weedman, 1979)= (BW)
Write:<<BW79 NN>>
N: 23
Object:EmG + QSO  (SIMBAD class: QSO_Candidate = Quasar Candidate)
Stat:is completely incorporated in Simbad
Note:Table 2: (Nos 1-23), cross-id. with Tol HHMM.m+DD.d.
Ref:=1979ApJ...231..653B
byBOHUSKI T.J. , WEEDMAN D.W.
 Astrophys. J., 231, 653-658 (1979)
  Limits on the number of faint quasars.
oTable 2, col (1): <BW79 NN> (Nos 1-23) = Table 2, col (2): <Tol HHMM.m-DD.d> N=23.
Originof the Acronym: L = Found in the literature