Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 11-Mar-2024)

Result of query: info cati FASTT$

Details on Acronym:   FASTT
  
FASTT (Flagstaff Astrometric Scanning Transit Telescope)= (HS)
Write:<<FASTT NNNN>>
N: 1602
Object:V*  (SIMBAD class: Variable* = Variable Star)
Stat:is completely incorporated in Simbad
Note:The Flagstaff Astrometric Scanning Transit Telescope is used to obtain astometric information in fields in support of the SDSS survey. 1998AJ....115..296H: N=1602 variable stars, (Nos 1-1602).
Ref:=1998AJ....115..296H
byHENDEN A.A. , STONE R.C.
 Astron. J., 115, 296-302 (1998)
  New variables in the sloan digital sky survey calibration fields.
oTable 1: SDSS calibration regions not in SIMBAD. Tables 2, 3, col(2): internal designation numbering, not in SIMBAD
oTable 1: <FASTT NNNN> (Nos 1-1602)
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as J/AJ/115/296
Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)