Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 22-Mar-2024)

Result of query: info cati Oost$

Details on Acronym:   Oost
  
Oost (Oosterhoff)= (Ost)
Write:<<Oost NNN>>
<<Oost VNN>>
N: 651+16
Object:* + V*  (SIMBAD class: Star)
Ref:=1936ApJ....83..340O
byOOSTERHOFF P.T.
 Astrophys. J., 83, 340-371 (1936)
  Investigations on proper motion, nineteenth paper: proper motions of 651 stars in 97 selected areas.
oTable III: <Oost NNN> (Nos 1-651), Table IX: <Oost VNN> (Nos V1-V16)
Originof the Acronym: L = Found in the literature

Details on Acronym:   Ost
  
Ost (Oosterhoff)
***** Avoid the usage of Ost, prefer Oost
Originof the Acronym: L = Found in the literature