Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 10-Apr-2024)

Result of query: info cati QUEST1$

Details on Acronym:   QUEST1
  
QUEST1 (Quasar Equatorial Survey Team, Phase 1)
Write:<<QUEST1 NNNNNN>>
N: 198213
Object:QSO  (SIMBAD class: QSO = Quasar)
Note:QUEST (QUasar Equatorial Survey Team) phase 1 camera catalogue. See also QUEST identifier and QVS2.
Ref:=2004ApJ...617..184R
byRENGSTORF A.W. , MUFSON S.L., ANDREWS P., HONEYCUTT R.K., VIVAS A.K., ABAD C., ADAMS B., BAILYN C., BALTAY C., BONGIOVANNI A., BRICENO C., BRUZUAL G., COPPI P., DELLA PRUGNA F., EMMET W., FERRIN I., FUENMAYOR F., GEBHARD M., HERNANDEZ J., MAGRIS G., MUSSER J., NARANJO O., OEMLER A., ROSENZWEIG P., SABBEY C.N., SANCHEZ Ge., SANCHEZ Gu., SCHAEFER B., SCHENNER H., SINNOTT J., SNYDER J.A., SOFIA S., STOCK J., VAN ALTENA W.
 Astrophys. J., 617, 184-191 (2004)
  QUEST1 variability survey. II. Variability determination criteria and 200k light curve catalog.
oCatalogue: <QUEST JHHMMSS.s+DDMMSS.s> = <QUEST1 NNNNNN> N=198213.
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as II/266
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as J/ApJ/617/184
Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)