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

Result of query: info cati SHEEP$

Details on Acronym:   SHEEP
  
SHEEP (Search for High-Energy Extragalactic Population)
Write:<<SHEEP JHHMM.m+DDMM>>
N: 69
Object:(X)  (SIMBAD class: X = X-ray Source)
Stat:is completely incorporated in Simbad
Note:'SHEEP' survey (Search for High-Energy Extragalactic Population) for hard X-ray in ASCA GIS images.
Ref:=2003ApJ...582..615N
byNANDRA K. , GEORGANTOPOULOS I., PTAK A., TURNER T.J.
 Astrophys. J., 582, 615-632 (2003)
  SHEEP: the search for the high-energy extragalactic population.
oTable 1: <SHEEP JHHMM.m+DDMM> N=69.
Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)