Details on Acronym: UGCS2MASS | |
UGCS2MASS | (UKIDSS GCS and 2MASS proper motion survey) |
Write: | <<UGCS2MASS JHHMM+DDMM>> <<UGCS2MASS HHMM+DDMM>> (not recognised by Simbad, but found in literature) |
N: | 50 |
Object: | PM* (SIMBAD class: HighPM* = High Proper Motion Star) |
Note: | Objects found in a proper motion survey between the UKIDSS Galactic Cluster Survey and the 2MASS survey. More information can be found in 2009MNRAS.394..857D. Note the survey specifically targets low mass stars and brown dwarfs so is not complete for hotter objects. See also ULAS2MASS, UGPS2MASS, UDXS2MASS, UUDS2MASS. |
Auth.: | DEACON N.R. |
Origin | of the Acronym: p = Pre-registered to IAU Comm.5 |