Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
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Result of query: info cati WOOTS$

Details on Acronym:   WOOTS
  
WOOTS (Wise Observatory Optical Transients Search)
Write:<<WOOTS JHHMMSS+DDMMSS>>
Object:Cluster of G  (SIMBAD class: ClG = Cluster of Galaxies)
Note:Wise Observatory Optical Transients Search for SN and other variable and transient objects in galaxy clusters.
Ref:=2008ApJ...680..550G
byGAL-YAM A. , MAOZ D., GUHATHAKURTA P., FILIPPENKO A.V.
 Astrophys. J., 680, 550-567 (2008)
  Supernovae in low-redshift galaxy clusters: observations by the Wise Observatory Optical Transient Search (WOOTS).
oTable 1, col(1): numbering NNN not used in SIMBAD. Table 4: Confusion between SN 1998ay and SN 1999ay.
oTable 5: <WOOTS JHHMMSS+DDMMSS> N=6.
Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)