Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 24-Apr-2024)

Result of query: info cati XMMGWS$

Details on Acronym:   XMMGWS
  
XMMGWS (XMM-Newton, Groth-Westphal Strip field)
Write:<<XMMGWS JHHMMSS.s+DDMMSS>>
N: about 180
Object:(X)  (SIMBAD class: X = X-ray Source)
Note:This is a 80 ks of XMM-Newton Guaranteed Time Observation on/around the Groth-Westphal region (PI=Griffiths), where a series of HST WFPC images are available and numerous multiwavelength followup studies are being conducted.
Description of the survey in 2003AN....324...24M.
in source:NAME Groth-Westphal Strip
Ref:=2004AJ....127.3180M
byMIYAJI T. , SARAJEDINI V., GRIFFITHS R.E., YAMADA T., SCHURCH M., CRISTOBAL-HORNILLOS D., MOTOHARA K.
 Astron. J., 127, 3180-3191 (2004)
  Multiwavelength properties of the X-ray sources in the groth-westphal strip field.
oTable 2: <[MSG2004] X-NNN> N=23 among (Nos X-8 to X-146) = <XMMGWS JHHMMSS.s+DDMMSS> N=23.
Originof the Acronym: p = Pre-registered to IAU Comm.5