Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
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Result of query: info cati WHS2000] A$
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Details on Acronym:   [WHS2000]
  
[WHS2000] (Winn+Hewitt+Schechter+, 2000)
Write:<<[WHS2000] PMN J1838-3427A>>
<<[WHS2000] A>>
<<[WHS2000] a>>
<<[WHS2000] NN>>
N: 2+2+2+12
Object:?  (SIMBAD class: Unknown = Object of Unknown Nature)
Stat:is completely incorporated in Simbad
Note:PMN J1838-3427 is a newly discovered gravitationally lensed QSO.
PMN J1838-3427A and B are 2 components of the system.
'G' is probably the lens Galaxy.
'S' is a compact object, probably a foreground star.
'p' and 'q' are 2 extra point sources.
Map in Fig.3.
Table 6: (Nos 1-12), reference stars.
in source:PMN J1838-3427
Ref:=2000AJ....120.2868W
byWINN J.N. , HEWITT J.N., SCHECHTER P.L., DRESSLER A., FALCO E.E., IMPEY C.D., KOCHANEK C.S., LEHAR J., LOVELL J.E.J., McLEOD B.A., MORGAN N.D., MUNOZ J.A., RIX H.-W., RUIZ M.T.
 Astron. J., 120, 2868-2878 (2000)
  PMN J1838-3427: a new gravitationally lensed quasar.
oTable 4: <[WHS2000] PMN J1838-3427A> (Nos A-B), <[WHS2000] A> (Nos G, S), <[WHS2000] a> (Nos p, q). Table 6: <[WHS2000] NN> (Nos 1-12).
Originof the Acronym: S = Created by Simbad, the CDS Database