Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
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Result of query: info cati MHP2012] KXq$
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Details on Acronym:   [MHP2012]
  
[MHP2012] (Maddox+Hewett+Peroux+, 2012)
Write:<<[MHP2012] KXa NNNN>>
<<[MHP2012] KX NNNN>>
N: 324+4829
Object:?  (SIMBAD class: Unknown = Object of Unknown Nature)
Note:The K-band excess (KX) of all quasars with respect to Galactic stars is exploited in combination with a photometric redshift/classification scheme to identify quasar candidates for spectroscopic follow-up observations.
In format KXa NNNN: the letter "a" stands for galaxy ("g"), QSO ("q"), star ("s"), unclassified source ("u").
Use of SDSS DR7 and UKIDSS LAS archival data.
Ref:=2012MNRAS.424.2876M
byMADDOX N. , HEWETT P.C., PEROUX C., NESTOR D.B., WISOTZKI L.
 Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., 424, 2876-2895 (2012)
  The large area KX quasar catalogue – I. Analysis of the photometric redshift selection and the complete quasar catalogue.
oTable 4: <[MHP2012] KXa NNNN> N=324. Table 6: <[MHP2012] KX NNNN> N=4545 among (Nos 0001-4829).
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as J/MNRAS/424/2876
Originof the Acronym: S = Created by Simbad, the CDS Database