Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
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Result of query: info cati NCA2002]$

Details on Acronym:   [NCA2002]
  
[NCA2002] (Nelson+Cook+Axelrod+, 2002)= (WD)
Write:<<[NCA2002] WD N>>
N: 7
Object:WD  (SIMBAD class: WhiteDwarf = White Dwarf)
Stat:is completely incorporated in Simbad
Note:HST WFPC2 observations of the Groth-Westphal field.
Ref:=2002ApJ...573..644N
byNELSON C.A. , COOK K.H., AXELROD T.S., MOULD J.R., ALCOCK C.
 Astrophys. J., 573, 644-661 (2002)
  A proper-motion survey for white dwarfs with the Wide Field Planetary Camera 2.
oTable 2: <[NCA2002] WD N> (Nos 1-7).
Originof the Acronym: S = Created by Simbad, the CDS Database

Details on Acronym:   WD
  
WD (White Dwarf)
***** Avoid the usage of WD, prefer [NCA2002]
Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)