Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 10-Apr-2024)

Result of query: info cati 2MASS6X$

Details on Acronym:   2MASS6X
  
2MASS6X (2Micron All-Sky Survey, x6)
Write:<<2MASS6X JHHMMSSss+DDMMSSs>>
N: 24023702
Object:(NIR)  (SIMBAD class: NearIR = Near-IR Source (λ < 3 µm))
Note:A special set of observations that utilized exposure times six times longer than the main 2MASS survey measurements were conducted in the final year of 2MASS observatory operations.
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as II/281
Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)