Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
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Result of query: info cati DWH M 82$
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Details on Acronym:   DWH
  
DWH (Dahlem+Weaver+Heckman)
Write:<<DWH NGC NNNN NN>>
<<DWH M 82 NN>>
N: 47+7
Object:(X)  (SIMBAD class: X = X-ray Source)
Note:ROSAT PSPC and HRI, ASCA observations.
X-ray point sources in 4 galaxies.
in source:NGC 55
in source:NGC 253
in source:NGC 4631
in source:M 82 = NGC 3034
Ref:=1998ApJS..118..401D
byDAHLEM M. , WEAVER K.A., HECKMAN T.M.
 Astrophys. J., Suppl. Ser., 118, 401-453 (1998)
  An X-ray minisurvey of nearby edge-on starburst galaxies. I. The data.
oTable 8: regions are 'geometrical areas' not objects.
oFig.7: <DWH NGC 55 N> (Nos 1-8). Fig.10: <DWH NGC 253 NN> (Nos 1-18). Fig.13: <DWH M 82 NN> (Nos 1-17). Fig.19: <DWH NGC 4631 N> (Nos 1-4).
Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)