Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 22-Mar-2024)

Result of query: info cati PN WhMe$

Details on Acronym:   WhMe
  
WhMe (Whitelock+Menzies)
Write:<<PN WhMe N>>
N: 1
Object:PN  (SIMBAD class: PlanetaryNeb = Planetary Nebula)
Stat:is completely incorporated in Simbad
Note:WhMe 1 = PN G051.0+02.8 = PK 051+02 1
Ref:=1986MNRAS.223..497W
byWHITELOCK P.A. , MENZIES J.W.
 Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., 223, 497-503 (1986)
  A new binary planetary nebula.
o<PN WhMe 1>
Originof the Acronym: L = Found in the literature