Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 11-Mar-2024)

Result of query: info cati UGPS$

Details on Acronym:   UGPS
  
UGPS (UKIDSS Galactic Plane Survey)
Write:<<UGPS JHHMMSS.ss+DDMMSS.s>>
Object:(NIR)  (SIMBAD class: NearIR = Near-IR Source (λ < 3 µm))
Note:Set of 5 large surveys: UDXS, UGCS, UGPS, ULAS, UUDS covering a range of area-depth-Galactic latitude combination at near-IR wavelengths.
UKIDSS is the UKIRT Infrared Deep Sky Survey.
Auth.:WARREN S.
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as II/316
Originof the Acronym: p = Pre-registered to IAU Comm.5