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

Result of query: info cati US$

Details on Acronym:   U
  
U (UV-excess)
***** Avoid the usage of U, prefer US
Originof the Acronym: L = Found in the literature

Details on Acronym:   US
  
US (UV-excess Starlike)= (U)
Write:<<US NNNN>>
<<US NNNN.N>>
N: 3987+24
Object:Faint Blue Obj.  (SIMBAD class: blue = Blue Object)
Note:Contains primarily quasars and white dwarfs.
New stars with a format 'NNNN.N' are added later.
Identif. charts in all papers.
Ref:=1981ApJS...46..117U
byUSHER P.D.
 Astrophys. J., Suppl. Ser., 46, 117-139 (1981)
  Faint blue objects at high galactic latitude. I. Palomar Schmidt field centered on Selected Area 57.
oTable 1: <US NNN> (Nos 1-634).
Ref:=1982ApJS...48...51U
byUSHER P.D. , MATTSON D., WARNOCK A.
 Astrophys. J., Suppl. Ser., 48, 51-71 (1982)
  Faint blue objects at high galactic latitude. II. Palomar Schmidt field centered on SA 29.
oTable 1: <US NNNN> (Nos 635-1184).
Ref:=1982ApJS...49...27U
byUSHER P.D. , MITCHELL K.J.
 Astrophys. J., Suppl. Ser., 49, 27-52 (1982)
  Faint blue objects at high galactic latitude. III. Palomar Schmidt field centered on SA 28.
oTable 1: <US NNNN> (Nos 1185-2363).
Ref:=1984ApJS...56..393H
byHUANG K.-L. , USHER P.D.
 Astrophys. J., Suppl. Ser., 56, 393-401 (1984)
  Faint blue objects at high galactic latitude. IV. Palomar Schmidt fields centered on selected areas 55 and 94.
oTables 1, 2: <US NNNN> (Nos 2364-3678).
Ref:=1988ApJS...66....1U
byUSHER P.D. , MITCHELL K.J., WARNOCK III A.
 Astrophys. J., Suppl. Ser., 66, 1-18 (1988)
  Faint blue objects at high galactic latitude. V. Palomar Schmidt field centered on Selected Area 71.
oTable 1: <US NNNN> (Nos 3679-3965).
Ref:=1990ApJS...74..885U
byUSHER P.D. , MITCHELL K.J.
 Astrophys. J., Suppl. Ser., 74, 885-889 (1990)
  Faint blue objects at high galactic latitude. VI. Palomar Schmidt field centered on selected area 82.
oTable 1: <US NNNN> (Nos 3966-3987).
Ref:=1998MNRAS.295..225M
byMITCHELL K.J. , SAFFER R.A., HOWELL S.B., BROWN T.M.
 Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., 295, 225-239 (1998)
  A new, complete sample of faint B stars in the Galactic halo.
oTable 1 : Kin 77 = [KSK94] SA 57 77
oTable 1: <US NNNN.N> N=3.
Ref:=2004ApJS..153..119M
byMITCHELL K.J. , USHER P.D.
 Astrophys. J., Suppl. Ser., 153, 119-157 (2004)
  Faint blue objects at high galactic latitude. VIII. Performance characteristics of the US survey.
oTable A1: <US NNNN.N> N=24 added.
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as II/115
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as J/ApJS/153/119
Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)