Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
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Result of query: info cati WATCH$

Details on Acronym:   W
  
W (WATCH catalogue)
***** Avoid the usage of W, prefer WATCH
Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)

Details on Acronym:   WATCH
  
WATCH (WATCH catalogue)= (W)
Write:<<WATCH YYMMDDa>>
N: 95
Object:(Gamma)  (SIMBAD class: gammaBurst = Gamma-ray Burst)
Stat:is completely incorporated in Simbad
Note:Catalogue of Gamma-ray bursts observed with the WATCH all-sky monitor on board the GRANAT satellite
Ref:=1998A&AS..129....1S
bySAZONOV S.Y. , SUNYAEV R.A., TEREKHOV O.V., LUND N., BRANDT S., CASTRO-TIRADO A.J.
 Astron. Astrophys., Suppl. Ser., 129, 1-8 (1998)
  GRANAT/WATCH catalogue of cosmic γ-ray bursts: December 1989 to September 1994.
oTable 1: <WATCH YYMMDDa> N=95
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as J/A+AS/129/1
Originof the Acronym: S = Created by Simbad, the CDS Database