Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 10-Apr-2024)

Result of query: info cati WPVS$

Details on Acronym:   WPV
  
WPV (Wamsteker+Prieto+Vitores+)
***** Avoid the usage of WPV, prefer WPVS
Originof the Acronym: L (1998A&AS..132...55B)

Details on Acronym:   WPVS
  
WPVS (Wamsteker+Prieto+Vitores+Schuster+)= (WPV)
Write:<<WPVS NNN>>
N: 113
Object:EmG  (SIMBAD class: EmissionG = Emission-line galaxy)
Stat:is completely incorporated in Simbad
Note:Finding charts
Ref:=1985A&AS...62..255W
byWAMSTEKER W. , PRIETO A., VITORES A., SCHUSTER H.E., DANKS A.C., GONZALEZ R., RODRIGUEZ G.
 Astron. Astrophys., Suppl. Ser., 62, 255-277 (1985)
  Faint southern galaxies with H α emission.
oMisprints in table II : WPVS 76 is ESO 501-62, WPVS 84 is ESO 501-100.
o<WPVS NNN> (Nos 1-113).
Originof the Acronym: D = Assigned by the Dictionary of Acronyms