Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects

(K-band image Source)
Details on Acronym:   [WPH90]
  
[WPH90] 
Write:<<[WPH90] KS N>>
Object:(IR)  (SIMBAD class: Infrared = Infra-Red Source)
Stat:is completely incorporated in Simbad
in source:M 8 = Lagoon Nebula
Ref:=1990ApJ...365..252W
byWOODWARD C.E. , PIPHER J.L., HELFER H.L., FORREST W.J.
 Astrophys. J., 365, 252-255 (1990)
  Infrared imaging of the M 8 Hourglass.
oT.1, Fig.2: <[WPH90] KS N> (Nos 1-5)

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Avoid the usage of [WPH90], prefer [WPH90]
Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)