Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects


Details on Acronym:   IRAS
  
IRAS (InfraRed Source)
Write:<<[MLY89] IRAS NN>>
Object:(IR)  (SIMBAD class: Infrared = Infra-Red Source)
in source:NAME ASS MON OB 1-
Ref:=1989ApJ...345..906M
byMARGULIS M. , LADA C.J., YOUNG E.T.
 Astrophys. J., 345, 906-917 (1989)
  Young stellar objects in the Monoceros OB1 molecular cloud.
oTable 1: <[MLY89] IRAS NN> (Nos 1-30).

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Avoid the usage of IRAS, prefer [MLY89]
Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)