Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects

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Details on Acronym:   P60
  
P60  
Write:<<P60 -{M|NGC}NNNN{OT}-YYMMDD>>
Object:Opt. Transient  (SIMBAD class: Unknown = Object of Unknown Nature)
Note:Palomar 60 inch telescope observations of "Fast Transients In Nearest Galaxies" (P60-FasTING).
Only the first references with P60 sources are given here.
Ref:=2007ATel.1330....1K
byKASLIWAL M.M. , QUIMBY R., RAU A., OFEK E., CENKO B., KULKARNI S.
 ATel, 1330, 1 (2007)
  Discovery of new optical transient in M 81.
o<P60-M81OT-071213> N=1.
Ref:=2008ATel.1501....1K
byKASLIWAL M.M. , OFEK E.O., CENKO S.B., RAU A., QUIMBY R., KULKARNI S.R.
 ATel, 1501, 1 (2008)
  Discovery of an optical transient in M82.
o<P60-M82-080429> N=1.
Ref:=2008ATel.1663....1K
byKASLIWAL M.M. , CENKO S.B., RAU A., OFEK E.O., QUIMBY R., KULKARNI S.R.
 ATel, 1663, 1 (2008)
  Discovery of possible bright nova in NGC891 : P60-NGC891-080813.
o<P60-NGC891-080813> N=1.
Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)