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

Result of query: info cati NAME GEMINGA$

Details on Acronym:   Geminga
  
Geminga (source in Gem)
N: 1
Object:(Gamma)  (SIMBAD class: gamma = Gamma-ray Source)
Stat:is completely incorporated in Simbad
Note:Geminga was first noticed as a strong gamma-ray source.
in source:NAME GEM
Ref:=1977ApJ...213..252T
byTHOMPSON D.J. , FICHTEL C.E., HARTMAN R.C., KNIFFEN D.A., LAMB R.C.
 Astrophys. J., 213, 252-262 (1977)
  Final SAS-2 γ-ray results on sources in the galactic anticenter region.
o<NAME GEMINGA>