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

Result of query: info cati XBS$

Details on Acronym:   XBS
  
XBS (XMM, Bright Source)
Write:<<XBS JHHMMSS.s+DDMMSS>>
N: 400
Object:(X)  (SIMBAD class: X = X-ray Source)
Stat:is completely incorporated in Simbad
Note:XMM-Newton observations. See also the natural extension XMS.
Ref:=2004A&A...428..383D
byDELLA CECA R. , MACCACARO T., CACCIANIGA A., SEVERGNINI P., BRAITO V., BARCONS X., CARRERA F.J., WATSON M.G., TEDDS J.A., BRUNNER H., LEHMANN I., PAGE M.J., LAMER G., SCHWOPE A.
 Astron. Astrophys., 428, 383-399 (2004)
  Exploring the X-ray sky with the XMM-Newton Bright Serendipitous Survey.
oTables 3, 4: <XBS JHHMMSS.s+DDMMSS> N=400.
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as J/A+A/428/383
Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)