Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
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Result of query: info cati KFJ2002] AXN$
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Details on Acronym:   [KFJ2002]
  
[KFJ2002] (Kraft+Forman+Jones+, 2002)
Write:<<[KFJ2002] NN>>
<<[KFJ2002] AXN>>
<<[KFJ2002] AXNA>>
N: 31+5
Object:Knot  (SIMBAD class: X = X-ray Source)
Stat:is completely incorporated in Simbad
Note:Chandra observations of the X-ray knots in the jet of Cen A.
Knots in the inner jet are refered as AX1, AX2, etc.. and knots beyond the inner jet as BX1, BX2, CX1, etc.. the letter 'A' depending on their location relative to the BGLO radio knots.
See also [KSA2006].
in source:Cen A = NGC 5128
Ref:=2002ApJ...569...54K
byKRAFT R.P. , FORMAN W.R., JONES C., MURRAY S.S., HARDCASTLE M.J., WORRALL D.M.
 Astrophys. J., 569, 54-71 (2002)
  Chandra observations of the X-ray jet in Centaurus A.
oTable 2: <[KFJ2002] NN> (Nos 1-31) = <[KFJ2002] AXN> N=31.
Ref:=2003ApJ...593..169H
byHARDCASTLE M.J. , WORRALL D.M., KRAFT R.P., FORMAN W.R., JONES C., MURRAY S.S.
 Astrophys. J., 593, 169-183 (2003)
  Radio and X-ray observations of the jet in Centaurus A.
oThe knots designated as 'S1' and 'S2' in Fig.1 and in the text are [CBF86] SL1 and [CBF86] SL2 in SIMBAD ('SL1' and 'SL2' in 1992ApJ...395..444C).
oFig.1: <BGLO Cen A Knot ANa> (Nos A2a, A3a, A3b, A5a, A6a, B1a) added. Fig.1: <[HWK2003] SJN> (Nos SJ1 to SJ3), <[HWK2003] SNA> (Nos S1-S2, S2A, S2B). Fig.5: <[KFJ2002] AXNA> (Nos AX1A, AX1C, SX1, SX2A, SX2B) added.
Originof the Acronym: S = Created by Simbad, the CDS Database