Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
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Result of query: info cati VK2001] g$
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Details on Acronym:   [VK2001]
  
[VK2001] (Van Kerkwijk+Kulkarni, 2001) (Not yet in Simbad)
Write:<<[VK2001] g>>
<<[VK2001] X>>
N: 1+1
Object:*  (SIMBAD class: Star)
Note:N=1 new star in the field of RX J1856.5-3754, star 'g' in Fig.1, and N=1 star 'X' which is the optical counterpart of the RX.
Ref:=2001A&A...378..986V
byVAN KERKWIJK M.H. , KULKARNI S.R.
 Astron. Astrophys., 378, 986-995 (2001)
  Optical spectroscopy and photometry of the neutron star RX J1856.5-3754.
oFig.1, Table 5: <[VK2001] g> N=1, <[VK2001] X> N=1.
Originof the Acronym: S = Created by Simbad, the CDS Database