Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
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Result of query: info cati VK99] Star N$
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Details on Acronym:   [VK99]
  
[VK99] (Van Kerkwijk+Kulkarni, 1999)
Write:<<[VK99] Star N>>
N: 9
Object:*  (SIMBAD class: Star)
Stat:is completely incorporated in Simbad
Note:Stars in the field of PSR 2303+46. Star 1 is the optical counterpart of the PSR. Map in Fig.1
Ref:=1999ApJ...516L..25V
byVAN KERKWIJK M.H. , KULKARNI S.R.
 Astrophys. J., 516, 25-28 (1999)
  A massive white dwarf companion to the eccentric binary pulsar system PSR B2303+46.
oTable 1: <[VK99] Star N> (Nos 1-9).
Originof the Acronym: S = Created by Simbad, the CDS Database