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

Result of query: info cati N73] 3C$
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Details on Acronym:   [N73]
  
[N73] (Northover, 1973)
Write:<<[N73] 3C 66A>>
<<[N73] 3C 66BNa>>
N: 2+8
Object:Component  (SIMBAD class: Radio = Radio Source)
Note:3C consists of 2 radio-sources A and B. The source B is the main source, coincident with the nucleus of the galaxy.
in source:3C 66
Ref:=1973MNRAS.165..369N
byNORTHOVER K.J.E.
 Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., 165, 369-379 (1973)
  The radio galaxy 3C 66.
oTables I, II: <[N73] 3C 66A> (Nos A, B), <[N73] 3C 66BNa> (Nos B1-B4, B2a-B2d).
Originof the Acronym: S = Created by Simbad, the CDS Database