Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
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Result of query: info cati PCV2006] ULX$
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Details on Acronym:   [PCV2006]
  
[PCV2006] (Ptak+Colbert+Van Der Marel+, 2006)
Write:<<[PCV2006] ULX NN>>
<<[PCV2006] ULX NN N>>
N: 44+55
Object:(X)  (SIMBAD class: X = X-ray Source)
Note:HST WFPC2 archives and Chandra observations to search for ULX in nearby galaxies. Potential optical counterpart of the ULX are found.
Ref:=2006ApJS..166..154P
byPTAK A. , COLBERT E., VAN DER MAREL R.P., ROYE E., HECKMAN T., TOWNE B.
 Astrophys. J., Suppl. Ser., 166, 154-187 (2006)
  Optical counterparts of ultraluminous X-ray sources identified from archival HST WFPC2 images.
oTable 1: <[PCV2006] ULX NN> (Nos 1-44). Fig.2, Table 3: <[PCV2006] ULX NN N> N=55.
Originof the Acronym: S = Created by Simbad, the CDS Database