Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 11-Mar-2024)

Result of query: info cati 3C$

Details on Acronym:   3C
  
3C (3rd Cambridge catalog)
Write:<<3C NNN>>
<<3C NNN.N>> (not recognised by Simbad, but found in literature)
<<3C NNNA>>
<<3C NNN.NA>>
N: 471
Object:(Rad)  (SIMBAD class: Radio = Radio Source)
Note:The format 'NNN' is sometimes found in the literature as 'NNN.0'.
See also 3CR.
Ref:=1959MmRAS..68...37E
byEDGE D.O. , SHAKESHAFT J.R., McADAM W.B., BALDWIN J.E., ARCHER S.
 Mem. R. Astron. Soc., 68, 37-60 (1959)
  A survey of radio sources at a frequency of 159 Mc/s.
o<3C NNN> (Nos 1-471)
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as VIII/1
Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)

Details on Acronym:   3C
  
3C (3rd Cambridge catalog)
***** Avoid the usage of 3C, prefer [DP83]
Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)

Details on Acronym:   3C
  
3C (3rd Cambridge catalog)
***** Avoid the usage of 3C, prefer [PUC81]
Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)

Details on Acronym:   3C
  
3C (3rd Cambridge catalog)
***** Avoid the usage of 3C, prefer [UCP83]
Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)