Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 22-Mar-2024)

Result of query: info cati SMCN$

Details on Acronym:   SMCN
  
SMCN (Nova candidate in SMC)
Write:<<SMCN YYYY-MMa>>
N: 9
Object:Poss. Nova  (SIMBAD class: Nova_Candidate = Classical Nova Candidate)
Note:Systematic designation of candidate novae in the SMC following the CBAT notation for the M31 novae (see M31N).
More information can be found here: http://www.mpe.mpg.de/~m31novae/opt/smc/index.php

See also M31N, M32N, M33N, NGC205N and LMCN.

in source:Magellanic Clouds:SMC = SMC
Ref:=2016ApJS..222....9M
byMROZ P. , UDALSKI A., POLESKI R., SOSZYNSKI I., SZYMANSKI M.K., PIETRZYNSKI G., WYRZYKOWSKI L., ULACZYK K., KOZLOWSKI S., PIETRUKOWICZ P., SKOWRON J.
 Astrophys. J., Suppl. Ser., 222, 9 (2016)
  OGLE atlas of classical novae. II. Magellanic Clouds.
oTable 2: <SMCN YYYY-NNa> N=9.
Originof the Acronym: L (2016ApJS..222....9M)