Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 24-Apr-2024)

Result of query: info cati MHC2011] wNNN.N$
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Details on Acronym:   [MHC2011]
  
[MHC2011] (Massaro+Harris+Cheung, 2011) (Not yet in Simbad)
Write:<<[MHC2011] wNNN.N>>
N: 236
Object:(X) + Outflow  (SIMBAD class: X = X-ray Source)
Note:N=236 component for 106 radio sources with a published Chandra X-ray detection of a radio knot and/or hotspot.
The name of each knot or hotspot (wNNN.N) is a combination of one letter indicating the orientation of the radio structure and one number indicating distance from the core in arcseconds.
Ref:=2011ApJS..197...24M
byMASSARO F. , HARRIS D.E., CHEUNG C.C.
 Astrophys. J., Suppl. Ser., 197, 24 (2011)
  Large-scale extragalactic jets in the Chandra era. I. Data reduction and analysis.
oTable 7: <[MHC2011] wNNN.N> N=236.
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as J/ApJS/197/24
Originof the Acronym: S = Created by Simbad, the CDS Database