Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 02-Nov-2023)

Result of query: info cati SPH2003]$

Details on Acronym:   [SPH2003]
  
[SPH2003] (Sasaki+Pietsch+Haberl, 2003)
 Write:<<[SPH2003]  NNa>>
 N:  23
Object:HMXB  (SIMBAD class: HighMassXBin = High Mass X-ray Binary)
  Stat:is completely incorporated in Simbad
  Note:XMM-Newton EPIC data pointing towards the SMC.
    N=23 High Mass X-ray binaries (HMXB) in the SMC.
 in source:Magellanic Clouds:SMC = SMC
   Ref:=2003A&A...403..901S
     bySASAKI M.
, PIETSCH W., HABERL F.
 Astron. Astrophys., 403, 901-916 (2003)

    XMM-Newton observations of high mass X-ray binaries in the SMC.

oTable 2: Numbering in col(2) is the observation ID, not used in    SIMBAD.
oTable 2: <[SPH2003] NNa> (Nos 1-18, 6a, 10a, 13a, 14a, 15a).
 Originof the Acronym: S = Created by Simbad, the CDS Database