Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 26-Sep-2023)

Result of query: info cati WHO98] 3C 279 KN$

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Details on Acronym:   [WHO98]
  
[WHO98] (Wardle+Homan+Roberts, 1998) (Not yet in Simbad)
 Write:<<[WHO98]  3C 279 KN>>  

        <<[WHO98]  3C 279 CW>>
 N:  4+2
Object:Peak  (SIMBAD class: Radio = Radio Source)
  Note:Peaks (Nos K1-K4) of 3C 279, and Components of    the Core (Nos CE, CW)
 in source:3C 279
   Ref:=1998Natur.395..457W
     byWARDLE J.F.C.
, HOMAN D.C., OJHA R., ROBERTS D.H.
 Nature, 395, 457-461 (1998)

    Electron-positron jets associated with the quasar 3C 279.

oFig.1: <[WHO98] 3C 279 KN> (Nos K1-K3), <[WHO98] 3C 279 CW> Nos CE,    CW).
   Ref:=2000ApJ...535..575H
     byHOMAN D.C.
, WARDLE J.F.C.
 Astrophys. J., 535, 575-585 (2000)

    Direct distance measurements to superluminal radio sources.

o<[WHO98] 3C 279 KN> (No. K4) added.
 Originof the Acronym: S = Created by Simbad, the CDS Database