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

Result of query: info cati 2SXPS JHHMMSS.s+DDMMSS$
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Details on Acronym:   2SXPS
  
2SXPS (The Second Swift X-ray Point Source catalogue)
Write:<<2SXPS JHHMMSS.s+DDMMSS>>
N: 206335
Object:(X)  (SIMBAD class: X = X-ray Source)
Note:The 2SXPS (Swift-XRT Point Source) catalog contains 206,335 point sources detected by the Swift X-ray Telescope (XRT) in the 0.3–10 keV energy range. This catalog represents a significant improvement over 1SXPS, with double the sky coverage (now 3790 deg2), and several significant developments in source detection and classification.
More information is available at https://www.swift.ac.uk/2SXPS
Ref:=2020ApJS..247...54E
byEVANS P.A. , PAGE K.L., OSBORNE J.P., BEARDMORE A.P., WILLINGALE R., BURROWS D.N., KENNEA J.A., PERRI M., CAPALBI M., TAGLIAFERRI G., CENKO S.B.
 Astrophys. J., Suppl. Ser., 247, 54-54 (2020)
  2SXPS: an improved and expanded Swift X-ray Telescope point-source catalog.
o<2SXPS JHHMMSS.s+DDMMSS> N=206335.
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as <IX/58/>
Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)