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

Result of query: info cati 3C$

Details on Acronym:   3C
  
3C     (3rd Cambridge catalog)
 Write:<<3C  NNN>>

<<3C  NNN.N>>	(not recognised by Simbad, but found in literature)  

        <<3C  NNNA>>  

        <<3C  NNN.NA>>
 N:  471
Object:(Rad)  (SIMBAD class: Radio = Radio Source)
  Note:The format 'NNN' is sometimes found in the literature as 'NNN.0'.
    See also 3CR.
   Ref:=1959MmRAS..68...37E
     byEDGE D.O.
, SHAKESHAFT J.R., McADAM W.B., BALDWIN J.E., ARCHER S.
 Mem. R. Astron. Soc., 68, 37-60 (1959)

    A survey of radio sources at a frequency of 159 Mc/s.

o<3C NNN> (Nos 1-471)
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as VIII/1
 Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)

Details on Acronym:   3C
  
3C     (3rd Cambridge catalog)
  ***** Avoid the usage of 3C,  prefer [DP83]
 Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)

Details on Acronym:   3C
  
3C     (3rd Cambridge catalog)
  ***** Avoid the usage of 3C,  prefer [PUC81]
 Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)

Details on Acronym:   3C
  
3C     (3rd Cambridge catalog)
  ***** Avoid the usage of 3C,  prefer [UCP83]
 Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)