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

Result of query: info cati 4XMMs$

Details on Acronym:   4XMMs
  
4XMMs (4XMM - stacked catalogue)
Write:<<4XMMs JHHMMSS.s+DDMMSS>>
Object:(X)  (SIMBAD class: X = X-ray Source)
Note:The XMM-Newton Survey Science Centre generates catalogs of serendipitous X-ray sources detected in archival X-ray observations. This new resource is based on stacking of X-ray observations, in the past (catalogues 1XMM, 2XMM, 3XMM, 4XMM) all observations were treated individually.
http://xmmssc.irap.omp.eu
Auth.:Axel Schwope

Leibniz-Institut for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP)
Originof the Acronym: p = Pre-registered to IAU Comm.5