Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 11-Mar-2024)

Result of query: info cati IVS$

Details on Acronym:   IVS
  
IVS (International VLBI Service)
Write:<<IVS BHHMM+DDd>>
<<IVS BHHMM+DDA>>
Object:(Rad)  (SIMBAD class: Radio = Radio Source)
Note:Extragalactic radio-sources in the northern sky, used as VLBA calibrators.
IVS sources are also IERS sources.
See also VCS1 to VCS6 J2000 designation for IVS sources.

Since about 2010, the Radio Fundamental Catalog (http://astrogeo.org/rfc/) also maintains a list of IVS sources, that are not only calibrators.

Ref:=2002ApJS..141...13B
byBEASLEY A.J. , GORDON D., PECK A.B., PETROV L., MacMILLAN D.S., FOMALONT E.B., MA C.
 Astrophys. J., Suppl. Ser., 141, 13-21 (2002)
  The VLBA calibrator Survey–VCS1.
oTables 2, 4: <VCS1 JHHMM+DDMM> N=1332+72 = <IVS BHHMM+DDd> N=1332+72.
Ref:=2003AJ....126.2562F
byFOMALONT E.B. , PETROV L., MacMILLAN D.S., GORDON D., MA C.
 Astron. J., 126, 2562-2566 (2003)
  The second VLBA calibrator survey: VCS2.
oTable 3, col(1): <VCS2 JHHMM+DDMM> N=276 = Table 3, col(2): <IVS BHHMM+DDd> N=276.
Ref:=2005AJ....129.1163P
byPETROV L. , KOVALEV Y.Y., FOMALONT E., GORDON D.
 Astron. J., 129, 1163-1170 (2005)
  The third VLBA calibrator survey: VCS3.
oTable 2, col(2): <IVS BHHMM+DDd> N=360 = Table 2, col(3): <VCS3 JHHMM+DDMM> N=360.
Ref:=2006AJ....131.1872P
byPETROV L. , KOVALEV Y.Y., FOMALONT E.B., GORDON D.
 Astron. J., 131, 1872-1879 (2006)
  The fourth VLBA calibrator survey: VCS4.
oTable 2, col(2): <IVS BHHMM+DDd> N=258 = Table 2, col(3): <VCS3 JHHMM+DDMM> N=258.
Ref:=2007AJ....133.1236K
byKOVALEV Y.Y. , PETROV L., FOMALONT E.B., GORDON D.
 Astron. J., 133, 1236-1242 (2007)
  The fifth VLBA calibrator survey: VCS5.
oTable 2, col(2): <IVS BHHMM+DDd> N=569 = Table 2, col(3): <VCS5 JHHMM+DDMM> N=569.
oObjets from table 2 are designated in Simbad with their NVSS name.
Ref:=2008AJ....136..580P
byPETROV L. , KOVALEV Y.Y., FOMALONT E.B., GORDON D.
 Astron. J., 136, 580-585 (2008)
  The sixth VLBA calibrator survey: VCS6.
oTable 4, col(2): <IVS BHHMM+DDd> N=264 = Table 4, col(3): <VCS6 JHHMM+DDMM> N=264.
Ref:=2011AJ....142...35P
byPETROV L. , KOVALEV Y.Y., FOMALONT E.B., GORDON D.
 Astron. J., 142, 35 (2011)
  The Very Long Baseline Array Galactic Plane Survey–VGaPS.
oTable 9: <IVS BHHMM+DDd> N=327.
Ref:=2011AJ....142...89P
byPETROV L. , TAYLOR G.B.
 Astron. J., 142, 89 (2011)
  Precise absolute astrometry from the VLBA imaging and polarimetry survey at 5 GHz.
oTable 2: <IVS BHHMM+DDd> N=857.
Ref:=2011AJ....142..105P
byPETROV L.
 Astron. J., 142, 105 (2011)
  The catalog of positions of optically bright extragalactic radio sources OBRS-1.
oTable 2: <IVS BHHMM+DDd> N=105.
Ref:=2012AJ....143...35P
byPETROV L. , HONMA M., SHIBATA S.M.
 Astron. J., 143, 35 (2012)
  The KCAL VERA 22 GHz calibrator survey.
oTable 3: <IVS BHHMM+DDd> N=877.
Ref:=2012AJ....144..150P
byPETROV L. , LEE S.-S., KIM J., JUNG T., OH J., SOHN B.W., BYUN D.-Y., CHUNG M.-H., JE D.-H., WI S.-O., SONG M.-G., KANG J., HAN S.-T., LEE J.-W., KIM B.G., CHUNG H., KIM H.-G.
 Astron. J., 144, 150 (2012)
  Early science with the Korean VLBI Network: the QCAL-1 43 GHz Calibrator Survey.
oTables 3-4: <IVS BHHMM+DDd> N=637+33.
Ref:=2012MNRAS.419.1097P
byPETROV L.
 Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., 419, 1097-1106 (2012)
  The EVN galactic plane survey - EGaPS.
oTables 3-4: <IVS BHHMM+DDd> N=9+109.
Ref:=2013AJ....146....5P
byPETROV L.
 Astron. J., 146, 5 (2013)
  The catalog of positions of optically bright extragalactic radio sources OBRS-2.
oTable 2: <IVS BHHMM+DDd> N=295.
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as <J/ApJS/141/13/>
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as <J/AJ/126/2562/>
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as <J/AJ/129/1163/>
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as <J/AJ/131/1872/>
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as <J/AJ/133/1236/>
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as <J/AJ/136/580/>
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as <J/MNRAS/419/1097/>
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as <J/AJ/142/35/>
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as <J/AJ/142/89/>
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as <J/AJ/143/35/>
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as <J/AJ/142/105/>
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as <J/AJ/144/150/>
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as <J/AJ/146/5/>
Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)