Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 15-Sep-2023)

Result of query: info cati MXB$

Details on Acronym:   MX
  
MX     (Massachusetts univ., X-ray)
  ***** Avoid the usage of MX,  prefer MXB
 Originof the Acronym: L (2004ApJ...613L.133C)

Details on Acronym:   MXB
  
MXB    (Massachusetts univ., X-ray Burster)= (MX) 
 Write:<<MXB  HHMM+DD>>  

        <<MXB  HHMM+DDd>>
Object:(X)  (SIMBAD class: X = X-ray Source)
  Note:1981SSRv...28....3L: first ref. with 18 'MXB' objects.
   Ref:=1981SSRv...28....3L
     byLEWIN W.H.G.
, JOSS P.C.
 Space Sci. Rev., 28, 3-87 (1981)

    X-ray bursters and the X-ray sources of the galactic bulge.

oTable IV: <MXB HHMM+DD>, <MXB HHMM+DDd> N=18
 Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)