Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 10-Apr-2024)

Result of query: info cati ROX NN$
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Details on Acronym:   ROX
  
ROX (rho Oph, X-ray source)
Write:<<ROX NN>>
<<ROX CNN>>
N: 47+20
Object:(X)  (SIMBAD class: X = X-ray Source)
Stat:is completely incorporated in Simbad
Note:1E observations. Format 'NN': N=47. Format 'CNN' (C for Complementary list): N=20. See also opt. counterpart of the X-ray source: ROXs. See also ROXA, ROXR1, ROXRA, ROXRF.
in source:NAME rho Oph Cloud
Ref:=1983ApJ...269..182M
byMONTMERLE T. , KOCH-MIRAMOND L., FALGARONE E., GRINDLAY J.E.
 Astrophys. J., 269, 182-201 (1983)
  Einstein observations of the ρ Ophiuchi dark cloud: an X-ray christmas tree.
o<ROX NN> (Nos 1-47), <ROX CNN> (Nos C1-C20)
Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)