Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
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Result of query: info cati Shanks$

Details on Acronym:   Shanks
  
Shanks (Shanks)
Write:<<Shanks AAANX:NNNa>>
<<Shanks ANNNX:NNNa>>
N: 41+43+1+5+2
Object:(X)  (SIMBAD class: X = X-ray Source)
Note:ROSAT PSPC observations.
In the format 'AAA' stands for fields, often the same fields as FOCAP fields (ref. 1990MNRAS.243....1B) In the format 'ANNN' stands for other fields, ex. 'F864'
Formats ''XSF3:NNa' and 'GSGP4X:NNa' are also used by the authors, but they agree with the designation 'Shanks QSF3X:NNa' and 'Shanks SGP4X:NNa'.
Ref:=1991Natur.353..315S
bySHANKS T. , GEORGANTOPOULOS I., STEWART G.C., POUNDS K.A., BOYLE B.J., GRIFFITHS R.E.
 Nature, 353, 315-320 (1991)
  The origin of the cosmic X-ray background.
oAuthors use a format 'XSF3:NNa', but they agree with the format 'QSF3X:NNa' in SIMBAD
o<Shanks QSF3X:NNa> N=41
Ref:=1995MNRAS.275...77G
byGRIFFITHS R.E. , GEORGANTOPOULOS I., BOYLE B.J., STEWART G.C., SHANKS T., DELLA CECA R.
 Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., 275, 77-88 (1995)
  A ROSAT deep survey. VI. Active and passive X-ray galaxies.
oTable 2: <Shanks QSF1X:NN> N=40 among (Nos 9-84), Table 3: <Shanks QSF3X:NN> N=3 among (Nos 9-51)
Ref:=1995MNRAS.276..706R
byROCHE N. , SHANKS T., ALMAINI O., BOYLE B.J., GEORGANTOPOULOS I., STEWART G.C., GRIFFITHS R.E.
 Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., 276, 706-714 (1995)
  A deep ROSAT survey - VIII. X-ray detection of the evolved galaxy cluster 0055-279.
oGSGP4X:32 = Shanks SGP4X:32
o<Shanks SGP4X:32> N=1
Ref:=2000MNRAS.315..325A
byALMAINI O. , LAWRENCE A., SHANKS T., EDGE A., BOYLE B.J., GEORGANTOPOULOS I., GUNN K.F., STEWART G.C., GRIFFITHS R.E.
 Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., 315, 325-336 (2000)
  X-ray variability in a deep, flux-limited sample of QSOs.
oFig.3: <Shanks SGP4X:NNN> N=3, <Shanks SGP3X:NNN> N=2, <Shanks F864X:NNN> N=2.
Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)