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

Result of query: info cati VCS3$

Details on Acronym:   VCS3
  
VCS3   (Very long baseline array Calibrator Survey, 3)
 Write:<<VCS3  JHHMM+DDMM>>
 N:  360
Object:(Rad)  (SIMBAD class: Radio = Radio Source)
  Stat:is completely incorporated in Simbad
  Note:Third extension to the VCS1 catalog.
    See also IVS.
   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.
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as J/AJ/129/1163
 Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)