Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
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Result of query: info cati X LMC$

Details on Acronym:   LMC X-
   LMC X- (LMC, X-ray source) ====>Equivalent to: X LMC
Details on Acronym:   X LMC
   X LMC (X-ray source, LMC)= LMC X- Write:<<X LMC X-N>>
<<X LMC N>> (not recognised by Simbad, but found in literature) N: 6 Object:(X)  (SIMBAD class: X = X-ray Source) Note:see CAL for optical counterparts. in source:Magellanic Clouds:LMC = LMC Ref:=1971ApJ...170L..67L byLEONG C. , KELLOGG E., GURSKY H., TANANBAUM H., GIACCONI R. Astrophys. J., 170, 67-71 (1971) X-ray emission from the Magellanic Clouds observed by Uhuru. oTable 1: <X LMC X-N> (Nos X-1 to X-3). Text: <X SMC X-N> (No. X-1). Ref:=1974ApJ...191L.113R byRAPLEY C.G. , TUOHY I.R. Astrophys. J., 191, 113-116 (1974) X-ray observations of the Large Magellanic Cloud by the Coppernicus satellite. o<X LMC X-N> (No. X-4). Ref:=1975ApJ...196L..55M byMARKERT T.H. , CLARK G.W. Astrophys. J., 196, 55-58 (1975) Observations of X-ray sources in the Large Magellanic Cloud by the OSO-7 satellite. o<X LMC X-N> (No. X-5). Ref:=1977MNRAS.180p..75G byGRIFFITHS R.E. , SEWARD F.D. Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., 180, part no 16, 75-79 (1977) Observations of the LMC X-ray sources with the Ariel V sky survey instrument. o<X LMC X-N> (No. X-6).

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