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

Details on Acronym:   SMC X-
  
SMC X- (SMC, X-ray source)
====>Equivalent to: X SMC

Details on Acronym:   X SMC
  
X SMC (SMC, X-ray source)= SMC X-
Write:<<X SMC X-N>>
N: 3
Object:(X)  (SIMBAD class: X = X-ray Source)
Note:See also the complete X-ray survey of SMC by Seward+ 1981ApJ...243..736S, the deeper surveys IKT, BKGS, WW. See CAL for optical counterparts.
in source:Magellanic Clouds:SMC = SMC
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:=1977IAUC.3125....1L
byLI F. , JERNIGAN G., CLARK G.
 IAU Circ., 3125, 1-None (1977)
  SMC X-2 and SMC X-3.
o<X SMC X-N> (Nos X-2, X-3).