Details on Acronym: 3XMM |
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| 3XMM | |
| Write: | <<3XMM JHHMMSS.s+DDMMSS>> |
| N: | about 480000 |
| Object: | (X) (SIMBAD class: X = X-ray Source) |
| Note: | 3XMM is the 6th release of the XMM-Newton X-ray source catalogue. It derives from a full reprocessing of all public XMM-Newton data up to mid-2012. The reprocessing takes advantage of several improvements in the scientific analysis, together with use of the latest calibration information. The catalogue will contain around 40% more sources than its predecessor, 2XMMi-DR3. Previous XMM-Newton X-ray catalogues are described at http://xmmssc-www.star.le.ac.uk/Catalogue/ 2009A&A...493..339W describes the 2XMM catalogue. |
| Auth.: | Simon Rosen |
| =E= | Catalogue in electronic form as IX/44 |
| Origin | of the Acronym: p = Pre-registered to IAU Comm.5 |