3C catalogue of radio sources

E397270

astronomical catalogue radio source catalogue scientific dataset

The 3C catalogue of radio sources is a pioneering astronomical catalog that systematically lists and characterizes strong radio-emitting objects in the sky, greatly advancing the study of radio galaxies and quasars.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Third Cambridge Catalogue of Radio Sources	2
3C catalogue of radio sources canonical	1
Fourth Cambridge Catalogue of Radio Sources	1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	astronomical catalogue ⓘ radio source catalogue ⓘ scientific dataset ⓘ
abbreviation	3C ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	3C catalogue of radio sources ⓘ surface form: Third Cambridge Catalogue of Radio Sources
catalogueNumberingScheme	prefix 3C followed by source number ⓘ
compiledBy	Cavendish Laboratory ⓘ surface form: Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge
contains	active galactic nuclei ⓘ planetary nebulae ⓘ quasars ⓘ radio galaxies ⓘ supernova remnants ⓘ
contributedTo	identification of radio galaxies as extragalactic objects ⓘ recognition of quasars as a distinct class of active galactic nuclei ⓘ
coordinateSystem	equatorial coordinates ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
dataType	basic source classifications ⓘ radio flux measurements ⓘ sky positions of radio sources ⓘ
field	astrophysics ⓘ radio astronomy ⓘ
historicalSignificance	one of the earliest extensive radio source catalogues ⓘ
impact	crucial for discovery and characterization of quasars ⓘ pioneered systematic study of extragalactic radio sources ⓘ provided key targets for optical identification of radio sources ⓘ
influenced	3CR catalogue ⓘ subsequent radio source catalogues ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
notableEntry	3C 196 ⓘ 3C 273 ⓘ 3C 286 ⓘ 3C 295 ⓘ 3C 48 ⓘ
notableFor	listing some of the brightest radio sources in the sky ⓘ
publicationDecade	1950s ⓘ
purpose	support study of quasars ⓘ support study of radio galaxies ⓘ systematic listing of strong radio-emitting objects in the sky ⓘ
relatedTo	Cambridge radio source surveys ⓘ surface form: Cambridge radio surveys
selectionCriterion	radio flux density ⓘ
usedFor	calibration of radio telescopes ⓘ cosmological tests with radio sources ⓘ statistical studies of radio source populations ⓘ
wavelengthRange	meter-wavelength radio frequencies ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Martin Ryle → knownFor → 3C catalogue of radio sources ⓘ

Cambridge radio source surveys → hasPart → 3C catalogue of radio sources ⓘ

this entity surface form: Third Cambridge Catalogue of Radio Sources

Cambridge radio source surveys → hasPart → 3C catalogue of radio sources ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fourth Cambridge Catalogue of Radio Sources

3C catalogue of radio sources → alsoKnownAs → 3C catalogue of radio sources ⓘ

this entity surface form: Third Cambridge Catalogue of Radio Sources