Classification of some vertex operator algebras of rank 3

We discuss the classification of strongly regular vertex operator algebras (VOAs) with exactly three simple modules whose character vector satisfies a monic modular linear differential equation with irreducible monodromy. Our Main Theorem provides a classification of all such VOAs in the form of one infinite family of affine VOAs, one individual affine algebra and two Virasoro algebras, together with a family of eleven exceptional character vectors and associated data that we call the U-series. We prove that there are at least $15$ VOAs in the U-series occurring as commutants in a Schellekens list holomorphic VOA. These include the affine algebra E8,2 and H\"ohn's Baby Monster VOA VB^₍₀₎ but the other $13$ seem to be new. The idea in the proof of our Main Theorem is to exploit properties of a family of vector-valued modular forms with rational functions as Fourier coefficients, which solves a family of modular linear differential equations in terms of generalized hypergeometric series.