Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 10-Apr-2024)

Result of query: info cati B68b] NNN$
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Details on Acronym:   B
  
B (Braccesi, 1968)
***** Avoid the usage of B, prefer [B68b]
Originof the Acronym: L = Found in the literature

Details on Acronym:   [B68b]
  
[B68b] (Braccesi, 1968)= (B)
Write:<<[B68b] NNN>>
N: 518
Object:?  (SIMBAD class: Unknown = Object of Unknown Nature)
Note:First quoted in 1968ApJ...152L.105B, from the 'manuscript catalogue' of Braccesi, 1968.
All objects were labelled with a working number, these numbers become known as 'B' numbers. A total of 518 objects were labelled.
The numbers up to 438 generally run with the RA, the others are scattered throughout the plate, and correspond to objects found in later efforts to make the survey as complete as possible.
Ref:=1968ApJ...152L.105B
byBRACCESI A. , LYNDS R., SANDAGE A.
 Astrophys. J., 152, 105-110 (1968)
  Spectroscopic and photometric data for a sample of Quasi-Stellar Objects identified by their infrared excess.
o<[B68b] NNN> from the 'manuscript catalogue' of Braccesi, 1968, here N=11
Originof the Acronym: S = Created by Simbad, the CDS Database