Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 17-Mar-2023)

Result of query: info cati PKK96]$

Details on Acronym:   [PKK96]
  
[PKK96] (Pietz+Kerp+Kalberla+, 1996)= (VB) 
 Write:<<[PKK96]  VB LLL+BB>>  

        <<[PKK96]  VB LLL+BB.b>>
 N:  11
Object:Velocity Bridge  (SIMBAD class: Unknown = Object of Unknown Nature)
  Stat:is completely incorporated in Simbad
  Note:N=11 Velocity Bridges between HVC towards [H68] C complex.
   Ref:=1996A&A...308L..37P
     byPIETZ J.
, KERP J., KALBERLA P.M.W., MEBOLD U., BURTON W.B., HARTMANN D.H.
 Astron. Astrophys., 308, 37-40 (1996)

    Velocity bridges: signature of HVC interaction with the Galactic halo.

oTable 1: <[PKK96] VB LLL+BB>, <[PKK96] VB LLL+BB.b>, N=11.
 Originof the Acronym: S = Created by Simbad, the CDS Database

Details on Acronym:   VB
  
VB     (Velocity Bridge)
  ***** Avoid the usage of VB,  prefer [PKK96]
 Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)