Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
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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)