Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 15-Sep-2023)

Result of query: info cati 1B$

Details on Acronym:   1B
  
1B     (1st BATSE catalog)= BATSE = (GRB) 
 Write:<<1B  YYMMDDA>>
 N:  260
Object:(Gamma)  (SIMBAD class: gammaBurst = Gamma-ray Burst)
  Stat:is completely incorporated in Simbad
  Note:BATSE experiment on the CGRO satellite,    N=260 cosmic gamma-ray bursts during    the period 1991 April 19 to 1992 March 5.
    see also 2B, 3B, 4B
   Ref:=1994ApJS...92..229F
     byFISHMAN G.J.
, MEEGAN C.A., WILSON R.B., BROCK M.N., HORACK J.M., KOUVELIOTOU C., HOWARD S., PACIESAS W.S., BRIGGS M.S., PENDLETON N., KOSHUT T.M., MALLOZZI R.S., STOLLBERG M., LESTRADE J.P.
 Astrophys. J., Suppl. Ser., 92, 229-283 (1994)

    The first BATSE Gamma-ray burst catalog.

oTable 1, col (1): <Trigger NNNN> N=260, Table 1, col (2): <1B YYMMDDA>    N=260
 Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)

Details on Acronym:   BATSE
  
BATSE  (1st BATSE catalog)
 ** catalog: use 1B
 Originof the Acronym: L = Found in the literature

Details on Acronym:   GRB
  
GRB    (Gamma Ray Burst)
  ***** Avoid the usage of GRB,  prefer 1B
 Originof the Acronym: L = Found in the literature