Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 26-Sep-2023)

Result of query: info cati 3B$

Details on Acronym:   3B
  
3B     (3rd BATSE catalog)= BATSE = (GRB) 
 Write:<<3B  YYMMDDA>>
 N:  1122
Object:(Gamma)  (SIMBAD class: gammaBurst = Gamma-ray Burst)
  Stat:is completely incorporated in Simbad
  Note:BATSE experiment on the CGRO satellite,    N=1122 cosmic gamma-ray bursts during    the period 1991 April 19 to 1994 September 19.
    In the format 'YYMMDDA' the letters 'A', 'B', ... are    added if there is more than one burst a day.
    (The first burst in the day is GRB YYMMDD = GRB YYMMDDA)    1999ApJS..120..399H: Information on localizatin for 218    3B bursts are obtained by analysing data from Ulysses    and Compton gamma ray Observatory.
    see also 1B, 2B, 4B
   Ref:=1996ApJS..106...65M
     byMEEGAN C.A.
, PENDLETON G.N., BRIGGS M.S., KOUVELIOTOU C., KOSHUT T.M., LESTRADE J.P., PACIESAS W.S., McCOLLOUGH M.L., BRAINERD J.J., HORACK J.M., HAKKILA J., HENZE W., PREECE R.D., MALLOZZI R.S., FISHMAN G.J.
 Astrophys. J., Suppl. Ser., 106, 65-110 (1996)

    The third BATSE γ-ray burst catalog.

o<3B YYMMDDA> N=1122 = <Trigger NNNN>
 Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)

Details on Acronym:   BATSE
  
BATSE  (3rd BATSE catalog)
 ** catalog: use 3B
 Originof the Acronym: L = Found in the literature

Details on Acronym:   GRB
  
GRB    (Gamma Ray Burst)
  ***** Avoid the usage of GRB,  prefer 3B
 Originof the Acronym: L = Found in the literature