Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 02-Nov-2023)

Result of query: info cati 4B$

Details on Acronym:   4B
  
4B     (4th BATSE catalog)= BATSE = (GRB) 
 Write:<<4B  YYMMDDA>>
 N:  1637+1607
Object:(Gamma)  (SIMBAD class: gammaBurst = Gamma-ray Burst)
  Stat:is completely incorporated in Simbad
  Note:BATSE experiment on the CGRO satellite,    N=1637 cosmic gamma-ray bursts during the period    19 April, 1991 until 29 August, 1996.
    Additional data have been added later, for sources    until 26 May, 2000.
    see also 1B, 2B, 3B
   Ref:=1999ApJS..122..465P
     byPACIESAS W.S.
, MEEGAN C.A., PENDLETON G.N., BRIGGS M.S., KOUVELIOTOU C., KOSHUT T.M., LESTRADE J.P., McCOLLOUGH M.L., BRAINERD J.J., HAKKILA J., HENZE W., PREECE R.D., CONNAUGHTON V., KIPPEN R.M., MALLOZZI R.S., FISHMAN G.J., RICHARDSON G.A., SAHI M.
 Astrophys. J., Suppl. Ser., 122, 465-495 (1999)

    The fourth BATSE γ-ray burst catalog (Revised).

o<4B YYMMDDA> N=1637. <Trigger NNNN> N=1637 among (Nos 111-5586).
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as IX/20
 Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)

Details on Acronym:   BATSE
  
BATSE  (4th BATSE catalog)
 ** catalog: use 4B
 Originof the Acronym: L = Found in the literature

Details on Acronym:   GRB
  
GRB    (Gamma Ray Burst)
  ***** Avoid the usage of GRB,  prefer 4B
 Originof the Acronym: L = Found in the literature