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

Result of query: info cati A3$

Details on Acronym:   A3
  
A3     (Asiago obs., field 3)= (BB) 
 Write:<<A3  NNN>>
 N:  506
Object:Blue Obj.  (SIMBAD class: blue = Blue Object)
   Ref:=1974A&AS...13..269B
     byBARBIERI C.
, BENVENUTI P.
 Astron. Astrophys., Suppl. Ser., 13, 269-291 (1974)

    Studies of blue objects at high galactic latitudes. III. Faint blue
    objects in the field of BD +15 2469.
o<A3 NNN> N=324 among (Nos 1-506)
 Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)

Details on Acronym:   BB
  
BB     (Barbieri+Benvenuti)
  ***** Avoid the usage of BB,  prefer A3
 Originof the Acronym: L = Found in the literature