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

Result of query: info cati ALS$

Details on Acronym:   ALS
  
ALS    (Alma Luminous Star)
 Write:<<ALS  NNNNN>>
 N:  5132+7390
Object:Star  (SIMBAD class: Star)
  Note:(Nos 1-5132) are identical to 'LS NNNN' Southern stars
    (Nos 5133-6000) are not assigned
    (Nos 6001-13390) are Northern LS stars, cross-id.    with 'LS R +DD NNN' are not given in 1998ApJS..115..271R.
   Ref:=1998ApJS..115..271R
     byREED B.C.

 Astrophys. J., Suppl. Ser., 115, 271-276 (1998)

    UBV β database for Case-Hamburg Northern and Southern Luminous Stars.

oMany wrong crossids
o<ALS NNNNN> (Nos 1-5132, 6001-13390)
   Ref:=2003AJ....125.2531R
     byREED B.C.

 Astron. J., 125, 2531-2533 (2003)

    Catalog of galactic OB stars.

oCatalog: <ALS NNNNN> N=6171 among (Nos 14001-20171) added.
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as J/ApJS/115/271
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as V/125
 Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)

Details on Acronym:   ALS
  
ALS    (Acker+Lundstrom+Stenholm)
  ***** Avoid the usage of ALS,  prefer [ALS88]
 Originof the Acronym: L (1997A&A...327..191M)