Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
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Result of query: info cati BBW$

Details on Acronym:   BBW
  
BBW (Bok+Bester+Wade)
Write:<<BBW LLLBBa>>
N: 41
Object:HII  (SIMBAD class: HIIReg = HII Region)
Stat:is completely incorporated in Simbad
Note:Format based upon the galactic coordinates lI,bI of the object center.
The first 3 digits are the whole-number part of the galactic longitude, the last 2 digits are the whole-number part of the galactic latitude.
If the latitude is negative, the last 2 digits are italicized, that is not visible in SIMBAD, so BBW 30000 (+00) is BBW 30000a in SIMBAD, BBW 30000 (-00) is BBW 30000b in SIMBAD.
Also published in: Daedalus, Proc. Am. Acad. Arts Sci. 86, 9-16.
Ref:=1955HarRe.416....1B
byBOK B.J. , BESTER M.J., WADE C.M.
 Harvard College Observatory - Reprints, 416, 1-16 (1955)
  Catalogue of H(II) regions in the Milky Way for longitudes 250°-355°.
oBBW 30000 (+00) is BBW 30000a in SIMBAD, BBW 30000 (-00) is BBW 30000b in SIMBAD.
oTable I: <BBW LLLBBa> N=41
Originof the Acronym: L (1974Ap&SS..27....3M)

Details on Acronym:   BBW
  
BBW (Brand+Blitz+Wouterloot)
***** Avoid the usage of BBW, prefer Bran