Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 26-Apr-2024)

Result of query: info cati BEBOP-1$
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Details on Acronym:   BEBOP
  
BEBOP (Binaries Escorted By Orbiting Planets)
Write:<<BEBOP -NNN>>
<<BEBOP -NNNA>>
<<BEBOP -NNNa>>
N: about 50
Object:Binary * + * + Poss. Pl  (SIMBAD class: Unknown = Object of Unknown Nature)
Note:The BEBOP survey is search for circumbinary planets orbiting main sequence binary stars, using radial velocities. The BEBOP designation will be given to systems detected with radial-velocities.
Notes:We are about to submit our first detection, BEBOP-1.
Auth.:Amaury Triaud

University of Birmingham
Originof the Acronym: p = Pre-registered to IAU Comm.5