Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 19-Apr-2024)

Result of query: info cati BMB-BW$

Details on Acronym:   BMB-BW
  
BMB-BW (Blanco+McCarthy+Blanco, Bar West)= (BW) = (LMC-BW)
Write:<<BMB-BW NNN>>
N: 215+52
Object:Carbon and Late *  (SIMBAD class: AGB* = Asymptotic Giant Branch Star)
Note:(Nos 1-215) and (Nos 301-352) Nos added in the 2nd ref. are based on an unpublished extension of the BMB survey. Identif. charts.
in source:Magellanic Clouds:LMC = LMC
Ref:=1980ApJ...242..938B
byBLANCO V.M. , McCARTHY M.F., BLANCO B.M.
 Astrophys. J., 242, 938-964 (1980)
  Carbon and late M-type stars in the Magellanic Clouds.
o(misprint BMB-BW 66 =-69 not -59)
oTable 2, part A: <BMB-B NN> (Nos 1-83), part B: <BMB-W NN> (Nos 1-56), part C: <BMB-BW NNN> (Nos 1-111), part D: <BMB-R NN> (Nos 1-61), part E: <BMB-O NNN> (Nos 1-116)
Ref:=1990ApJ...365..168F
byFROGEL J.A. , BLANCO V.M.
 Astrophys. J., 365, 168-179 (1990)
  The Large Magellanic Cloud Bar West field.
oTable 2: <BMB-BW NNN> (Nos 112-215) and (Nos 301-352) added

Details on Acronym:   BW
  
BW (Bar West)
***** Avoid the usage of BW, prefer BMB-BW

Details on Acronym:   LMC-BW
  
LMC-BW (LMC, Bar West)
***** Avoid the usage of LMC-BW, prefer BMB-BW