Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 15-Sep-2023)

Result of query: info cati BTS$

Details on Acronym:   BTS
  
BTS    (Binggeli+Tarenghi+Sandage)
 Write:<<BTS  NNN>>
 N:  179
Object:Dwarf G  (SIMBAD class: Galaxy)
  Note:(Nos 1-179), dwarf and dwarf candidate galaxies in the field    defined as the space outside of rich clusters of galaxies.
   Ref:=1990A&A...228...42B
     byBINGGELI B.
, TARENGHI M., SANDAGE A.
 Astron. Astrophys., 228, 42-60 (1990)

    The abundance and morphological segregation of dwarf galaxies in the
    field.
oTable 2: <BTS NNN> (Nos 1-179)
 Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)