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

Result of query: info cati BWI$

Details on Acronym:   BWI
  
BWI (Blanco, Window I)
Write:<<BWI NNN>>
<<BWI EN>>
N: 112+9
Object:V*  (SIMBAD class: Variable* = Variable Star)
Stat:is completely incorporated in Simbad
Note:RR Lyrae (Nos 1-112) and (Nos E1-E9) E for Eclipsing. Identif. charts.
Ref:=1992AJ....103.1872B
byBLANCO B.M.
 Astron. J., 103, 1872-1927 (1992)
  RR Lyrae variables in a galactic bulge window.
o<BWI NNN> N=112, <BWI EN> N=9
Originof the Acronym: D = Assigned by the Dictionary of Acronyms