Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 26-May-2023)

Result of query: info cati Balloon$

Details on Acronym:   BA
  
BA     (Balloon number)
 Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)

Details on Acronym:   Balloon
  
Balloon (Balloon number)= (BA) 
 Write:<<Balloon  FFFFFFNNN>>
 N:  28+306
Object:UV Exc. Obj.  (SIMBAD class: UV = UV-emission Source)
  Note:SCAP exp.
    In the format, the first two FF stands for the flight number,    the 4 last FFFF indicates up to 2 frames on which the star is seen,    NNN is a running number.
   Ref:=1985A&AS...60..459T
     byTOBIN W.

 Astron. Astrophys., Suppl. Ser., 60, 459-470 (1985)

    Four-colour and H-β photometry of blue stars selected from a
    balloon-ultraviolet survey and other sources.
oTable III: <Balloon FFffffNNN> N=28
   Ref:=1991A&A...250..370B
     byBIXLER J.V.
, BOWYER S., LAGET M.
 Astron. Astrophys., 250, 370-388 (1991)

    A high galactic latitude survey of far-ultraviolet excess objects.

o<Balloon FFffffNNN> N=306
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as J/A+A/250/370
 Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)