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

Result of query: info cati EBL$

Details on Acronym:   EBL
  
EBL (Extragalactic Background Light)
Write:<<EBL NNN-N-NNN>>
N: 140+687+644
Object:?  (SIMBAD class: Unknown = Object of Unknown Nature)
Note:HST WFPC2 observations:
search for EBL sources (Extragalactic Background Light) at F300W, F555W, and F814W bandpasses (300, 555, 814 first 'NNN' in the format).
See also [BFM2002]
Ref:=2002ApJ...571...56B
byBERNSTEIN R.A. , FREEDMAN W.L., MADORE B.F.
 Astrophys. J., 571, 56-84 (2002)
  The first detections of the extragalactic background light at 3000, 5500, and 8000 Å. I. Results.
o(Erratum) erratum vol. 632, p. 713 (2005)
oTable 2: <EBL NNN-N-NNN> N=140+687+644 = <[BFM2002] JHHMMSS.ss-DDMMSS.s> N=140+687+644.
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as J/ApJ/571/56
Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)