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

Result of query: info cati FBW$

Details on Acronym:   FBW
  
FBW (Fornax dwarf galaxy, Bersier+Wood)
Write:<<FBW JHHMMSS.s+DDMMSS>>
N: 618
Object:V*  (SIMBAD class: Variable* = Variable Star)
Stat:is completely incorporated in Simbad
Note:Search for variable stars in the Fornax dwarf galaxy. 0.5 square degree covered. Data in V and I bands.
T.2: N=513 RR Lyr., T.3: N=25 Cepheids, T.4: N=85 LPV candidates.
in source:NAME Fornax Dwarf Galaxy
Ref:=2002AJ....123..840B
byBERSIER D. , WOOD P.R.
 Astron. J., 123, 840-847 (2002)
  Variable stars in the Fornax dwarf galaxy.
oTables 2, 3, 4: <FBW JHHMMSS.s+DDMMSS> N=618.
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as J/AJ/123/840
Originof the Acronym: p = Pre-registered to IAU Comm.5