Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 17-Mar-2023)

Result of query: info cati FRB$

Details on Acronym:   FRB
  
FRB    (Fast Radio Burst)
 Write:<<FRB  YYMMDD>>  

        <<FRB  YYYYMMDDA>>  

        <<FRB  YYYYMMDDaaa>>
Object:(Radio)  (SIMBAD class: Radio = Radio Source)
  Note:A fast radio burst (FRB) is a transient radio pulse lasting    only a few milliseconds.
    Since about 2020, FRB names are provided by the Transient Name    Server (TNS, https://www.wis-tns.org), the official IAU    mechanism for reporting new astronomical transients.