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

Result of query: info cati HBC$

Details on Acronym:   HBC
  
HBC    (Herbig+Bell, Catalog)= (HRC) 
 Write:<<HBC  NNN>>
 N:  742
Object:Em*  (SIMBAD class: EmLine* = Emission-line Star)
  Stat:is completely incorporated in Simbad
  Note:(Nos 1-742)    this catalog replaces the second catalog    (HRC, ref. 1972ApJ...174..401H)    and adds (Nos 324-742). the HRC acronym is superseded by HBC.    The letter 'n' or an asterisk are not part of the designation,    but are separate items of information: n means star embedded in    a nebulosity.    ref. 1992ApJS...78..239W cross-id. HBC with IRAS PSC catalog
   Ref:=1988LicOB1111....1H
     byHERBIG G.H.
, BELL K.R.
 Lick Obs. Bull., 1111, 1-90 (1988)

    Third catalog of emission-line stars of the Orion population.

oin ref list GLEDHILL 1986MNRAS.223..867G instead of 230.867, HERBIG    196 3ApJ...137..398H instead of 1953
o<HBC NNN> (Nos 1-742)
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as V/73
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as <V/73A/>

Details on Acronym:   HRC
  
HRC    (Herbig+Rao, Catalog)
  Note:subset of HBC (ref. 1988LicOB1111......1H), use acronym HBC
  ***** Avoid the usage of HRC,  prefer HBC