Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 02-Nov-2023)

Result of query: info cati HBK$

Details on Acronym:   HBK
  
HBK    (Huchra+Brodie+Kent)
 Write:<<HBK  NNN-NNN>>
 N:  150+21
Object:GlCl  (SIMBAD class: GlobCluster = Globular Cluster)
  Note:Table 1: The format is a combination of the designations given by    Battistini+ 1980 (acronyme Bol) and by Sargent+ 1977 (acronyme SKHB).    For ex., '291-9' is Bol 291 and SKHB 9.    Table 2: 17 Galaxies, 3 stars, 1 HII region
 in source:M 31 = NGC 224
   Ref:=1991ApJ...370..495H
     byHUCHRA J.P.
, BRODIE J.P., KENT S.M.
 Astrophys. J., 370, 495-504 (1991)

    Extragalactic globular cluster. II. The M 31 globular cluster system.

oHBK 4-000 is HBK 4-50
oTable 1: <HBK NNN-NNN> N=150. Combination of Bol and SKHB
 Originof the Acronym: L = Found in the literature