Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
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Result of query: info cati LBN$

Details on Acronym:   L
  
L      (Lynds)
  ***** Avoid the usage of L,  prefer LBN
 Originof the Acronym: L = Found in the literature

Details on Acronym:   LBN
  
LBN    (Lynds, Bright Nebula)= (L) = (LD) = (Lynds) 
 Write:<<LBN  LLL.ll+BB.bb>>  

        <<LBN  NNNN>>
 N:  1125
Object:HII  (SIMBAD class: HIIReg = HII Region)
  Stat:is completely incorporated in Simbad
  Note:A second format 'NNNN' has been added in SIMBAD and    cross-identified with the 1st format of the catalogue,    because often found in the literature.
   Ref:=1965ApJS...12..163L
     byLYNDS B.T.

 Astrophys. J., Suppl. Ser., 12, 163-185 (1965)

    Catalogue of bright nebulae.

o<LBN LLL.ll+BB.bb> = <LBN NNNN> N=1125
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as VII/9
 Originof the Acronym: L = Found in the literature

Details on Acronym:   LD
  
LD     (Lynds)
  ***** Avoid the usage of LD,  prefer LBN
 Originof the Acronym: L = Found in the literature

Details on Acronym:   Lynds
  
Lynds  (Lynds)
  ***** Avoid the usage of Lynds,  prefer LBN
 Originof the Acronym: L = Found in the literature

Details on Acronym:   Cl* NGC 188 LBN
  
Cl* NGC 188 LBN (Landsman+Bohlin+Neff+)
  ====>Equivalent to: Cl* NGC 188 UIT