Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 24-Apr-2024)

Result of query: info cati NAME GB$

Details on Acronym:   GB
  
GB (G. Burbidge)
Write:<<NAME GB N>>
N: 1
Object:G  (SIMBAD class: Galaxy)
Ref:=1967ApJ...150..783B
byBURBIDGE E.M. , BURBIDGE G.R., SHELTON J.W.
 Astrophys. J., 150, 783-786 (1967)
  A peculiar galaxy that may be at a young evolutionary stage.
o<NAME GB 1>
Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)