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

Result of query: info cati NBP$

Details on Acronym:   BM
  
BM     (Bidelman-MacConnell star)
  ***** Avoid the usage of BM,  prefer NBP
 Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)

Details on Acronym:   NBP
  
NBP    (Norris+Bessell+Pickles)= (BM) 
 Write:<<NBP  NNN>>
 N:  326
Object:*  (SIMBAD class: Star)
   Ref:=1985ApJS...58..463N
     byNORRIS J.
, BESSELL M.S., PICKLES A.J.
 Astrophys. J., Suppl. Ser., 58, 463-492 (1985)

    Population studies. I. The Bidelman-MacConnell "weak-metal" stars.

oTable 1: <NBP NNN> (Nos 1-326)
 Originof the Acronym: L (1998AJ....115.2397)