Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 22-Mar-2024)

Result of query: info cati B97b]$

Details on Acronym:   [B97b]
  
[B97b] (Balcells, 1997)= (Dw)
Write:<<[B97b] Dw N>>
N: 2
Object:Dwarf G  (SIMBAD class: Galaxy)
Stat:is completely incorporated in Simbad
in source:NGC 3656
Ref:=1997ApJ...486L..87B
byBALCELLS M.
 Astrophys. J., 486, 87-90 (1997)
  Two tails in NGC 3656 and the major merger origin of shell and minor-axis dust lane elliptical galaxies.
o<[B97b] Dw N> (Nos 1-2)
Originof the Acronym: S = Created by Simbad, the CDS Database

Details on Acronym:   Dw
  
Dw (Dwarf galaxy)
***** Avoid the usage of Dw, prefer [B97b]
Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)