Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 10-Apr-2024)

Result of query: info cati BKLT$

Details on Acronym:   B
  
B (Barsony+)
***** Avoid the usage of B, prefer BKLT
Originof the Acronym: L (2001A&A...372..173B)

Details on Acronym:   BKLT
  
BKLT (Barsony+Kenyon+Lada+Teuben)= (B)
Write:<<BKLT JHHMMSS+DDMMSSA>>
N: 4495
Object:(Near IR)  (SIMBAD class: NearIR = Near-IR Source (λ < 3 µm))
Stat:is completely incorporated in Simbad
Note:The BKLT catalog lists positions (both J2000.0 and B1950.0) to 1.2" accuracy and JHK magnitudes for 4495 sources identified from a near-infrared imaging survey (using the SQIID instrument on the KPNO 1.3-meter telescope) which covered a square degree of the star-forming rho Ophiuchi cloud core.
in source:NAME rho Oph Cloud
Ref:=1997ApJS..112..109B
byBARSONY M. , KENYON S.J., LADA E.A., TEUBEN P.J.
 Astrophys. J., Suppl. Ser., 112, 109-191 (1997)
  A near-infrared imaging survey of the ρ Ophiuchi cloud core.
oTable 2: <BKLT JHHMMSS-DDMMSSA> N=4495.
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as J/ApJS/112/109
Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)