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

Details on Acronym:   DIRBE
  
DIRBE (Diffuse IR Background Experiment)
Write:<<DIRBE DHHMMSSssPHHMMSSs>>
<<DIRBE DHHMMSSssMHHMMSSs>>
N: 11788
Object:(IR)  (SIMBAD class: Infrared = Infra-Red Source)
Note:Point source catalogue of the Diffuse IR Background Experiment (DIRBE) on the Cosmic Bacground Explorer (COBE).
Coordinates in the format are J2000 epoch coordinates.
Ref:=2004ApJS..154..673S
bySMITH B.J. , PRICE S.D., BAKER R.I.
 Astrophys. J., Suppl. Ser., 154, 673-704 (2004)
  The COBE DIRBE point source catalog.
oTable 1: Coordinates in the format are J2000 /session define format EPOCH1 = coordinates.
oTable 1: <DIRBE DHHMMSSssPHHMMSSs>, <DIRBE DHHMMSSssMHHMMSSs>, N=11788.
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as J/ApJS/154/673
Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)