Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
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Result of query: info cati GB3 HHMM+DDd$
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Details on Acronym:   GB
  
GB (Green Bank obs.)
***** Avoid the usage of GB, prefer GB3

Details on Acronym:   GB3
  
GB3 (Green Bank obs., 3rd survey)= (GB)
Write:<<GB3 HHMM+DDd>>
N: 502+174
Object:(Rad)  (SIMBAD class: Radio = Radio Source)
Stat:is completely incorporated in Simbad
Note:Table 1: N=502, GB3 radio-sources stronger than 112 mJy. Table 2: N=174, other sources reliably detected. Survey at 20cm.
Ref:=1987AcA....37..163R
byRYS S. , MACHALSKI J.
 Acta Astron., 37, 163-178 (1987)
  The Green Bank third (GB3) survey of extragalactic radiosources at 1400 MHz.
oTables 1, 2: <GB3 HHMM+DDd> N=502+174
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as VIII/53
Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)