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

Result of query: info cati HBK$

Details on Acronym:   HBK
  
HBK (Huchra+Brodie+Kent)
Write:<<HBK NNN-NNN>>
N: 150+21
Object:GlCl  (SIMBAD class: GlobCluster = Globular Cluster)
Note:Table 1: The format is a combination of the designations given by Battistini+ 1980 (acronyme Bol) and by Sargent+ 1977 (acronyme SKHB). For ex., '291-9' is Bol 291 and SKHB 9. Table 2: 17 Galaxies, 3 stars, 1 HII region
in source:M 31 = NGC 224
Ref:=1991ApJ...370..495H
byHUCHRA J.P. , BRODIE J.P., KENT S.M.
 Astrophys. J., 370, 495-504 (1991)
  Extragalactic globular cluster. II. The M 31 globular cluster system.
oHBK 4-000 is HBK 4-50
oTable 1: <HBK NNN-NNN> N=150. Combination of Bol and SKHB
Originof the Acronym: L = Found in the literature