Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
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Result of query: info cati IFM-B$

Details on Acronym:   IFM-B
  
IFM-B (Ivanov+Freedman+Madore, Blue)
Write:<<IFM-B NNNNa>>
N: 2112+35
Object:Blue Supergiant  (SIMBAD class: Star)
Note:Table 2: N=2112 blue supergiants, among (Nos 1-2126). An unpublished version of the catalogue has added 35 objects. See also IFM-R
Ref:=1993ApJS...89...85I
byIVANOV G.R. , FREEDMAN W.L., MADORE B.F.
 Astrophys. J., Suppl. Ser., 89, 85-122 (1993)
  A catalog of blue and red supergiants in M33.
oTable 2: <IFM-B NNNNa> N=2112 among (Nos 1-2126). Table 3: <IFM-R NNN> N=389 among (Nos 1-391).
Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)