Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 22-Mar-2024)

Result of query: info cati BMB-W NN$
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Details on Acronym:   BMB-W
  
BMB-W (Blanco+McCarthy+Blanco, Wing)= (SMC-W)
Write:<<BMB-W NN>>
N: 56
Object:Carbon and Late *  (SIMBAD class: AGB* = Asymptotic Giant Branch Star)
Note:Table 2, part B: (Nos 1-56), in the SMC Wing. Identif. charts
in source:Magellanic Clouds:SMC = SMC
Ref:=1980ApJ...242..938B
byBLANCO V.M. , McCARTHY M.F., BLANCO B.M.
 Astrophys. J., 242, 938-964 (1980)
  Carbon and late M-type stars in the Magellanic Clouds.
o(misprint BMB-BW 66 =-69 not -59)
oTable 2, part A: <BMB-B NN> (Nos 1-83), part B: <BMB-W NN> (Nos 1-56), part C: <BMB-BW NNN> (Nos 1-111), part D: <BMB-R NN> (Nos 1-61), part E: <BMB-O NNN> (Nos 1-116)

Details on Acronym:   SMC-W
  
SMC-W (SMC, Wing)
***** Avoid the usage of SMC-W, prefer BMB-W