Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 26-Apr-2024)

Result of query: info cati BTS NNN$
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Details on Acronym:   BTS
  
BTS (Binggeli+Tarenghi+Sandage)
Write:<<BTS NNN>>
N: 179
Object:Dwarf G  (SIMBAD class: Galaxy)
Note:(Nos 1-179), dwarf and dwarf candidate galaxies in the field defined as the space outside of rich clusters of galaxies.
Ref:=1990A&A...228...42B
byBINGGELI B. , TARENGHI M., SANDAGE A.
 Astron. Astrophys., 228, 42-60 (1990)
  The abundance and morphological segregation of dwarf galaxies in the field.
oTable 2: <BTS NNN> (Nos 1-179)
Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)