Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 19-Apr-2024)

Result of query: info cati Balloon$

Details on Acronym:   BA
  
BA (Balloon number)
Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)

Details on Acronym:   Balloon
  
Balloon (Balloon number)= (BA)
Write:<<Balloon FFFFFFNNN>>
N: 28+306
Object:UV Exc. Obj.  (SIMBAD class: UV = UV-emission Source)
Note:SCAP exp.
In the format, the first two FF stands for the flight number, the 4 last FFFF indicates up to 2 frames on which the star is seen, NNN is a running number.
Ref:=1985A&AS...60..459T
byTOBIN W.
 Astron. Astrophys., Suppl. Ser., 60, 459-470 (1985)
  Four-colour and H-β photometry of blue stars selected from a balloon-ultraviolet survey and other sources.
oTable III: <Balloon FFffffNNN> N=28
Ref:=1991A&A...250..370B
byBIXLER J.V. , BOWYER S., LAGET M.
 Astron. Astrophys., 250, 370-388 (1991)
  A high galactic latitude survey of far-ultraviolet excess objects.
o<Balloon FFffffNNN> N=306
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as J/A+A/250/370
Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)