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

Result of query: info cati EGB$

Details on Acronym:   EGB
  
EGB (Ellis+Grayson+Bond)= (EG B)
Write:<<EGB NN>>
<<EGB HHMM+DD>>
N: 7+3
Object:PN or central * of PN  (SIMBAD class: PlanetaryNeb = Planetary Nebula)
Stat:is completely incorporated in Simbad
Note:Table 1: Definite and possible PN, N=7, not numbered with format 'N' by the authors, only format 'HHMM+DD'.
Table II: additional low-surface-brightness obj,. N=3, not numbered with format 'NN' by the authors, only format 'HHMM+DD'.
The objects are found in the literature renumbered from (Nos 1-10)
Ref:=1984PASP...96..283E
byELLIS G.L. , GRAYSON E.T., BOND H.E.
 Publ. Astron. Soc. Pac., 96, 283-286 (1984)
  A search for faint planetary nebulae on Palomar Sky Survey prints.
o<EGB NN> or <EGB HHMM+DD> N=10
Originof the Acronym: L = Found in the literature