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

Result of query: info cati NBP NNN$
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Details on Acronym:   BM
  
BM (Bidelman-MacConnell star)
***** Avoid the usage of BM, prefer NBP
Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)

Details on Acronym:   NBP
  
NBP (Norris+Bessell+Pickles)= (BM)
Write:<<NBP NNN>>
N: 326
Object:*  (SIMBAD class: Star)
Ref:=1985ApJS...58..463N
byNORRIS J. , BESSELL M.S., PICKLES A.J.
 Astrophys. J., Suppl. Ser., 58, 463-492 (1985)
  Population studies. I. The Bidelman-MacConnell "weak-metal" stars.
oTable 1: <NBP NNN> (Nos 1-326)
Originof the Acronym: L (1998AJ....115.2397)