Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects


Details on Acronym:   BST
  
BST (Bingelli+Sandage+Tammann)
Write:<<VCC NNNN>>
Object:G  (SIMBAD class: Galaxy)
Stat:is completely incorporated in Simbad
Ref:=1985AJ.....90.1681B
byBINGGELI B. , SANDAGE A., TAMMANN G.A.
 Astron. J., 90, 1681-1758 (1985)
  Studies of the Virgo cluster. II. A catalog of 2096 galaxies in the Virgo cluster area.
oTable II: <VCC NNNN> (Nos 1-2096)

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Avoid the usage of BST, prefer VCC
=E=Catalogue in electronic form as J/AJ/90/1681
Originof the Acronym: L = Found in the literature