Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects


Details on Acronym:   IRAS
  
IRAS (InfraRed source)
Write:<<BBH IRAS N>>
Object:Part of G  (SIMBAD class: Infrared = Infra-Red Source)
Stat:is completely incorporated in Simbad
in source:M 81 = NGC 3031
Ref:=1994A&A...287...20B
byBAUDRY A. , BROUILLET N., HENKEL C.
 Astron. Astrophys., 287, 20-31 (1994)
  H_{2}O activity in M 82 and in other members of the M 81 group.
oTable 5: format 'NNN' = [KBK87] NNN
oTable 2: <BBH Group R> (Nos I to XIII>. Table 5: <BBH IRAS N> (Nos 1-3). Table 5: <[BBC91] WN-N> (Nos S2-1 to S2-3)

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Avoid the usage of IRAS, prefer BBH
Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)