Since the observatory in which they worked was located in the German city of Bonn, the catalog became known as the Bonner Durchmusterung (Bonn Overall Survey). It was published in 1863.
وبما ان المَرصَد الذي عملوا فيه كان في مدينة بون الالمانية ،‏ فقد أصبح الفهرس يُعرَف ب‍ :‏ مسح بون الشامل ‏ (‏ بالالمانية )‏ ،‏ وصدر سنة ١٨٦٣ .‏