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Survey/Catalog indicators

Prefixes and designator-forms used to cite entries in various astronomical catalogs, e.g., astronomical surveys. This list is prefixes "seen in the wild", not all of which adhere to standardization efforts. To specify with a designator designed to be unique, consult SIMBAD's Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects

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PrefixExampleSurvey/Catalog
number55 CancriFlamsteed designationfollowed by constellation
number G.41 G. AraeFlamsteed designationGould designation
Greek letterα OrionisBayer designationfollowed by constellation
ββ 860double star designationdiscoverer(Burnham)
βpmβpm 6rare designator prefixesauthor, proper motion, or "BUP"
ΔΔ 38Dunlop Double Star Catalogue 
ΦΦ 332double star designationdiscoverer(Finsen)
ΣΣ2740Struve Catalogselder Struve
0ES0ES 1225+44.7HEAO-2Einstein Slew Survey version 0
0FGL0FGL J0614.3-3330FermiLAT Bright Source
1 Jy1 Jy 0902+3431 Jansky Empty Field Survey 
10C10C J104320+585621Cambridge Catalog of Radio Sources10th catalog
1A1A620-00Ariel 5first list
1AGL1AGL J0634+1748AGILEfirst catalog
1C1C 19.01Cambridge Catalog of Radio Sources1st catalog
1E1E1740.7-2942HEAO-2Soft X-ray Source List
1ES1ES 0414+009HEAO-2Einstein Slew Survey
1FGL1FGL J1231.1-1410FermiLAT First-year Source
1H1H 0323+342HEAO-1HEAO A-1 X-ray Source Catalog
1RXH1RXH J173523.7-354013ROSATFirst catalog using HRI
1RXP1RXP J175029-2859.9ROSATFirst PSPC source list
1RXS1RXS J160929.1-210524ROSATFirst ROSAT X-ray Survey
1SAX1SAX J1218.9+2958BeppoSAX 
1SWASP1SWASP J140747SuperWASP 
1WGA1WGA J1713.4-3949rare designator prefixes1st catalog, compilers
2A2A1705+786Ariel 5second list
2C2C 1686Cambridge Catalog of Radio Sources2nd catalog
2CG2CG 135+01Cos-Bsecond catalog
2dFGRS2dFGRS TGS382Z1482dF Galaxy Redshift Survey 
2E2E 0050.1-7247HEAO-22nd Soft X-ray Source List
2EG2EG J0809+5117Compton Gamma Ray Observatory2nd EGRET catalog
2EGS2EGS J1418-6049Compton Gamma Ray Observatory2EG supplement
2EUVE2EUVE J2055-17.1Extreme Ultraviolet Explorersecond catalog
2FGL2FGL J0143.6-5844FermiLAT Second-year Source
2HWC2HWC J0534+220High-altitude Water Cherenkov Observatory 
2M2M1207Two Micron All-sky Surveyabbreviated
2MA2MA 1835-3259Two Micron All-sky Surveyabbreviated
2MASP2MASP J0345432+254023Two Micron All-sky Surveyprototype survey
2MASS2MASS J16264502-2423077Two Micron All-sky Survey 
2MASSI2MASSI J0937347+293142Two Micron All-sky Surveyincremental release
2MASSP2MASSP J0345432+254023Two Micron All-sky Surveyshould be "2MASP"
2MASSW2MASSW J0746425+200032Two Micron All-sky Surveyworking database
2MASX2MASX J00482185-2507365Two Micron All-sky Survey"Extended source catalogue"
2MUCD2MUCD 10390Two Micron All-sky Surveyultracool dwarf
2QZ2QZ J002830.4-281706rare designator prefixes2dF quasar redshift
2RE2RE J0357+283ROSATSecond EUV catalog
2RXP2RXP J112937.5+635714ROSATSecond PSPC source list
2S2S 0114+65Small Astronomy Satellite 3list 2
2SLAQ2SLAQ J102124.61-004017.32dF-SDSS LRG and QSO survey 
2U2U 1957+40UhuruSecond Catalog
2UCAC2UCAC 27012288USNO CCD Astrograph Catalogsame as "UCAC2 27012288"
2XMM2XMM J011942.7+032421XMM-Newtonsecond catalog
3A3A620-00Ariel 5third list
3C3C 273Third Cambridge Catalogue of Radio Sources 
3CR3CR 68.1Third Cambridge Catalogue of Radio Sourcesupdated version
3EG3EG J1621+8203Compton Gamma Ray Observatory3rd EGRET catalog
3FHL3FHL J1823.3-1339FermiLAT hard source, third catalog
3U3U 1044-30UhuruThird Catalog
4C4C 02.32Fourth Cambridge Catalog of Radio Sources 
4CT4CT 39.49.1Fourth Cambridge Catalog of Radio Sourcesadditional sources
4FGL4FGL J1120.0-2204FermiLAT Fourth-year Source
4U4U 0241+61UhuruFourth Catalog
4XMM4XMM J055411.3+013215XMM-Newtonserendipitous survey
5C5C 4.81Cambridge Catalog of Radio Sources5th catalog
6C6C 0905+3955Cambridge Catalog of Radio Sources6th catalog
7C7C 105517.75+495540.95Cambridge Catalog of Radio Sources7th catalog
87GB87GB 090153.2+69421587GB Catalog of Radio Sources 
8C8C 1435+63Cambridge Catalog of Radio Sources8th catalog
8pc8pc 163.518 pc 
9C9C J1503+4528Cambridge Catalog of Radio Sources9th catalog
AA 0136-0801APM Galaxy Surveyshort form
AA 1246-09Reference Catalogue of Bright Galaxiesif has no NGC or IC number
AA 1248double star designationor "Aitken 1248"(discoverer)
AA 3627Abell Catalogabbreviated
AA 58rare designator prefixesor Abell, PNe
AA620-00Ariel 5original/abbreviated designator
A1689A1689-zD1rare designator prefixesobject lensed by Abell 1689
A2744A2744z7p9ODrare designator prefixesobject lensed by Abell 2744
ABAB 12rare designator prefixesauthors
AbellAbell 1Palomar Globular Clustersor "Cl Palomar 1"
AbellAbell 3627Abell Catalog 
AbellAbell 39rare designator prefixesdiscoverer
AbettiAbetti 11rare designator prefixesdiscoverer
ABGCABGC 209Abell Catalogor "ABCG 209"
ACAC +79 3888Astrographic Catalog 
ACAC 114rare designator prefixesauthors+ or "ACCG 114"
ACAC 2double star designationor "A.C.", discoverer's initials
ACAC 211rare designator prefixesauthors
ACHACH 6rare designator prefixesauthors
AckAck 277.7-03.5rare designator prefixesauthor
ACOACO 3627Abell Catalog 
ACTACT-CL J0102-4915Atacama Cosmology TelescopeCL for "galaxy cluster"
ADBSADBS 113845+2008rare designator prefixestelescope/instrument
ADSADS 5951Aitken Double Star Catalogue 
AFGLAFGL 4029AFGL Four Color Infrared Sky Survey 
AgAg 5rare designator prefixesauthor initial, galaxy
AGAG-136rare designator prefixesauthors
AGCAGC 198691Arecibo General Catalog 
AGCAGC 1rare designator prefixesor "A.G.C.", discoverer "Clark"
AGCAGC 2065Abell Catalogfor "Abell Galaxy Cluster"
AGKAGK +81 266Astronomische Gesellschaft Katalogor "AG"
AGKRAGKR 1017Astronomische Gesellschaft Katalogsubset of reference stars
AGLAGL J1511-0909AGILE 
AGPSAGPS 273.4-17.8ASCA 
AH03AH03 J1725-34.4rare designator prefixesauthor & year
AhmedAhmed 5rare designator prefixesauthor
AKARIAKARI-FIS-V1 J0001275+644107AKARI 
AlAl 2-Frare designator prefixesauthor, PNe
AlcainoAlcaino 49rare designator prefixesauthor
ALDALD 19rare designator prefixesauthor abbrev.
ALESSALESS 122.1submillimeter galaxy designatorAlma LESS
AlessiAlessi J18350+7223rare designator prefixesauthor
ALEXISALEXIS J1139-685ALEXIS 
AlicanteAlicante 12rare designator prefixesuniversity
AllerAller 1rare designator prefixesname
ALSALS 3721rare designator prefixescollege initial
AMAM 1934-563Arp-Madore Catalog of Southern Peculiar Galaxies 
AMAM 4rare designator prefixesor "Arp-Madore 4", authors
AndAnd IAndromedaM31 satellites
Andrews-LindsayAndrews-Lindsay 1rare designator prefixesauthors
AndromedaAndromeda IAndromedaM31 satellites
AnonAnon 0043-37rare designator prefixesfor "anonymous"
AnonAnon 1246-09Reference Catalogue of Bright Galaxiesif has no NGC or IC number
AntalovaAntalova 1rare designator prefixesauthor
AntipinAntipin V70rare designator prefixesauthor
AOAO 0235+164Arecibo Occultation Survey 
ApAp1-9rare designator prefixesdiscoverer
APASSAPASS J327.7257-16.5170APASS 
APGAPG 148Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies 
APMAPM 08279+5255APM Galaxy Survey 
APMPMAPMPM J0237-5928rare designator prefixesAPM high PM stars
APMUKSAPMUKS(BJ) B215839.70-615403.9APM Galaxy Survey 
ArchesArches-F6rare designator prefixesobject within Arches star cluster
ARGARG 1double star designationdiscoverer(Argelander)
ArkArk 120Arakelian Catalogor "Arak" or "Akn" or "Arakelian"
AROARO 11Algonquin Radio Observatoryor PN ARO 11
AROARO 120rare designator prefixesobservatory
ArpArp 220Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies 
ASAS 353rare designator prefixes"additional (emission-line) stars"
ASASASAS 160048-4846.2All Sky Automated Survey 
ASASSNASASSN-15lhAll Sky Automated Survey for SuperNovae 
ASCCASCC 113All-Sky Compiled Catalogueopen cluster
ASCCASCC 744576All-Sky Compiled Cataloguestar
ASRASR 41rare designator prefixesauthors
ATAT 2017gfotransientgeneral for "astronomical transient"
ATAT2019dsgTransient Name Servertransient not yet classified
ATCAATCA J0536.9-6913Australia Telescope Compact Array 
ATELAISATELAIS J003411.59-435817.0rare designator prefixesobs./survey field
ATLASATLAS18qqnATLAS surveytransient
ATLASATLAS J025.6821-33.4627VLT Survey TelescopeATLAS survey
AWMAWM 4rare designator prefixesauthors
AXAX J2019+1127ASCA 
AXPAXP 1E 1048-59anomalous X-ray pulsar 
AXSAXS J161730-505505ASCA"serendipitous"
AzTECAzTEC-3rare designator prefixesinstrument
AzVAzV 232Catalog of Azzopardi & Vigneau 
BB 324rare designator prefixes"blue" in M33
BB 1871double star designationdiscoverer
BB110+3344J designatorepoch B1950.0
BB270Barnard Catalog 
B2B2 0902+34Bologna Survey of Radio Sources2nd catalog
B3B3 0219+443Bologna Survey of Radio Sources3rd catalog
BABA 1-642rare designator prefixesauthors
BALBAL 746double star designationdiscoverer(Baillaud) or Bail 746
BARBAR 61double star designationdiscoverer(Barnard) or Ba 61
BarnardBarnard 270Barnard Catalog 
BasBas 4Basel Open Cluster Catalogueor "Ba 4"
BaselBasel 4Basel Open Cluster Catalogue 
BAT99BAT99-98rare designator prefixesor just "BAT 98", authors & year
BAXBAX 017.9025-38.1867rare designator prefixesX-ray CL
BAZBAZ 4double star designationor Baize 4, discoverer
BCBC 56rare designator prefixesobs., carbon star
BDBD3dropoutgeneral for "blue dropout"
BDBD+36 2147Bonner Durchmusterung Catalog 
BDFBDF-3299BDF 
BDSBDS 5341 ABurnham Double Star Catalogue 
BDS03BDS03 9rare designator prefixesor "BDSB" or BDSB2003, authors, year
BeBe 79Berkeley Open Cluster Catalogueor "Ber 79"
BennettBennett 4rare designator prefixesauthor, or "Ben"
BerkeleyBerkeley 79Berkeley Open Cluster Catalogue 
BernesBernes 157rare designator prefixesauthor, or "Be" or "BDN"
BFSBFS 15rare designator prefixesauthors
BGBG 0237+61rare designator prefixesobs.
BGBG 57 42rare designator prefixesauthor
BHBH 217rare designator prefixesauthors
BHJBHJ 2rare designator prefixesauthors
BHRBHR 71rare designator prefixesauthors
BIBI 253rare designator prefixesauthors
BicaBica 6rare designator prefixesdiscoverer
BiurakanBiurakan 11rare designator prefixesor "Bi 11", stellar clusters, obs.
BKBK 1Nrare designator prefixesauthors
BLASTBLAST J065837-555708BLAST 
BLGBLG-390LbOGLEshortened, BLG meaning "bulge"
BoBo 111Bologna Catalog of Globular Clusters 
BochumBochum 10rare designator prefixesobs., also "Bo"
BokBok I 421Frare designator prefixesauthor
BolBol 111Bologna Catalog of Globular Clustersor "Bologna 111"
BondBond 624rare designator prefixesobserver
BoRGBoRG 58rare designator prefixesbrightest of reionizing galaxies
BPIBPI 14rare designator prefixesauthors
BPMBPM 78873 ABruce Proper Motion Survey 
BPMBPM 976rare designator prefixes"Bordeaux Proper Motion"
BPMABPMA 1rare designator prefixes"Bordeaux Proper Motion Annex"
BPSBPS CS 22898-0066HK Survey 
BRBR1202-0725rare designator prefixesin UK Schmidt Survey B and R plates
BradleyBradley 3077rare designator prefixesastronomer
BRANBRAN 285rare designator prefixesor "BBW 285", author
BRCBRC 68rare designator prefixesbright-rimmed clouds
BreyBrey 82rare designator prefixesor "Br 82", author(Breysacher)
BrhBrh V128rare designator prefixesauthor
BRIBRI 1202-0725rare designator prefixesin UK Schmidt Survey B, R, and I plates
BRSBRS 5double star designationdiscoverer
BrsOBrsO 14double star designationBrisbane Observatory
BRTBRT 1204double star designationor Barton 1204, discoverer
BrunBrun 907rare designator prefixesauthor
BSBS 7958Bright Star Catalogfor "bright star"
BSCBSC 7958Bright Star Catalogfor "bright star catalogue"
BSDBSD 41-2321rare designator prefixesobs., "spectral screening"
BSDLBSDL 2527rare designator prefixesauthors
BSOBSO 1rare designator prefixes"blue stellar object" - early quasar detection
BSOBSO 14double star designationBrisbane Observatory
BtzBtz 1Aarare designator prefixesdiscoverer
BUPBUP 6rare designator prefixesauthor, proper motion, or "βpm"
BVBV 5-2rare designator prefixesdiscoverer
BVBV 625rare designator prefixesBamberg obs. variable
BVDBVD 43rare designator prefixesdiscoverer
BWEBWE 1957+4035Becker, White, and Edwards Catalog 
BZBZB J0152+0147Roma-BZCAT 
BzKBzK 21000rare designator prefixesfilters
CC 0739-242rare designator prefixes"cluster"
CC77Caldwell Catalog 
C*C* 3207rare designator prefixescarbon-star catalog
CAIRNSCAIRNS J012117.43-003311.8rare designator prefixessurvey
CALCAL 87rare designator prefixesorganization
CalarCalar 3rare designator prefixesobs.
CaldwellCaldwell 77Caldwell Catalog 
CamargoCamargo 439rare designator prefixesdiscoverer
CamelopardalisCamelopardalis Brare designator prefixesconstellation name
CarinaCarina Dwarfrare designator prefixesconstellation name
CARMACARMA-7Combined Array for Research in Millimeter-wave Astronomy 
CasCas 1rare designator prefixesconstellation abbreviation
CaseCase 271rare designator prefixesobs.
CBCB 34rare designator prefixesauthors
CBBCBB 3rare designator prefixesauthors
CBFCBF 20rare designator prefixesauthors
CBSCBS 127rare designator prefixesobs., blue star
CCCPCCCP-Cl 14rare designator prefixessurvey
CCCSCCCS 1174rare designator prefixescool carbon stars
CCDMCCDM J12337+4121ABCatalog of Components of Double and Multiple Stars 
CCMCCM 10rare designator prefixesauthors
CCSCCS 1394rare designator prefixescool carbon stars
CDCD-36°15693Bonner Durchmusterung CatalogCordoba Durchmusterung
CDFSCDFS J033208.6-274649Chandra Deep Field South 
CDMCDM-45°1841Bonner Durchmusterung CatalogCordoba Durchmusterung
CECE 457rare designator prefixesobservatories
CedCed 112Cederblad Catalog 
CEDAGCEDAG 12rare designator prefixescatalog
CederbladCederblad 112Cederblad Catalog 
CEERSCEERS-93316CEERS 
CELCEL 1rare designator prefixesinstrument
CfACfA 13CfA Redshift Surveygalaxy group
CFBDCFBD J0059-01CFBDSabbreviated
CFBDSCFBDS J005910.90-011401.3CFBDS 
CFBDSIRCFBDSIR1458+1013CFBDSinfrared observation
CFHQSCFHQS J2329-0301Canada-France High-z Quasar Survey 
CFHT-BD-TauCFHT-BD-Tau 4CFBDSTauras SFR observation
CFHTLSCFHTLS J141446.82+544631.9CFHTLS 
CFHTWIR-OphCFHTWIR-Oph 98rare designator prefixestelescope/instrument-constellation
CFRSCFRS 03.1077Canada-France Redshift Survey 
CFSCFS 18398Astrographic Catalog(or CF) Cape of Good Hope zone
CGCG 26Bok globulecometary globule
CGCG 353+16Cos-B 
CGCG 657rare designator prefixesobs., galaxy
CGCGCGCG 448-020Catalog of Galaxies and Clusters of Galaxies 
CGCSCGCS 673rare designator prefixescool galactic carbon stars
CGMWCGMW 1-260rare designator prefixesCandidate galaxy behind the MW
CGOCGO 439rare designator prefixesgalactic O stars
CGPGCGPG 0930.5+5527Catalog of Galaxies and Clusters of Galaxiescompact galaxies
CGSSCGSS 184rare designator prefixesS-type star, same as CSS
ChaCha 110913-773444rare designator prefixesSFR
Cha HalphaCha Halpha 2rare designator prefixesSFR, H-alpha source
CHECHE 45double star designationdiscoverer(Chevalier)
ChereulChereul 1rare designator prefixesmoving groups, author
ChristieChristie's Leo Clusterrare designator prefixesfor discoverer "William H. Christie" of Mount Wilson Observatory
ChupinaChupina 1rare designator prefixesstellar clusters, author
CHXRCHXR 49rare designator prefixesSFR, X-ray source
CiCi 20 483rare designator prefixesCincinnati Obs.
CIDCID-42Cosmic Evolution SurveyC-COSMOS
CIGCIG 993rare designator prefixesisolated galaxies
CITCIT 3rare designator prefixesinstitution
CIZACIZA J2242.8+5301rare designator prefixescluster ZOA
CKCK 2rare designator prefixesauthors
ClCl 2Collinder Catalog 
CLCL 2rare designator prefixesSN remnant
CLCL J1001+0220galaxy clusteror CLG, general prefix for clusters
ClCl Terzan 5stellar clustergeneral prefix for star cluster
CLASSCLASS B0901+697Cosmic Lens All-sky Survey 
CLSCLS 50rare designator prefixesinstitution, late-type star
CLUSTCLUST 1rare designator prefixesstellar clusters
CMCM 12rare designator prefixesauthors
CMCCMC 804951Carlsberg Meridian Catalogue 
CnCn 1-1rare designator prefixesPN, discoverer
COCO-0.40-0.22rare designator prefixesmolecular clouds
COCONUTSCOCONUTS-2bCOCONUTS 
CoDCoD-36°7429Bonner Durchmusterung CatalogCordoba Durchmusterung
CoKu TauCoKu Tau/1rare designator prefixesauthors, SFR
ColCol 2Collinder Catalog 
CollinderCollinder 2Collinder Catalog 
COOCOO 70double star designationor "Cor 70", Cordoba Observatory
COPCOP 3double star designationdiscoverer(Copeland)
COROTCOROT-1bCOROT 
COSCOS-37207rare designator prefixessurvey field
COSMOSCOSMOS Redshift 7Cosmic Evolution Survey 
COUCOU 79double star designationdiscoverer(Couteau)
COUPCOUP 704COUP 
CoxCox 98rare designator prefixesauthor
CPCP 1919rare designator prefixes"Cambridge pulsar"
CPCP-54°1925Bonner Durchmusterung CatalogCape Photographic Durchmusterung
CPDCPD-57°2874Bonner Durchmusterung CatalogCape Photographic Durchmusterung
CPMCPM 19rare designator prefixesauthors
CPOCPO 6double star designationor Cape 6, observatory
CPOCPO 7rare designator prefixesor "CapO", obs.
CrCr 2Collinder Catalog 
CRBRCRBR 2316.6-2131rare designator prefixesauthors
CRLCRL 618AFGL Four Color Infrared Sky Surveylaboratory
CRSSCRSS J0030.5+2618ROSATserendipity search
CSICSI-12-17112Catalog of Stellar Identifications 
CSLCSL-1rare designator prefixesinstitutions, lens
CSOCSO 92rare designator prefixesinstitution, stellar object
CSSCSS 184rare designator prefixesS-type stars
CSSCSS100217Catalina Sky Survey 
CSVCSV 6182New Catalogue of Suspected Variable Stars1951 predecessor
CTACTA-102rare designator prefixesCaltech radio source list A
CTBCTB 22rare designator prefixesCaltech radio source list B
CTCVCTCV J2056-3014rare designator prefixesinstitution, cataclysmic variable stars
CTDCTD 20rare designator prefixesCaltech radio source list D
CTIOCTIO-6Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory 
CTOICTOI 282502866Transiting Exoplanet Survey SatelliteTOI found independently
CTQCTQ 839Calán/Tololo Supernova Surveyquasar
CTSCTS 1020Calán/Tololo Supernova SurveySeyfert galaxy
CTSSCTSS 3rare designator prefixesauthors, PNe
CWCW 1045+525rare designator prefixesinstitution
CWISECWISE J052306.42-015355.4Wide-field Infrared Survey ExplorerCatWISE
CWISEPCWISEP J1935-1546Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorerpreliminary CatWISE
CXCCXCGC J174512.0-285754Chandra X-ray Observatory 
CXOCXO CDFS J033225.3-274219Chandra X-ray Observatory 
CXOGCCXOGC J174528.6-285605Chandra X-ray Observatorygalactic center
CXOM31CXOM31 J004253.1+411422Chandra X-ray Observatorywithin M31
CXOUCXOU J132527.6-430023Chandra X-ray Observatory"unregistered"
CzCz 29Czernik Catalog 
CzernikCzernik 29Czernik Catalog 
DD 413rare designator prefixesdiscoverer
DD 478rare designator prefixesdark nebulae in M31
DD3-13CFHTLSD3 for "Deep Field 3"
D²D²-1DEEP2 
DADA 500Dominion Observatory 1420 MHz Source Catalog 
DADA 6double star designationdiscoverer(Dawes)
DanksDanks 2rare designator prefixesauthor
DASCHDASCH J075731.1+201735DASCH 
DAWDAW 35double star designationdiscoverer(Dawson)
DBDB 117Dominion Observatory 10.03 MHz Source Catalog 
DBDB2001 36rare designator prefixesauthors, open clusters
DBBDBB 354rare designator prefixesauthors, molecular clouds
DBSBDBSB 48rare designator prefixesauthors, stellar clusters
DCDC 1842-62rare designator prefixesauthor, galaxy clusters
DCDC 287.1+02.4dark nebulageneral prefix
DCldDCld DCld 300.2-16.9dark nebulageneral prefix
DDODDO 98David Dunlap Observatory Catalog 
DEEP-GSSDEEP-GSS 312-1668DEEP2DEEP Goth Strip Survey
DeHtDeHt 5rare designator prefixesor "DHW", authors, PNe
DEMDEM L 158rare designator prefixesauthors,LMC
DEMDEM S 10rare designator prefixesauthors,SMC
DENDEN 0255-4700DENISabbreviated
DENISDENIS J1013-7842DENIS 
DENIS-PDENIS-P J1058.7-1548DENISprovisory designation
DESDES J0211-0646Dark Energy Survey 
DGDG 129rare designator prefixesauthors
DHKDHK 29rare designator prefixesauthor
DiasDias 6rare designator prefixesauthor, open clusters
DjorgDjorg 3rare designator prefixesauthor, globular clusters
DjuDju 9double star designationdiscoverer(Djurkovic)
DLSDLSCL J0916.2+2951Deep Lens Surveyclusters
DMDM-45 1841Bonner Durchmusterung CatalogCordoba Durchmusterung
DM99DM99 10rare designator prefixesauthors
DMSDMS 2247-0209Deep Multicolor Survey 
DODO 20rare designator prefixesDearborn Observatory
DoDo 41rare designator prefixesor "Dolidze", author, open clusters
DoArDoAr 9rare designator prefixesor "Do-Ar 9", authors
DoDzDoDz 7Dolidze-Dzimselejsvili Catalogue 
DonDon 520double star designationdiscoverer(Donner)
DooDoo 35double star designationdiscoverer(Doolittle)
DorpatDorpat 502Struve Catalogsobservatory
DRDR 21rare designator prefixesauthors, microwave sources
DRCGDRCG 0428-53rare designator prefixesauthor, galaxy clusters
DreyerDreyer Nebula 584New General Catalogue 
DUNDUN 38Dunlop Double Star Catalogueor Dun
DunlopDunlop 38Dunlop Double Star Catalogue 
DunlopDunlop 413rare designator prefixesor "Dun 413", author
DVDV 38rare designator prefixesauthor
DVDV 88rare designator prefixesinstitution, variable stars in LMC
DWDW 1548-05rare designator prefixesobs.
DWBDWB 111Dickel-Wendker-Bieritz Catalog 
DwingelooDwingeloo 1Dwingeloo Obscured Galaxy Survey 
EE 0336-248HEAO-2same as "1E"
EE 3ESO/Uppsala Survey of the ESO (B) Atlasglobular clusters
EE253-G3ESO/Uppsala Survey of the ESO (B) Atlasabbreviated
EBLMEBLM J0555-57Abrare designator prefixesproject acronym
ECEC 03089-6421Palomar-Green Surveysouthern hemisphere
EDGEDG 2double star designationdiscoverer(D.W. Edgecomb)
EGBEGB 6rare designator prefixesauthors, PNe
EGGEGG 30rare designator prefixesauthor
EGGREGGR 131rare designator prefixesor "EG 131 or GR 131", authors
EGMEGM 100rare designator prefixesauthor
EGSEGS-zs8-1Extended Groth Strip 
EGSD2EGSD2 J142033.66+525917.5DEEP2Extended Groth Strip
EICEIC 725rare designator prefixesEquatorial Infrared Catalog
EISEIS 0048-2942rare designator prefixesESO imaging survey
ELAISELAISC15 J160250.9+545057Infrared Space ObservatoryELAIS survey
ELHCELHC 10EROS"EROS LMC HAeBe Candidate"
EliasElias 2-27rare designator prefixesthree papers by Elias
ENGENG 11double star designationdiscoverer(Engelmann)
EPICEPIC 201367065K2input catalog
EQEQ J221734.0+001701equatorial coordinate systemabbreviation
eRASSteRASSt J074426.3+291606eROSITAtransient
eRASSUeRASSU J052914.9-662446eROSITA 
EROSEROS 1044EROS 
ESES 964double star designationdiscoverer(Espin)
Es-BirmEs-Birm 120rare designator prefixesauthors
EscorialEscorial 31rare designator prefixestown, open clusters
ESOESO 97-G13ESO/Uppsala Survey of the ESO (B) Atlas 
ESO-HAESO-HA 1481rare designator prefixesor "ESO-Halpha 1481"
EspEsp 42double star designationdiscoverer(Espin)
EUEU 2053+316EURECAX-ray transient
EUVEEUVE J2359-30.6Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer 
EVCCEVCC 2248Virgo Cluster Catalogextended VCC
EXOEXO 0706.1+5913EXOSATslew survey
FF8D1rare designator prefixesfield/dwarf galaxy
F2MF2M J1004+1229rare designator prefixessurveys
FagerholmFagerholm 136rare designator prefixesauthor
FairallFairall 9Fairall Galaxy List 
FAUSTFAUST 3725FAUST 
FBQSFBQS J1408+3054FIRSTquasar survey
FBSFBS 1339+117Second Byurakan SurveyFirst Byurakan Survey
FCCFCC 35rare designator prefixesFornax cluster catalog
FeigeFeige 48rare designator prefixesauthor
FermiFermi J0109+6134Fermi 
FerreroFerrero 27rare designator prefixesdiscoverer, asterisms
FeStFeSt 1-108rare designator prefixesauthors
FgFg 3rare designator prefixesor "Fleming", author, PNe
FGCFGC 1540rare designator prefixesflat galaxies catalogue
FGLFGL J1651.6-4621Fermiambiguous
FIGSFIGS GN1 1292Faint Infrared Grism Survey 
FINFIN 332double star designationor Finsen 332, discoverer
FIRSTFIRST J102347.6+003841FIRST 
FJFFJF 270rare designator prefixesauthor
FK4FK4 309Catalogues of Fundamental Starsfourth catalog
FK5FK5 568Catalogues of Fundamental Starsfifth catalog
FMFM 1rare designator prefixesauthors
FMMFMM 241rare designator prefixesauthors
FMMFMM 3rare designator prefixesauthors
FOVFOV J0040+0125rare designator prefixessurvey
FOXFOX 134double star designationdiscoverer
FRBFRB 121102fast radio burst 
FRKFRK 11double star designationdiscoverer(Franks)
FrlFrl 9Fairall Galaxy Listor other abbreviation
FSFS 34rare designator prefixes"faint standard"
FSCFSC 10214+4724IRASFaint Source Catalog
FSOFSO 5rare designator prefixesused but ambiguous
FSPFSP 103rare designator prefixesflare star constellation
FSRFSR 1758rare designator prefixesauthors
FTMFTM 0830+3759rare designator prefixeshas been used for "F2M 0830+3759"
FuruhjelmFuruhjelm I 285rare designator prefixesaka FI-285, author
GG 67rare designator prefixeshas been used for "GV 67"
GG1.9+0.3galactic coordinate systemgeneral designator
GG239-25Lowell Proper Motion Survey 
GaiaGaia 1Gaiadiscoveries
GALGAL 307double star designationor Gallo 307, discoverer
GALEX ASCGALEX ASC J011136.63+225357.5Galaxy Evolution Exploreror GALEXASC, "all sky catalog"
GALFA-DwGALFA-Dw4rare designator prefixesGALFA-HI dwarf
GAMAGAMA J141103.98-003242.3GAMA 
GASSGASS 3505GALEX Arecibo SDSS Survey 
GATGAT 1373rare designator prefixesauthor
GBGB 881024gamma-ray burstfor "GRB 881024"
GB1GB1 1150+497Green Bank 6-cm Radio Source CatalogGB 1st survey
GB2GB2 0909+353Green Bank 6-cm Radio Source CatalogGB 2nd survey
GB3GB3 2043+749Green Bank 6-cm Radio Source CatalogGB 3rd survey
GB6GB6 J0019+732Green Bank 6-cm Radio Source Catalog6cm survey
GBSGBS 0525-66gamma-ray burstor GRB, "gamma burst source"
GCGC 0248 + 430Green Bank 6-cm Radio Source CatalogGB C survey
GCGC 138New General Catalogue"General Catalogue"
GCGC 7451Boss General Catalog 
GCGSSGCGSS 184rare designator prefixesS-type star, same as CSS
GCIRSGCIRS 13Erare designator prefixes"Galactic Center IR source"
GCMGCM-0.02-0.07rare designator prefixesgalactic center molecular cloud
GCNGCN 4021Gamma-ray Burst Coordinates Networkcandidate GRB
GCRTGCRT J1745-3009GCRT 
GCRVGCRV 1526General Catalogue of Stellar Radial Velocities 
GCSGCS 3rare designator prefixesgalactic center source
GCSSGCSS 447rare designator prefixesgeneral catalog of S-type stars
GCTPGCTP 3242.00General Catalogue of Trigonometric Parallaxes 
GDGD 356Lowell Proper Motion SurveyGiclas dwarf
GEVGEV J1809-2327rare designator prefixesGeV GR sources
GFGF 7rare designator prefixes"globular filament" nebula
GGDGGD 17rare designator prefixesauthors
GHGH 7-21Lowell Proper Motion SurveyGiclas (author), Hyades Cluster
GHCGGHCG 46rare designator prefixesauthors, galaxy cluster
GHOGHO 0303+1706rare designator prefixesauthors
GICGIC 57double star designationdiscoverer(Giclas)
GiclasGiclas 9-38 BLowell Proper Motion Survey 
GingaGinga 2000+25Ginga 
GJGJ 1132 bGliese-Jahreiss Catalog 
GlGl 1132 bGliese Catalogue of Nearby Starsabbreviated
GLGL 2591AFGL Four Color Infrared Sky Surveyshort for AFGL 2591
GLAREGLARE 3011GLARE 
GlassGlass Rrare designator prefixesauthor
GLASSGLASS-z12James Webb Space TelescopeGrism Lens-Amplified Survey from Space
GlazarGlazar Cru 135Glazar 
GLEGLE 2double star designationdiscoverer(Gale)
GLEAMGLEAM J0917-0012GLEAM 
GLEAM-XGLEAM-X J162759.5-523504.3GLEAMextended survey
GlieseGliese 1132 bGliese Catalogue of Nearby Stars 
GLIMPSEGLIMPSE C01Spitzer Space TelescopeGLIMPSE survey
GLKAGLKA 577rare designator prefixeslaboratory
GLMPGLMP 160IRASauthors
GLPGLP 9double star designationdiscoverer(Glasenapp)
GMGM 2-39rare designator prefixesauthors, PNe
GMGM1-29rare designator prefixesauthors, cometary nebulae
GmbGmb 3689Catalog of Circumpolar Stars 
GMPGMP 2921rare designator prefixesauthors
GMRTGMRTLH J105432.8+584720Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope 
GNGN 00.33.9Atlas of Galactic Nebulae 
GNGN-z11GOODS-North 
GNSGNS-JD2GOODS NICMOS Survey 
GNTGNT 1double star designationdiscoverer(Grant)
GOODS 850GOODS 850-8rare designator prefixesfield, wavelength
GOSGOS G080.03+00.94 01Galactic O Star Catalog 
GPSGPS 1722-363EXOSATgalactic plane survey
GPXGPX-1 bGPX 
GRGR 0135-08rare designator prefixesobs. RS
GRGR 260rare designator prefixesdiscoverer
GRGR 31rare designator prefixescataloger, red dwarfs
GRGR 8rare designator prefixesdiscoverer's/author
GR*GR* 221Lowell Proper Motion Surveyred star
GRBGRB 170817Agamma-ray burstgeneral GRB prefix
GROGRO J1655-40Compton Gamma Ray Observatory 
GroombridgeGroombridge 1618Catalog of Circumpolar Stars 
GroupGroup 10rare designator prefixesmoving group
GRSGRS 1124-683GRANAT 
GRVGRV 8rare designator prefixesauthors
GRWGRW +70 8247Astrographic CatalogGreenwich zone
GSGS 2000+25Gingafor "Ginga satellite"
GSGS 285rare designator prefixesauthors, emission nebulae
GSGS 4GOODS-South 
GSCGSC 03549-02811Guide Star Catalog 
GSHGSH 1double star designationdiscoverer(Glaisher)
GShGSh 100-02-41rare designator prefixesor GS 100-02-41, galactic shell
GSPCGSPC S840-F1Guide Star Catalogphotometric catalog
GSSGSS 073_1810Groth StripGroth Strip Survey
GSSGSS 31rare designator prefixesauthors, IR sources
GTGT 0236+610rare designator prefixesauthors
GumGum 4rare designator prefixesdiscoverer, emission nebulae
GUVVGUVV J124328.2-055431.7Galaxy Evolution ExplorerUV variability
GVGV 67rare designator prefixes"Grande Vitesse"
GWGW 046.4+5.5galactic worm 
GWGW170817GW detection 
GXGX 339-4X-ray sourcegeneral for "galactic X-ray source"
GYGY 297rare designator prefixesauthors
GYLGYL 73double star designationdiscoverer(Goyal)
HH 2356-309HEAO-1various surveys on various instruments
hh 3750Herschel Double Star CatalogJohn Herschel, old designator
HH V 79Herschel Double Star Catalog 
HH1-12rare designator prefixesauthor
HH4043High Energy Transient Explorermission's ID
HadHad V62rare designator prefixesdiscoverer
HaffnerHaffner 18rare designator prefixesdiscoverer, open clusters
HaroHaro 4-255rare designator prefixesauthor
HaroHaro 29rare designator prefixesauthor
HarvardHarvard 20rare designator prefixesobs., open clusters
HATHAT-P-9bHATNet 
HaTrHaTr 4rare designator prefixesauthors, PNe
HATSHATS-2bHATNetHAT-South
HaWeHaWe 10rare designator prefixesauthors
HbHb 12rare designator prefixesauthor
HBHB 2124-4228rare designator prefixesauthors
HBHB 3rare designator prefixesauthor
HB87HB87 1602-576Hewitt & Burbidge Catalog 
HB89HB89 2343+125 BX442Hewitt & Burbidge Catalog1989 addition
HB93HB93 1429-008Hewitt & Burbidge Catalog1993 addition
HBCHBC 722rare designator prefixesauthors, catalog
HbgHbg 1650rare designator prefixesobs.
HBKHBK 0-1HBK 
HBVHBV 475rare designator prefixesobs., variable
HCGHCG 92Hickson Compact Groups 
HDHD 133131Henry Draper Catalog 
HDEHDE 326823Henry Draper Catalog"E" is redundant
HDFHDF 850.1Hubble Deep Field 
HDFSHDFS J223249.41-603335.3Hubble Deep Field South 
HDOHDO 127double star designationor "Hd 127", Harvard College Observatory
HDWHDW 13rare designator prefixesauthors, PNe
HeHe 2-138rare designator prefixesor "Hen" or "Henize", discoverer, PNe or emission-line stars
HEHE0230-4323Hamburg/ESO Survey 
HEIHEI 812double star designationdiscoverer(Heintz)
HeinemannHeinemann 77rare designator prefixesauthor
HerschelHerschel 2682Herschel Double Star Catalogambiguous, typically John
HerzHerz 10688Herz catalog 
HerzogHerzog 24rare designator prefixesdiscoverer
HESSHESS J1731-347High Energy Stereoscopic System 
HETEHETE J1900.1-2455High Energy Transient Explorer 
HfHf 69rare designator prefixesdiscoverer, PNe
HFLSHFLS3rare designator prefixesHerschel FLS field
HGHG 031203host galaxyused for GRB and XRF hosts
HGHG 121102fast radio bursthost galaxy of the FRB
HGHG 44rare designator prefixesauthors
HGHG 7-206Lowell Proper Motion SurveyGiclas (author), Hyades Cluster
HHHH 36Herbig-Haro objectgeneric designator
HHJHHJ 336rare designator prefixesauthors
HHLHHL 63Herbig-Haro objectHH-like
HIHI 1225+01intergalactic HI cloud 
HICHIC 59206Hipparcosinput catalog
HicksonHickson 92Hickson Compact Groups 
HIIHII 296rare designator prefixesauthor, ?
HIJASSHIJASS J1133+63HI Jodrell All-Sky Survey 
HiltnerHiltner 102rare designator prefixesor "Hilt", author
HIPHIP 45982 bHipparcos 
HIPASSHIPASS J0731-69HIPASS 
HIZOAHIZOA J0836-43Parkes HI Zone of Avoidance Survey 
HIZSSHIZSS 003Parkes HI Zone of Avoidance Survey"shallow survey"
HJHJ 342Herschel Double Star CatalogJohn Herschel
HLDHLD 250double star designationdiscoverer(E.S. Holden)
HLMHLM 19double star designationdiscoverer(Holmes)
HLNHLN 18double star designationdiscoverer(Frank Holden)
HLXHLX-1rare designator prefixes"hyperluminous X-ray source"
HMHM 32rare designator prefixesauthors
HMSHMS 1247-4102rare designator prefixesauthors
HNHN 40Herschel Double Star Catalogor "H N 40", W. Herschel 1821 catalog
HoHo 14rare designator prefixesor "Hogg 14", open clusters
HoHo 229double star designationdiscoverer(G.W. Hough)
HodgeHodge 11rare designator prefixesauthor
HolmHolm 15arare designator prefixesauthor
HolmbergHolmberg IIrare designator prefixesdiscoverer
HPHP 1rare designator prefixesobservatory
HRHR 8799Bright Star Catalognormal/preferred
HRCHRC 29rare designator prefixesauthors, catalog
HrgHrg 107double star designationdiscoverer(Hargrave)
HRGHRG 54103rare designator prefixesauthor, ring galaxies
HSHS 1946+7658Hamburg Schmidt Survey 
HSHS 327rare designator prefixesauthors
HSCHSC J0921+0007Subaru TelescopeHSC-SSP
HSHHSH95 31rare designator prefixesauthor
HSTHST14176+5226Hubble Space Telescope 
HtTrHtTr 2rare designator prefixesauthors
HuHu 1-2rare designator prefixesdiscoverer, PNe
HuHu 667double star designationdiscoverer(Hussey)
HubbleHubble 5rare designator prefixesauthor
HUDFHUDF-JD2Hubble Ultra-Deep Field 
HVHV 2112rare designator prefixes"Harvard Variable" star catalog
HVCHVC 125+41-207high-velocity cloudgeneral HVC prefix
HVSHVS 2hypervelocity star 
HWHW 84rare designator prefixesauthors
HWEHWE 13double star designationdiscoverer(H.A. Howe)
HynekHynek 1double star designationauthor
HyperLEDAHyperLEDA 94646LEDA 
HZHZ 9rare designator prefixesdiscoverers
HZGHZG 2double star designationdiscoverer(Hertzsprung)
II 7double star designationdiscoverer(Innes)
II19374IRASshort for "IRAS 19374+2359"
I ZwI Zw 18Catalog of Galaxies and Clusters of Galaxiesor "1Zw" or 1Z", Volume I
ICIC 342Index Catalog 
IceCubeIceCube-191001AIceCube 
IDSIDS 05200+2831 AWashington Double Star CatalogIndex Catalog of Double Stars
IGRIGR J00158+5605INTEGRAL 
IGVVIGVV 96Catalogue of Interacting Galaxies 
II ZwII Zw 96Catalog of Galaxies and Clusters of Galaxiesor "2Zw" or "2Z", Volume II
III ZwIII Zw 2Catalog of Galaxies and Clusters of Galaxiesor "3Zw" or "3Z", Volume III
IKTIKT 16rare designator prefixesauthors
IOKIOK 1rare designator prefixesauthors
IPHASIPHAS J214625.99+572829.0IPHAS 
IPHASXIPHASX J205013.7+465518IPHASextended PNe
iPTFiPTF14hlsPalomar Transient FactoryIntermediate Palomar Transient Factory
IRASIRAS 16399-0937IRAS 
IRAS FIRAS F10016+5824IRASor "IRASF10016+5824", FSC
IRCIRC -10414Two Micron Sky Survey 
IRcIRc 2rare designator prefixesIR "compact?"
IRDCIRDC 321.706+0.066rare designator prefixesIR dark cloud
IRSIRS 5infraredIR source
IRSVIRSV 1145-6245rare designator prefixesIR source, obs.
ISCSISCS J143809+341419IRAC Shallow Surveygalaxy clusters
ISGISG 39rare designator prefixesauthors and G for galaxy
ISOISO 217Infrared Space Observatory 
ISOHDFSISOHDFS 27Hubble Deep Field South"Infrared Source Observation"
ISSISS J142950.9+333012IRAC Shallow Survey 
IsWeIsWe 2rare designator prefixesdiscoverers, PNe
IV ZwIV Zw 29Catalog of Galaxies and Clusters of Galaxiesor "4Zw" or "4Z", Volume IV
IvanovIvanov 7rare designator prefixesauthor, open clusters
IVCIVC 86-36high-velocity cloudintermediate velocity cloud
IXOIXO 76ROSATintermediate luminosity
JJ 900double star designationdiscoverer(Jonckhèere)
JJ162702.56+432833.9J designatorepoch J2000.0
JacobyJacoby LMC 34rare designator prefixesauthor, PNe
JADESJADES-GS-z13-0James Webb Space TelescopeJWST Advanced Deep Extragalactic Survey
JaFuJaFu 2rare designator prefixesdiscoverers, PNe
JCJC 2double star designationor "Jac 2", discoverer(Jacob)
JEFJEF 1double star designationdiscoverer(Jeffers)
JLJL 87rare designator prefixesauthors
JonckhèereJonckhèere 320rare designator prefixesor "J 320", discoverer
JOYJOY 1double star designationdiscoverer(Joy)
JSPJSP 561double star designationdiscoverer(Jessup)
JuchertJuchert 9rare designator prefixesdiscoverer, open clusters
JVASJVAS B1938+666rare designator prefixesobservatories
JWJW 566rare designator prefixesauthors
KK 13rare designator prefixesor Kg or King(discoverer), open clusters
KK 4-55rare designator prefixesdiscoverer, PNe
KK5King Catalog 
K2K2-3bK2 
KarhulaKarhula 11rare designator prefixesdiscoverer, open clusters
KATKAT7HI J103151-345117MeerKATKAT-7
KazarianKazarian 26rare designator prefixesauthor
KDGKDG 52rare designator prefixesauthor's initial and DG for "dwarf galaxy"
KELTKELT-10KELT 
KeplerKepler-186fKepler Telescopeconfirmed planet
KestevenKesteven 69rare designator prefixesor "KE" or "Kes", galactic radio sources
KFLKFL 19rare designator prefixesor "KnFs", authors, PNe
KHKH 24Drare designator prefixesauthors
KhKh 527rare designator prefixesKhavtasi(author)
KharchenkoKharchenko 2rare designator prefixesdiscoverer, open clusters
KHGKHG 1-9rare designator prefixesauthors, galaxy
KICKIC 8462852Kepler Telescopeinput catalog
KIGKIG 993rare designator prefixesisolated galaxies
KingKing 5King Catalog 
KjPnKjPn 8rare designator prefixesauthors, PNe
KKKK 230rare designator prefixesauthors
KKHKKH 060rare designator prefixesauthors
KKRKKR 25rare designator prefixesauthors
KKSKKS 3rare designator prefixesauthors, "supplement"
KlemolaKlemola 44rare designator prefixesor "Klem", galaxy clusters
KMSKMS 35rare designator prefixesauthor
KMTKMT-2016-BLG-1397LbKorea Microlensing Telescope Network 
KNTKNT 4double star designationor Kn or Knott(discoverer)
KOKO 2rare designator prefixesor "Koelbloed"
KOKO 2double star designationor Koenigstuhl(observatory)
KOIKOI-571.05Kepler TelescopeKepler object of interest
KoposovKoposov 2rare designator prefixesdiscoverer, globular clusters
KPKP 199rare designator prefixesobservatory
KPDKPD 1930+2752rare designator prefixesKitt Peak & author initial
KPGKPG 572rare designator prefixesauthor, galaxy pairs
KPNO-TauKPNO-Tau 3rare designator prefixesobservatory, constellation
KrKr 1-2rare designator prefixesKrasnogorskaja(author)
KRKR 17rare designator prefixesauthors
KRKR 60double star designationor Kruger(Krüger, discoverer)
KronKron 3rare designator prefixesauthor, globular clusters
KronbergerKronberger 61rare designator prefixesdiscoverer, stellar clusters
KSKS 1947+300Kvant 1 
KUKU 3double star designationdiscoverer(Kustner)
KuKu 648rare designator prefixesauthor
KUGKUG 1210+301BKiso Survey of Ultraviolet Excess Galaxies 
KUIKUI 75double star designationor Kpr, author(Kuiper)
KUVKUV 410-4rare designator prefixesKondo (author) or Kiso (obs.), UV excess
KWKW 365rare designator prefixesauthor
KZPKZP 410New Catalogue of Suspected Variable Starssame as "CSV 410"
LL 143-23rare designator prefixes1940s Luyten surveys
LL 15double star designationdiscoverer(Lewis)
LacLac 9352Lacaille Star Catalog 
LacailleLacaille 9352Lacaille Star Catalog 
LAELAE J095950.99+021219.1Lyman-alpha emittergeneral prefix for LAEs
LaevensLaevens 2rare designator prefixesdiscoverer
LALLAL 21185rare designator prefixesor "Lal", for "Lalande"
LalandeLalande 21185rare designator prefixesauthor
LAMLAM 5double star designationdiscoverer(Lamont)
LAMOSTLAMOST J12280490-014825.7LAMOST 
LanningLanning 386rare designator prefixesor "Lan 386", author
LatysevLatysev 2rare designator prefixesdiscoverer(moving group)
LAULAU 1double star designationdiscoverer
LAWDLAWD 13rare designator prefixesLuyten (author), white dwarfs
LBLB 1479rare designator prefixesLuyten "blue"
LBDSLBDS 53W91rare designator prefixessurvey
LBGLBG J213512.73-010143Lyman-break galaxygeneral prefix for LBGs
LBNLBN 1976Lynds Catalogue of Bright Nebulae 
LBQSLBQS 1429-008Large Bright QSO Survey 
LBVLBV 1806-20luminous blue variablepossibly the only use as a prefix
LCDCSLCDCS 0829rare designator prefixessurvey
LCLLCL 120 ABLacaille Star CatalogWashington Double Star Catalog code
LCRSLCRS B035620.1-420206Las Campanas Redshift Survey 
LDLD 355rare designator prefixesauthor
LDNLDN 1689Lynds Catalog of Dark Nebulaeor "L 1689" or "Lynds 1689"
LDSLDS 131 ALuyten Double Star Survey 
Le GentilLe Gentil 2rare designator prefixesnebulae
LEDALEDA 42102LEDA 
LEHPMLEHPM 1902rare designator prefixesLiverpool-Edinburgh high PM
LEOLEO 34double star designationor Leon(discoverer)
LESSLESS J033136.0-275439LABOCA Extended Chandra Deep Field-South Submillimetre Survey 
LFAMLFAM 5rare designator prefixesauthors
LFTLFT 833Luyten Half-second Catalog1955 version
LGGLGG 384rare designator prefixesobs., galaxy groups
LGGSLGGS J004444.52+412804.0Local Group Galaxy Survey 
LGSLGS 3rare designator prefixes"Local Group, Suspected"
LHLH 10rare designator prefixesOB association, authors
LHLH 10-3209rare designator prefixesstar within LH 10 association
LHALHA 120-N 103Brare designator prefixes(or "LHα 120-N 103B") obs., Hα emission nebulae
LHGLHG 87rare designator prefixesauthors
LHOLHO 110rare designator prefixesauthors
LHSLHS 1140Luyten Half-second Catalog 
LILI-LMC 60IRAS"Leiden IRAS"
LIDLID 607005LAMOSTID number
LINLIN 9rare designator prefixesor "Lindsay 9", author
LindsayLindsay 11rare designator prefixesauthor
LINEARLINEAR 10LINEAR 
LkCaLkCa 15rare designator prefixesobservatory, Ca emission-line
LkClLkCl-15Lick Observatory Calcium Line Survey 
LkHALkHA 101rare designator prefixesor LkHα or LkH, obs. Hα
LMLM 1-52rare designator prefixesauthors
LMC ABLMC AB 12rare designator prefixesLMC & authors
LMCLMC S22Large Magellanic Cloudgeneral for LMC objects
LMC-NLMC-N11rare designator prefixes(or just "N 11") LMC, north
LoLo 4rare designator prefixesor Longmore(author) PNe
LoLo 807rare designator prefixesor Loden(author)
LoTrLoTr 5rare designator prefixesauthors, PNe
LPLP 731-58Luyten Palomar Survey 
LPLP26rare designator prefixesgalaxy "Leo P"
LPMLPM 101Bruce Proper Motion Survey1941 list
LPOLPO 25double star designationobservatory
LQGLQG 1large quasar groupgeneral term
LSLS IV-14 116Case-Hamburg Survey 
LSBLSB 568-1rare designator prefixesLSB galaxy
LSELSE 239Case-Hamburg Surveyextension
LSPMLSPM J0207+333Lépine Shara Proper Motion catalog 
LSQLSQ14bdqLaSilla-QUEST Variability Survey 
LSRLSR J0822+1700rare designator prefixesauthors
LSSLSS 4067Case-Hamburg Surveysouthern Milky Way
LTLT 36rare designator prefixesauthors
LTTLTT 17897Luyten Two-Tenths Arcsecond Catalog 
LuhmanLuhman 16rare designator prefixes(or LUH) discoverer
LundLund 803Lund Catalogue of Open Clusters 
LupusLupus-TR-3bLupus Transit Survey 
LUYLUY 6219double star designationdiscoverer
LVCLVC 127 127+20-3high-velocity cloudlow velocity cloud
LWLW 55rare designator prefixesauthors
LyLy 6rare designator prefixes(or "Lynga 6") discoverer, stellar clusters
MM 183rare designator prefixesauthor, variables
MM1-92rare designator prefixesor Mi1-92, Min1-92, or Mink1-92, author(Minkowski)
MM85-HCC1Messier Cataloggalaxy near M85
MM87Messier Catalog 
M31GCM31GC J004246+411737rare designator prefixesM31 GC
M31NM31N 2008-12arare designator prefixesM31 nova
M33M33-013406.63Triangulum GalaxyM33 star
M82M82 X-1M82X-ray source
MAMA 1rare designator prefixesauthors
MacCMacC H12rare designator prefixesauthor
MACHOMACHO-LMC-4MACHO Project 
MACSMACS J0025.4-1222Massive Cluster Survey 
MACSMACS J0057-734 10Magellanic Catalogue of Stars 
MADCASHMADCASH-2Magellanic Analog Dwarf Companions And Stellar Halos 
MaffeiMaffei 1rare designator prefixesauthor name
MagakianMagakian 770rare designator prefixesauthor
MAGICMAGIC J1837-073MAGIC 
MailyanMailyan 29rare designator prefixesauthor
MalinMalin 1rare designator prefixesdiscoverer
MamajekMamajek 3rare designator prefixesdiscoverer
MarkMark 335Markarian galaxy 
MarkarianMarkarian 335Markarian galaxy 
MarkarianMarkarian 6rare designator prefixesopen clusters, author
MASCARAMASCARA-1bMASCARA 
MaxBCGMaxBCG J217.95869+13.53470rare designator prefixesMLE BCG
MAXIMAXI J0556-332MAXI 
MayallMayall IIrare designator prefixesused in 1953 paper
MayerMayer 2rare designator prefixesdiscoverer
MBMB 3rare designator prefixesauthors
MBMMBM 18rare designator prefixesauthors
MCMC 76rare designator prefixesMagellanic Cloud
MCAMCA 14double star designationdiscoverer
MCAMCA 2rare designator prefixesauthors
MCCMCC 481rare designator prefixesobs.
MCGMCG +8-11-11Morphological Catalogue of Galaxies 
MCLMCL 52Catalog of Southern Groups of Galaxies 
MCLDMCLD 126.6+24.5molecular cloudrarely used
MCSMCS 294rare designator prefixesuniv., telescope
MCTMCT 0309-2730rare designator prefixesorgs.
MCWMCW 1179rare designator prefixesauthors
MDSMDS uem0-043Medium Deep Survey 
MeMe 2-1rare designator prefixesdiscoverer, PNe
MelMel 25Melotte Catalog 
MelbMelb 3double star designationMelbourne Obs. discovery
MelnickMelnick 42rare designator prefixesor "Mk 42", author
MelotteMelotte 25Melotte Catalog 
MENeaCSMENeaCS Abell2033-5-19-0Multi-Epoch Nearby Cluster Survey 
MercerMercer 81rare designator prefixesauthor, stellar clusters
MessierMessier 87Messier Catalog 
MeWeMeWe 1-3rare designator prefixesauthors
MGMG 1131+0456rare designator prefixesinst., obs.
MGMG 118rare designator prefixesauthors
MGCMGC 27301Millennium Galaxy Catalogue 
MGCMGC1rare designator prefixesfor "Martin Globular Cluster", Nicolas Martin, primary author
MGGMGG 9rare designator prefixesauthors
MGROMGRO J1908+06Milagro 
MHAMHA 271-34rare designator prefixesor "MHα 271-34" (author, Hα)
MHOMHO 8rare designator prefixesor "MHO-Tau 8", obs.
MILMIL 1double star designationdiscoverer
MillsMills 19+4Badgerys Creek Interferometer 101-MHz Survey 
MisMis V1287MISAO project 
MknMkn 335Markarian galaxy 
MKWMKW 10rare designator prefixesauthors
MLBMLB 1double star designationdiscoverer
MlbOMlbO 4double star designationMelbourne Obs. discovery
MLFMLF 2double star designationdiscoverer
MLOMLO 4double star designationMelbourne Obs. discovery
MLRMLR 391double star designationdiscoverer
MOAMOA-2007-BLG-192LbMOA 
MORAMORA-2MORA 
MPMP J0000-3556USS Sourcesdata from MRC and PMN
MRMR 2251-178rare designator prefixesmaybe for MIT Ricker?
MRMR 93rare designator prefixesor "Roberts 93", Wolf-Rayet stars
MRCMRC 2104-242Molonglo Reference Catalog 
MrkMrk 335Markarian galaxy 
MSMS 0735.6+7421HEAO-2Medium Sensitivity survey
MSHMSH 05-22MSH Catalog 
MSPMSP 183rare designator prefixesauthors
MSXMSX 6C G160.2784-18.4216Midcourse Space Experiment 
MTLMTL 2CDdouble star designationdiscoverer
MUNICSMUNICS S7F5 254Munich Near-Infrared Cluster Survey 
MWCMWC 349rare designator prefixes"Mount Wilson Catalog"
MXMX 1716-31OSO 7MIT Cat X-ray sources
MXBMXB 1658-298MIT X-ray Burst Source Catalog 
MyCnMyCn 26rare designator prefixesauthors
MzMz 3rare designator prefixesor "Menzel 3", author
NN 164rare designator prefixesabbreviated from LHA 120-N 64
NN Her 2021novaabbreviated
N30N30 2N30 Catalog 
NaNa 2rare designator prefixesauthor
NABNAB 0205+024rare designator prefixesauthor
NBNB 79.1rare designator prefixesauthor
NDWFSNDWFS J1426+3531NOAO Deep Wide-field Survey 
NeVeNeVe 3-4rare designator prefixesauthors
NewNew 1Shapley-Ames Catalognew in updated catalog
NGNG 0522-2518 017220NGTS 
NGCNGC 3603-A1aNew General Cataloguestar within cluster NGC 3603
NGCNGC 253New General Catalogue 
NGTSNGTS-1bNGTS 
NHNH 84rare designator prefixesauthors
NLTTNLTT 6655Luyten Two-Tenths Arcsecond Cataloglater replacement
NMLNML Cygnirare designator prefixesauthors
NOMAD1NOMAD1 1243-0140899NOMAD 
NovaNova Herculis 2021nova 
NPM1GNPM1G -10.0586rare designator prefixesn. proper motion, 1st galaxy list
NRAONRAO 620NRAO Catalog 
NSNS 3rare designator prefixesauthors
NSVNSV 11288New Catalogue of Suspected Variable Stars 
NSVSNSVS 14256825ROTSENorthern Sky variability survey
NTTSNTTS 034903+2431rare designator prefixes"naked TTS"
NuSTARNuSTAR J100259+0220.5NuSTAR 
NVSSNVSS J093731-102001aNRAO VLA Sky Survey 
NZONZO 52double star designationobservatory
OOA 084Ohio Radio Surveyprefix "OHIO" later adopted
OΣOΣ65Struve Catalogsyounger Struve
OΣΣOΣΣ123Struve Catalogsyounger Struve appendix
OAOOAO 1653-40Orbiting Astronomical Observatory 
OclOcl-89rare designator prefixesopen clusters
OGCOGC 596Ogle Galaxy Catalog 
OGLEOGLE-2005-BLG-390LbOGLE 
OHOH 26.5+0.6hydroxylOH source
OHIOOHIO A 084Ohio Radio Survey 
OLOL 244double star designationdiscoverer
OMCOMC-1Orion Molecular Cloud Complexfor "Orion Molecular Cloud"
OnsalaOnsala 2rare designator prefixesor "ON 2", obs.
OoOo 2311rare designator prefixesauthor
OPIOPI 2double star designationdiscoverer
OTOT 120926optical transient 
OTLOTL 0208+183rare designator prefixestelescope, lunar occultation
OTSOTS 44rare designator prefixesauthors
OTSOTS 1809+314optical transientOT source
PP871rare designator prefixesauthor initial
P-L6344 P-LPalomar-Leiden Survey 
PAPA-00-S3POINT-AGAPE 
PalPal 15Palomar Globular Clustersor "Cl Pal 15"
PalomarPalomar 15Palomar Globular Clustersor "Cl Palomar 15"
PAndASPAndAS-8PAndAS 
ParPar 21Parsamian Nebula Catalog 
ParenagoParenago 2649rare designator prefixesor "P 2649", author
ParsamianParsamian 21Parsamian Nebula Catalog 
PBPB 10rare designator prefixesauthors
PBPB 8783rare designator prefixesobs., author
PCPC 1247+3406Palomar high-redshift quasar surveys 
PCPC 22rare designator prefixesauthors
PDSPDS 70Pico dos Dias Survey 
PePe 1-4rare designator prefixesauthor
PelletPellet 550rare designator prefixesauthor
PfleidererPfleiderer 2rare designator prefixesauthor
PGPG 0052+251Palomar-Green Survey 
PGCPGC 63287Principal Galaxies Catalog 
PHPH1Planet Huntersaka PH1b
PHLPHL 293BPalomar-Haro-Luyten Catalog 
PHRPHR J1510-6754MASH Catalog of Planetary Nebulaefor discoverers
PisPis 20rare designator prefixesor Pi or Pismis(discoverer)
PKPK 63+13.1Catalogue of Galactic Planetary Nebulaeor "PLN 63+13.1"
PKSPKS 0130-17Parkes Catalog 
PlataisPlatais 1rare designator prefixesauthor
PLQPLQ 3double star designationor Paloque(discoverer)
PLXPLX 695General Catalogue of Trigonometric Parallaxes 
PMPM 1-173rare designator prefixesauthor
PMCPMC 90-93 957Tokyo Photoelectric Meridian Circlecatalog
PMMRPMMR 62rare designator prefixesauthors
PMNPMN J0006-0623Parkes-MIT-NRAO Surveys 
PNPN G315.4-08.4planetary nebulageneral planetary nebula prefix
PNGPNG 215.5-30.8Strasbourg-ESO Catalog of Galactic Planetary Nebulaefor "Planetary Nebulae Galactic"
PNVPNV J00434013+4127123rare designator prefixespossible nova
POINT-AGAPEPOINT-AGAPE-S3POINT-AGAPE 
POLPOL 4double star designationdiscoverer
POTSPOTS-1bPre-OmegaTranS 
POUPOU 1931double star designationdiscoverer
POXPOX 52rare designator prefixesobs., object
PPPP 11rare designator prefixesauthors
PPLPPL 1rare designator prefixes"possible Pleiades" candidates
PPMPPM 164850PPM Star Catalogue 
PQPQOT015849-022627Palomar 48 Inch TelescopePalomar-Quest Survey
PQTPQT 070519Palomar 48 Inch TelescopePalomar-Quest Survey
PrPr0201rare designator prefixesfor open cluster Praesepe
PRCPRC D-51Polar-ring Catalog 
PRYPRY 3double star designationdiscoverer
PRZPRZ 3double star designationdiscoverer
PSPS 130rare designator prefixesauthors
PSPS 336rare designator prefixesauthors
PS1PS1-10jhPan-STARRSPS1-discovered transients
PSCPSC 09104+4109IRASPoint Source Catalog
PSNPSN J16590286+2754556rare designator prefixespossible SN
PSOPSO J246.4222+15.4698Pan-STARRS 
PSRPSR 1257+12pulsar"PSR" used for any pulsar irrespective of catalog
PSSPSS J0052+2405rare designator prefixesfrom POSS-II
PTFPTF09dahPalomar Transient Factory 
PTFOPTFO 8-8695Palomar Transient FactoryOrion project
PTTPTT 19double star designationdiscoverer
PWMPWM 2rare designator prefixesauthor
PZPZ 4double star designationdiscoverer
QQ0051-279quasarabbreviated general prefix
QQ1623-BX511rare designator prefixesnear a quasar
QatarQatar-4bQatar Exoplanet Survey 
QPQP 0114-3140rare designator prefixesquasar pair
QQQQ2345+007rare designator prefixesdouble quasar
QQQQQQ J1432-0106rare designator prefixestriple quasar
QSOQSO B1957+405quasargeneral prefix
QSRQSR J1819+3845quasargeneral for "radio-loud quasar"
QuasarQuasar J192748.6+735802quasargeneral prefix
RR 230double star designationor "Russ 230", discoverer(Russell)
RR136Radcliffe Observatory Magellanic Clouds Catalogueabbreviated
RaabRaab 19rare designator prefixesauthor
RAFGLRAFGL 5081AFGL Four Color Infrared Sky Survey1980s enlarged revision
RATRAT J0455+1305rare designator prefixesrapid temporal
RBRB 199rare designator prefixesauthors
RBSRBS 78Rosat Bright Survey 
RCRC J1148+0455rare designator prefixesRATAN cold
RCGRCG 22aAbell Catalog 
RCSRCS J022434-0002.5rare designator prefixesRed-Sequence Cluster Survey
RCWRCW 36rare designator prefixesauthors
RDRD1dropoutgeneral for "red dropout"
RDCSRDCS 1252.-2927ROSATDeep Cluster survey
RERE J0317-853ROSATROSAT EUV
ReipurthReipurth 50rare designator prefixesauthor
RensonRenson 570rare designator prefixes"General catalogue of Ap and Am Stars"
ReticulumReticulum II Dwarfrare designator prefixesconstellation name
RFGCRFGC 2946rare designator prefixescatalog
RGRG 0044-2958rare designator prefixesauthors
RGBRGB J0152+017RASS/Green Bank Catalog 
RGGRGG 118rare designator prefixesauthors
RGZRGZ J103435.8+251817Radio Galaxy Zoo 
RHSRHS 03Rosat Hard Survey 
RiddleRiddle 4rare designator prefixesopen clusters
RLRL 128rare designator prefixesauthors
RLWTRLWT 41rare designator prefixesor "RWT 41", authors
RMBRMB 56rare designator prefixesauthors
RMCRMC 136Radcliffe Observatory Magellanic Clouds Catalogue 
RMKRMK 13double star designationdiscoverer
RNORNO 6rare designator prefixesred nebulous object
RoRo 4rare designator prefixesor Roslund, open clusters
ROAROA 5701rare designator prefixesobs.
RobRob 270rare designator prefixesauthor
ROBROB 48rare designator prefixesobs. "bulletin"
ROEROE 47double star designationdiscoverer
RoqueRoque 25rare designator prefixesobs.
RoseRose 14 authorrare designator prefixes 
RossRoss 154Frank Ross's Catalog 
ROTSEROTSE3 J222115.63+403454.8ROTSE 
ROXROXs 12bRho Ophiuchi Cloud Complex 
RRRR 210rare designator prefixesauthors
RRATRRAT J1819-1458rotating radio transient 
RSRS 13rare designator prefixesauthors
RSGCRSGC1red supergiant cluster 
RSGCRSGC1-F02red supergiant clustermember of RSGC1
RSTRST 127double star designationor Rossiter(discoverer)
RuRu 7rare designator prefixesor "Rup 7" or "Ruprecht 7", open clusters
RuizRuiz 440-469rare designator prefixesor "ESO 440-469", author
RXRX J0720.4-3125ROSATROSAT observation
RXCRXC J0516.6-5430ROSATgalaxy cluster
SS 35Sharpless Catalogshort for Sh2-35
SS 451double star designationor "South 451", discoverer
S3MCS3MC 00541-7319Spitzer Space TelescopeSMC survey
S5S5 0014+813Strong Source Surveys 
S5S5-HVS1Southern Stellar Stream Spectroscopic Survey 
SaSa 1-5rare designator prefixesor "PN Sa 1-5"
SASA 107-970rare designator prefixes"selected area"
SaSa 156rare designator prefixesor "Sandqvist 156", dark nebulae
SACSSACS 178rare designator prefixesstars
SAGESAGE1CJ053634.78-722658.5SAGE 
SANSAN 47rare designator prefixesor "SAND", author
SANDSAND364rare designator prefixesor "Sanders 364" or "NGC 2682 Sand 364"
SAOSAO 75144SAO Star Catalog 
SaStSaSt 2-10rare designator prefixesauthors
SaurerSaurer 1rare designator prefixesopen clusters
SaWeSaWe 4rare designator prefixesPNe
SAXSAX J1750.8-2900BeppoSAX 
SBSB 2rare designator prefixesauthor
SBSB 290rare designator prefixesauthors
SBSB-WF 3572-1508rare designator prefixesHubble Deep Field South SB field
SBSSBS 0335-052Second Byurakan Survey 
SCSC 0627-544rare designator prefixessouthern cluster
SchoenbergSchoenberg 205/6rare designator prefixesdark nebulae
SCJSCJ 7double star designationdiscoverer
SClSCl 117superclustergeneral
SCMSCM 192rare designator prefixesPNe
SCPSCP 06F6Supernova Cosmology Project 
SCRSCR J1546-5534SuperCOSMOS Sky SurveySuperCOSMOS-RECONS nearby star
SDFSDF J132418.3+271455Subaru Deep Field 
SDSSSDSS 1346-0031Sloan Digital Sky Survey 
SDSSpSDSSp J104433.04-012502.2Sloan Digital Sky Survey"provisory"
SESE 1double star designationdiscoverer(Secchi)
SEESEE 53double star designationor λl, discoverer(See)
SegueSegue 2Sloan Digital Sky SurveySEGUE discovery
SEISEI 1007double star designationdiscoverer
SersicSersic 129-01rare designator prefixesor "Ser 129-01", author
SextansSextans Dwarf Sphrare designator prefixesconstellation name
SFOSFO 68rare designator prefixesauthors
SGRSGR 0418+5729soft gamma repeatergeneral for "SGRs"
SGRSSGRS J0331-7710rare designator prefixessurvey giant RS
ShSh 228Herschel Double Star CatalogJohn Herschel/James South
Sh1Sh1-89Sharpless Catalog1st catalog
Sh2Sh2-106Sharpless Catalogor "Sharpless 106" or "Sh 106"
ShajnShajn 147rare designator prefixesauthor
ShakhbazianShakhbazian 26rare designator prefixesor "Shk 26" or "ShCG 26", author
ShAlShAl 48rare designator prefixesauthors
ShapleyShapley IIrare designator prefixesdiscoverer
SHBSHB 1double star designationdiscoverer
SherSher 25rare designator prefixesor "Sh 25", author
SHJSHJ 44Herschel Double Star CatalogJohn Herschel/James South
ShkShk 4rare designator prefixesauthor
SHOCSHOC 053rare designator prefixessurvey ionized hydrogen O
SHSSHS J163417.5-460852SuperCOSMOS Sky SurveySuperCOSMOS H-alpha survey
SimeisSimeis 129rare designator prefixesor "Simeiz 129" or "S 129", obs.
SIMPSIMP J013656.5+093347SIMP 
SIPSSIPS1259-4336rare designator prefixescatalog from 2MASS data
SivSiv 10rare designator prefixesauthor
SkSk -68 137rare designator prefixesauthor
SKHBSKHB 1SKHBauthors
SKISKI 4double star designationdiscoverer
SLSL 268rare designator prefixesauthors
SLSL 39rare designator prefixesor "Sandqvist 39", authors
SLSL 9rare designator prefixesdiscoverers
SLRSLR 1double star designationdiscoverer
SLXSLX 1732-304rare designator prefixesSpacelab X-ray
SmSm 15rare designator prefixesauthor
SMSM0313SkyMapper Southern Surveyabbreviated form
SMASMA 101double star designationdiscoverer
SMACSSMACS J0304.3-4401Massive Cluster Surveysouthern extension
SMC ABSMC AB 6rare designator prefixesSMC, authors
SMCSMC 018136rare designator prefixessurvey of galaxy
SMC-NSMC-N66rare designator prefixesgalaxy, nebula
SmethellsSmethells 15rare designator prefixesauthor
SMMSMM J02399-0136submillimeter galaxy designator"submillimeter"
SMPSMP LMC 11rare designator prefixesauthors
SMSSSMSS J031300.36-670839.3SkyMapper Southern Survey 
SMYSMY 4double star designationdiscoverer
SNSN UDS10Wilsupernova 
SNFSNF20080514-002Nearby Supernova Factory 
SNLSSNLS-03D1awSupernova Legacy Survey 
SNRSNR G111.7-02.1supernova remnant 
SOSO025300.5+165258rare designator prefixesmaybe "Skymorph object" or "stellar object"
SPSP 1rare designator prefixesauthor, PNe
SP77SP77 46-44rare designator prefixes(or SP) authors, publication year
SpARCSSpARCS J003550-431224Spitzer Space TelescopeSpARCS survey
SPIRITSSPIRITS14bsbSPIRITS 
SPOCSSPOCS 1001Spectroscopic Properties of Cool Stars 
SPSSPS J162357.69+262830.2rare designator prefixesSTIS parallel survey
SPTSPT 0243-49South Pole Telescopegalaxy
SPT-CLSPT-CL J0546-5345South Pole Telescopegalaxy cluster
SRSR 12rare designator prefixespaper by Struve & Rudkjøbing of stars in Ophiuchus and Scorpius clouds
SRGASRGA J204318.2+443815Spektr-RGARX-XC discovery
SRGESRGE J003602.3+605421eROSITA 
SRSSRS 30232rare designator prefixesastrometry
SSSS 199 IIrare designator prefixesor "SS II 199", authors
SSSS 2883Case-Hamburg Surveysouthern Milky Way
SSSS 433rare designator prefixesauthor
SSASSA22-HCM1rare designator prefixes"small selected area"
SSSSSS120810Catalina Sky Surveyobservatory, SN
SSSSSS17aSwope Supernova Survey 
SSSPMSSSPM J1549-3544SuperCOSMOS Sky SurveySSS Proper Motion star
SSTSST24 J1434110+331733Spitzer Space Telescope 
SSVSSV 63rare designator prefixesauthors
STST 1double star designationdiscoverer
STST 4rare designator prefixesauthor
STST5-31rare designator prefixesauthors
SteinStein 2031double star designationdiscoverer
StephSteph 762rare designator prefixesauthor
STFSTF2740Struve Catalogselder Struve WDS code
STHSTH 2double star designationor H 2, discoverer(H. Struve)
StHAStHA 169rare designator prefixesauthor, H-alpha emitting stars
STISSTIS 123627+621755rare designator prefixesHubble Space Telescope STIS instrument
StKMStKM 1-762rare designator prefixesauthor
STNSTN 2double star designationdiscoverer(Stone)
StockStock 2rare designator prefixesauthor
StrStr 0431-616Duus-Newell catalog 
STRSTR 0625-540rare designator prefixesobs.
StrandStrand 64rare designator prefixesauthor
StromloStromlo 16rare designator prefixesor "Gum 16"
StRSStRS 371rare designator prefixesauthor, reddened star
StruveStruve 1Struve Catalogsambiguous
STTSTT65Struve Catalogsyounger Struve WDS code
STTASTTA 123 ABStruve Catalogsyounger Struve appendix
StWrStWr 2-8rare designator prefixesauthors
SUMSSSUMSS J053215-673308MOST­survey
SuWtSuWt 2rare designator prefixesor "SchuWe 2", authors
SVSSVS 13rare designator prefixesauthors, ambiguous
SVSSVS 1754rare designator prefixesSoviet variable star
SWSW 77rare designator prefixesauthors
SWEEPSSWEEPS-16Sagittarius Window Eclipsing Extrasolar Planet Search 
SWISWI 1double star designationdiscoverer
SwiftSwift J1745-26Swift 
SWIRESWIRE J022550.67-042142Spitzer Space TelescopeSWIRE survey
SXDFSXDF-NB1006-2Subaru XMM-Newton Deep Surveyin SXDS field
SXPSXP 15.3rare designator prefixesSMC X-ray pulsar
SYOSYO 1double star designationSydney Observatory
SzSz 68rare designator prefixesauthor
TamuraTamura 8rare designator prefixesauthor
TAPTAP 26Taurus-Auriga Complexor Perseus Complex
TASVTASV 1812+40rare designator prefixesmagazine, "suspected variable"
TAVTAV 0033+59rare designator prefixesmagazine, "variable"
TBHDTBHD J225810+1418.5rare designator prefixesauthors
TBJTBJ 1rare designator prefixesauthors
TCPTCP J05074264+2447555 brare designator prefixestransient
TD1TD1 31205TD-1A 
TeideTeide 1rare designator prefixesobs.
TerzTerz V 2118rare designator prefixesauthor
TerzanTerzan 5rare designator prefixesor "Ter 5", author
TeutschTeutsch 126rare designator prefixesdiscoverer
TGSSTGSS J1530+1049Giant Metrewave Radio TelescopeTIFR GMRT sky survey
TGUTGU H1192rare designator prefixesuniversity
ThTh 2-Crare designator prefixesauthor Pik-Sin Thé
THATHA 15-28rare designator prefixesauthor, H-alpha
TICTIC 410451752Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satelliteinput catalog
TJTJ 4rare designator prefixesauthors
TMSSTMSS -10122Two Micron Sky Survey 
TmzTmz V124rare designator prefixesdiscoverer
TNTN J0924-2201USS Sourcesdata from TXS and NVSS
TOITOI 700 dTransiting Exoplanet Survey Satelliteobject of interest
TolTol 0440-381Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory 
TololoTololo 1247-232Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory 
TombaughTombaugh 1rare designator prefixesor "Tom 1", discoverer
TonTon S180Tonantzintla Surveys 
TonantzintlaTonantzintla 181Tonantzintla Surveysor "Ton 181"
TRTR-122OGLEshortened, TR meaning "transit"
TRAPPISTTRAPPIST-1TRAPPIST 
TrESTrES-4bTrans-Atlantic Exoplanet Survey 
TrumplerTrumpler 27rare designator prefixes(or "Tr"), author
TSTS 335rare designator prefixesauthors
TurnerTurner 5rare designator prefixesdiscoverer
TVLMTVLM 513-46546rare designator prefixesauthor, "very low mass"
TWATWA 9TW Hydrae association 
TXFSTXFS 1717+547rare designator prefixesTXS & IRAS-FSC
TXSTXS 1156+295Texas Survey of Radio Sources at 365 MHz 
TYCTYC 3162-665-1HipparcosTycho-1 or -2 Catalog
UU1.27large quasar groupmeaning "unit of quasars" with z number
UU 494rare designator prefixes"UGP" abbreviated
UAUA 205Uppsala General Catalogueaddendum
UBUB 4rare designator prefixesultraviolet blue
UBVUBV 6193rare designator prefixescatalogs UBV data
UBV MUBV M 42980rare designator prefixesupdate to UBV data
ubvy98ubvy98 100180540rare designator prefixesfilters
UCACUCAC3 70-2386USNO CCD Astrograph Catalog 
UCMUCM 2303+1702rare designator prefixesuniversity
UDFUDF 1Hubble Ultra-Deep Field 
UDFjUDFj-39546284Hubble Ultra-Deep FieldHUDF09 J-band dropout
UDFyUDFy-38135539Hubble Ultra-Deep FieldHUDF09 Y-band dropout
UDSUDS10WilCosmic Assembly Near-infrared Deep Extragalactic Legacy SurveyUDS field
UDXSUDXS J221611.51+003308.1UKIDSSdeep extragalactic survey
UGCUGC 7654Uppsala General Catalogue 
UGCAUGCA 205Uppsala General Catalogueor "UGC-A 205", addendum
UGCSUGCS J030013.86+490142.5UKIDSSgalactic clusters survey
UGPUGP 619rare designator prefixesauthor
UGPSUGPS J0521+3640UKIDSSgalactic plane survey
UHSUHS J043947.08+163415.7rare designator prefixestelescope, survey
UITUIT 3Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope 
UKSUKS 1751-24.1UK Schmidt TelescopeGC
ULASULAS J112001.48+064124.3UKIDSSlarge area survey
UMUM 133rare designator prefixesuniv.
UMaUMa I dSphrare designator prefixesconstellation abbreviation: Ursa Major
UPTUPT 1double star designationdiscoverer
USUS 3150rare designator prefixesauthor
UScoUSco 1621 aScorpius-Centaurus AssociationUpper Scorpius
UScoCTIOUScoCTIO 108CTIO Upper-Scorpius OB Association Survey 
USGCUSGC U490UZC-SSRS2 Group Catalog 
USNOUSNO 689USNOstar parallax list
USNO-AUSNO-A2.0 0825-18396733USNOastrometric catalog edition
USNO-BUSNO-B1.0 1047-0021596USNOastrometric catalog edition
USSUSS 0211-122rare designator prefixesultra steep spectrum RS
UTUT 1538+149rare designator prefixesuniversity
UUDSUUDS J021922.01-045536.3UKIDSSdeep survey
UVUV0832-01ultravioletused occasionally
UVEXUVEX J032855.25+503529.8IPHASUV-Excess Survey
UVOTSSC1UVOTSSC1 J023436.6-084707Swift 
VV 0332+53Vela 
V ZwV Zw 311Catalog of Galaxies and Clusters of Galaxiesor "5Zw" or "5Z", Volume V
VAVA 216rare designator prefixesauthor
Van BiesbroeckVan Biesbroeck 10rare designator prefixesor "VB 10",discoverer
van Buerenvan Bueren 3rare designator prefixesauthor
van den Berghvan den Bergh 26Van Den Bergh Reflection Nebula Catalog 
Van den Bergh-HagenVan den Bergh-Hagen 56rare designator prefixesauthors
VarVar 83rare designator prefixesM33 "variable"
VarVar. A-1luminous blue variableused for some in M31 and M33
VBRCVBRC 1rare designator prefixesauthors
VCCVCC 1993Virgo Cluster Catalog 
VCVVCV J1409+5628rare designator prefixesauthors
VDVD 1-6rare designator prefixesauthor, PNe
vdBvdB 26Van Den Bergh Reflection Nebula Catalog 
VdB-HVdB-H 60arare designator prefixesauthors
vdB-HavdB-Ha 47rare designator prefixesauthors
vdBHvdBH 222rare designator prefixesauthors
VeVe2-47rare designator prefixesauthor
VERVER J2016+371VERITASM87 GR sources
VESVES 723rare designator prefixesobservatory, emission-line star
VetesnikVetesnik 196rare designator prefixesor V196, author
VFTSVFTS 682VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey 
VHSVHS J125601.92-125723.9VISTAVHS survey
VI ZwVI Zw 116Catalog of Galaxies and Clusters of Galaxiesor "6Zw" or "6Z", Volume VI
VII ZwVII Zw 466Catalog of Galaxies and Clusters of Galaxiesor "7Zw" or "7Z", Volume VII
VIII ZwVIII Zw 388Catalog of Galaxies and Clusters of Galaxiesor "8Zw" or "8Z",Volume VIII
VIKVIK J1148+0056VISTAVIKING survey
VLAVLA 1623Very Large Array 
VLASSVLASS J121001+495647VLASS 
VLTVLT085859.60-473127.5European Southern Observatory Very Large Telescopeuncommon
VMRVMR Brare designator prefixesconstellation, "molecular ridge"
von Zeipelvon Zeipel 1128rare designator prefixesauthor
VOUVOU 24double star designationdiscoverer(Voûte)
VRMFVRMF 55rare designator prefixesauthors
VROVRO 42.22.01rare designator prefixesobservatory
VSSVSS II-50rare designator prefixesauthors
VSSGVSSG 18rare designator prefixesauthors
VSXVSX J052807.9+725606International Variable Star Index 
VTVT 1210+4956VLASSVLASS transient
VVVV 28rare designator prefixesauthor
VVVV 72Catalogue of Interacting Galaxies 
VV2000cVV2000c J195928.3+404402rare designator prefixesauthors
VVDSVVDS-20463884VIMOS-VLT Deep Survey 
VVOVVO 230rare designator prefixesVan Vleck Observatory
VVV BDVVV BD001VISTAVVV brown dwarf
VVV CLVVV CL086VISTAVVV stellar cluster
VVVVVV J114135.16-622055.51VISTAVVV survey
VVV-WITVVV-WIT-07VISTAVVV "what is this?"
VyVy 1-2rare designator prefixesauthor
VysVys 3rare designator prefixesauthor, same as MCC
WW51Westerhout Radio Survey 
W61W61 19-24rare designator prefixesauthor, year
WackWack 5226rare designator prefixesauthor
WalkerWalker 134rare designator prefixesor "Walk 134", author
WasWas 72rare designator prefixesauthor
WASPWASP-17WASP 
WaterlooWaterloo 3rare designator prefixes(or Wat 3) stellar cluster
WBWB 380rare designator prefixesauthors
WB89WB89 840rare designator prefixesauthors/year
WBLWBL 245rare designator prefixesauthors
WDWD 0806-661Villanova White Dwarf Catalog 
WDSWDS 10494+5517Washington Double Star Catalog 
WeWe 1-10rare designator prefixesplanetary nebulae
WEBWEB 2double star designationdiscoverer
WeeWee 49rare designator prefixesauthor
WEIWEI 17double star designationdiscoverer(Weisse)
WendelsteinWendelstein-1bWendelstein Observatory 
WeSaWeSa 6rare designator prefixesplanetary nebulae
WesterhoutWesterhout 51Westerhout Radio Survey 
WesterlundWesterlund 2rare designator prefixesdiscoverer
WestphalWestphal-MM8rare designator prefixesastronomer
WGWG 1double star designationdiscoverer
WGAWGA J1802.1+1804rare designator prefixescompilers
WHLWHL J013719.8-082841rare designator prefixesauthors
WillmanWillman 1rare designator prefixesname of a discoverer
WINGSWINGS J1348WINGS 
WISEWISE 1506+7027Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer 
WISEAWISEA J083011.95+283716.0Wide-field Infrared Survey ExplorerAllWISE catalog
WISENFWISENF J193656.08+040801.2Wide-field Infrared Survey ExplorerNEOWISE
WISEPWISEP J004701.06+680352.1Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorerpreliminary release catalog
WISEPAWISEPA J075108.79-763449.6Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorerpreliminary Atlas Tile Source Working Database
WJNWJN J1443+3439rare designator prefixesobservatory
WLWL 17rare designator prefixesauthors
WMAPWMAP J184840+3223Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Proberadio source
WNWN J0000+4654USS Sourcesdata from WENSS and NVSS
WNCWNC 4double star designationor Winnecke 4, discoverer
WNOWNO 6double star designationWashington Naval Observatory
WoWo 9540 Crare designator prefixescatalog author
WOHWOH G64rare designator prefixesauthors
WolfWolf 359Max Wolf's catalog of stars with proper motion 
WORWOR 4rare designator prefixesdiscoverer
WPVSWPVS 48rare designator prefixesauthors
WRWR 124Wolf-Rayet star 
WRAWRA 751rare designator prefixesauthor
WrayWray 17-96rare designator prefixesor WR17-96, author
WRDWRD 1double star designationdiscoverer
WRHWRH 39double star designationdiscoverer
WSWS 27rare designator prefixesauthors
WSTBWSTB 64W55Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescopeor just "64 W 55"
WTWT 469rare designator prefixesauthors
WTSWTS-1bWFCAM Transit Survey 
WZWZ 4double star designationdiscoverer
XX 1724-308X-ray sourcegeneral for "X-ray source"
XBXB 1715-321X-ray burstergeneral for "X-ray burster"
XBSXBS J110320.1+355803XMM-Newtonbright source
XCSXCS J2215.9-1738XMM Cluster Surveyabbreviated
XDCPXDCP J1450.1+0904XMM-Newtondistant cluster project
XESTXEST 26-067XMM-NewtonTMC extended source
XLSXLS-24X-SHOOTER Lyman α survey at z = 2 
XLSSXLSS J022319.0-051510XMM-NewtonXMM-LSS survey
XLSSCXLSSC 029XMM-NewtonXMM-LSS survey, galaxy cluster
XMMSL1XMMSL1 J070542.7-381442XMM-Newtonslew survey
XMMUXMMU J004814.1-731003XMM-Newton 
XMMXCSXMMXCS J2215.9-1738XMM Cluster Survey 
XOXO-3bXO Project 
XRFXRF 031203X-ray flash 
XROXRO 080109X-ray flashX-ray outburst
XSSXSS J00564+4548RXTEXTE slew survey
XTEXTE J1755-324RXTE 
XZXZ 89806XZ Catalog of Zodiacal Stars 
YBPYBP 1194rare designator prefixesauthors
YGKOWYGKOW G1rare designator prefixesauthors
YLWYLW 15rare designator prefixesauthors
YMYM 16rare designator prefixesobservatory
YSESYSES 2rare designator prefixessurvey name
ZZ 137-068Catalog of Galaxies and Clusters of Galaxies 
zz66ODcosmological redshiftidentification by the redshift
z8z8 GND 5296rare designator prefixesapparently for "z rounds to 8, GOODS North Deep"
ZCZC 406690Cosmic Evolution SurveyzCOSMOS
ZCZC 491rare designator prefixesZodiacal Catalog
zCOSMOSzCOSMOS 824314Cosmic Evolution SurveyzCOSMOS
ZFZF-COSMOS-20115FourStar Galaxy Evolution Survey 
ZiZi 402rare designator prefixescompiler(Zinner)
ZOAGZOAG G135.74-04.53zone of avoidance 
ZTFZTF18abvkwlaZwicky Transient Facilitytransient
ZTFZTF J0139+5245Zwicky Transient Facilitynon-transient
ZwZw I 18Catalog of Galaxies and Clusters of Galaxiesor cited as "I Zw 18"
ZwClZwCl 0024+17Catalog of Galaxies and Clusters of Galaxiescluster
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