Celestial Object Abbreviations and Acronyms

1. YSO
   Young Stellar Obbect
2. YSO
   Young Stellar Object
3. ZAHB
   "Zero-Age" Horizontal Branch
4. ZAHB
   Zero-Age Horizontal Branch
5. ZAMS
   Zero Age Main Sequence, a star that has just become a main-sequence star (i.e. a star that has begun burning hydrogen in its core)
6. ZAND
   Z Andromedae
7. ZANDE
   Z Andromedae With Eclipses
8. ACV
   Alpha Canes Venatici
9. CCS
   Cool Carbon Star
10. E
    Eclipsing
11. CEP
    CEPheid
12. M
    Mira
13. N
    Nova
14. CCO
    Central Compact Object
15. CSPN
    Central Star of Planetary Nebula
16. ACYG
    Alpha CYGni
17. Proplyd
    Protoplanetary Disk

Last updated: May 24, 2020 — Total entries: 297