astronomy
951 abbreviations
Abbreviation | Meaning | |
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CWA | (celestial object) Cepheid W Virginis A, a subclass of CW stars that that vary in brightness on timescales of less than 8 days | |
CWB | (celestial object) Cepheid W Virginis B, a subclass of CW stars that vary in brightness on timescales greater than 8 days | |
CXBR | (celestial object) Cosmic X-ray Background Radiation | |
CXO | (catalog) Chandra X-ray Observation, a catalog based from the Chandra space telescope | |
DAO | (organization) Dominion Astrophysical Observatory | |
DCEP | (celestial object) Delta CEPhei, a class of Cepheids named after Delta Cephei, the archetype for the class | |
DDEB | (celectial object) Double-lined eclipsing binary | |
DENIS | (observing program/catalog) DEep Near Infrared Survey | |
DENIS-P | (catalog) DEep Near Infrared Survey, Provisory designation [or also known as DNS]. | |
DES | (observing program) Dark Energy Survey | |
DES | (observing program) Deep Ecliptic Survey | |
DIB | (celestial object) Diffuse Interstellar Band, an absorption feature in stellar spectra with an interstellar origin | |
DIRBE | (instrumentation) Diffuse InfraRed Background Experiment, a multiwavelength infrared detector used to map dust emission | |
DISR | (instrumentation) Descent Imager/Spectral Radiometer, an instrument on the Huygens probe | |
DMR | (instrumentation) Differential Microwave Radiometer, a microwave instrument that would map variations (or anisotropies) in the CMB | |
DN | (celestial object) Dwarf Nova | |
DNS | (celestial object) Double Neutron Star, another name for a binary neutron star system. [Caution: Do not confuse with DNS relating to DENIS - Deep Near Infrared Survey]. | |
DPOSS | (data) Digitized Palomar Observatory Sky Survey | |
DS | (celestial object) Dwarf Star | |
DSCT | Delta SCuTi, a class of pulsating variable stars named after Delta Scuti, the archetype for the class | |
DSN | (communications network) Deep Space Network, a network of radio antennas used for communicating to spacecraft | |
DSS | (data) Digitized Sky Survey | |
DWE | (instrumentation) Doppler Wind Experiment, an instrument on the Huygens probe | |
E | (celestial object) Eclipsing, a binary star system with variable brightness in which the stars eclipse each other | |
EA | (celestial object) Eclipsing Algol, a class of eclipsing binary stars named after Algol, the archetype for the class | |
EAAE | (organization) European Association for Astronomy Education | |
EAPSNET | (organization) East-Asian Planet Search Network | |
EB | (celestial object) Eclipsing Beta Lyrae, a class of eclipsing binary stars named after Beta Lyrae, the archetype for the class | |
EC | (celestial object) Embedded Cluster, a star cluster that is partially or fully embedded in interstellar gas or dust | |
ECA | (celestial object) Earth Crossing Asteroid | |
E-ELT | (telescope) European Extremely Large Telescope | |
EGG | (celestial object) Evaporating Gaseous Globule | |
EGGR | (catalog) Eggen & Greenstein, a catalog of mostly white dwarfs | |
EGP | (celestial object) Extrasolar Giant Planet | |
EGRET | (telescope) Energetic Gamma Ray Experiment Telescope, another name for the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory | |
EHB | (celestial object) Extreme Horizontal Branch, a type of hot, evolved star | |
EJASA | (publication) Electronic Journal of the Astronomical Society of the Atlantic | |
EKBO | (celestial object) Edgeworth-Kuiper Belt Object, an alternative name for Kuiper Belt Objects | |
ELIAS | (observing program) European Large Area ISO Survey, a survey of high redshift galaxies performed with the Infrared Space Observatory (ISO) | |
ELT | (telescope) Extremely Large Telescope | |
EMP | (catalog) Ephemerides of Minor Planets | |
EMP | (celestial object) Extremely Metal-Poor, a star with few elements other than hydrogen and helium | |
ENACS | (observing program) ESO Nearby Abell Cluster Survey, a survey of galaxy clusters | |
ERO | (celestial object) Extremely Red Object, a name applied to galaxies with red spectra | |
ESA | (organization) European Space Agency | |
ESO | (organization) European Southern Observatory | |
ESTEC | (organization) European Space research and TEchnology Centre | |
ESTRACK | (communications network) European Space TRACKing, a network of radio antennas used for communicating to spacecraft | |
EUV | (astrophysics terminology) Extreme UltraViolet | |
EUVE | (telescope) Extreme UltraViolet Explorer, an ultraviolet space telescope |