| abbrev | count | title |
| AAVSOSX | 65 | AAVSO International Variable Star Index |
| CSV | 1 | Catalog of Suspected Variables |
| GCVS4 | 89 | The Combined General Catalogue of Variable Stars, Ed. 4 |
| HD | 70 | Henry Draper Catalogue |
| HIPP | 79 | Hipparchos Catalogue |
| HSTGSC2 | 77 | The Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog II |
| NGC | 6 | New General Catalogue |
| SSC | 59 | Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Star Catalog |
| Tycho2 | 81 | Tycho-2 Catalogue |
| YZ | 25 | Yale Observatory Zone Catalog |