Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects
(Last update: 26-Sep-2023)

Result of query: info cati XRF$

Details on Acronym:   XRF
  
XRF    (X-Ray Flash)= (XRO) 
 Write:<<XRF  YYMMDDA>>
Object:(Gamma)  (SIMBAD class: gammaBurst = Gamma-ray Burst)
  Note:Compilation of Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRB) and X-ray Flashes.
   Ref:=2005ApJ...627....1F
     byFRIEDMAN A.S.
, BLOOM J.S.
 Astrophys. J., 627, 1-25 (2005)

    Toward a more standardized candle using γ-ray burst energetics and
    spectra.
oTable 1: <XRF YYMMDDA> N=52.
 Originof the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s)

Details on Acronym:   XRO
  
XRO    (X-Ray Outburst)
  ***** Avoid the usage of XRO,  prefer XRF
 Originof the Acronym: L (2008Natur.453..469S)