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SIMBAD Astronomical Database

Abbreviation:SIMBAD

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General Information

SIMBAD provides information on astronomical objects of interest which have been studied in scientific articles. It provides a bibliography as well as basic information such as the nature of the object, its coordinates, magnitudes, proper motions and parallax, velocity/redshift, size, spectral or morphological type, and the multitude of names (identifiers) given in the literature.

Homepage http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/

Countries that developed this resource France

Created in 1950

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How to cite this record FAIRsharing.org: SIMBAD; SIMBAD Astronomical Database; DOI: https://doi.org/10.25504/FAIRsharing.rd6gxr; Last edited: March 15, 2019, 12:53 p.m.; Last accessed: Sep 16 2021 9:52 p.m.

This record is maintained by MarkAllen

Record added: Aug. 4, 2017, 4:59 p.m.
Record updated: March 15, 2019, 12:53 p.m. by The FAIRsharing Team.

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Related Databases

VizieR astronomical catalogue database

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This record is maintained by MarkAllen

Funds

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France (Government body)

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Universite de Strasbourg, France (University)
Strasbourg Astronomical Data Center, Strasbourg Astronomical Observatory (Research institute)

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