Simbad Astronomical Database

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Simbad_Astronomical_Database
GPTKB entity
Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:SIMBAD
gptkbp:citation Wenger et al. 2000, A&AS 143, 9
gptkbp:contains stars
supernova remnants
galaxies
star clusters
variable stars
planetary nebulae
extragalactic objects
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:France
gptkbp:established 1972
gptkbp:focus astronomical objects outside the Solar System
gptkbp:format gptkb:REST_API
gptkb:mobile_application
gptkb:VizieR
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Simbad Astronomical Database
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:maintainedBy gptkb:Centre_de_Données_astronomiques_de_Strasbourg
gptkbp:numberOfRooms over 11 million
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Observatoire_astronomique_de_Strasbourg
gptkbp:provides magnitudes
proper motions
spectral types
observational data
bibliographic references
coordinates
object types
cross-identifications
radial velocities
redshifts
parallaxes
measurements
basic data
links to external databases
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:VizieR_Catalogue_Service
gptkb:NASA/IPAC_Extragalactic_Database
gptkb:Aladin_Sky_Atlas
gptkb:CDS_Portal
gptkbp:subjectArea gptkb:astronomy
astrophysics
stellar astronomy
extragalactic astronomy
galactic astronomy
gptkbp:updated regularly
gptkbp:usedBy astronomers worldwide
gptkbp:website http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:WR_136
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6