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SIMBAD Astronomical Database [Java]

Link: http://simbad.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/WSimbad.pl

SIMBAD Astronomical Database [Java] "The SIMBAD astronomical database provides basic data, cross- identifications, and bibliography for astronomical objects outside the solar system." Created by the Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS) in France, the website contains over three million objects, eight and a half million identifiers, one hundred thousand bibliographical references, and four million citations of objects in papers. The data can be searched by object name, coordinates, filters, and by a list of objects. Researchers can find help by visiting the user’s guide and the regularly updated Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects.

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