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The SIMBAD astronomical database

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Databases & On-line Data in Astronomy

Part of the book series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library ((ASSL,volume 171))

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SIMBAD is the astronomical data base produced and maintained by the Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS), at the Observatoire de Strasbourg, France.

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  1. Observatoire astronomique, CDS, 11, rue de l’Université, 67000, Strasbourg, France

    Daniel Egret, Marc Wenger & Pascal Dubois

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  1. ESO, Garching bei München, Germany

    Miguel A. Albrecht

  2. Observatoire Astronomique, Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France

    Daniel Egret

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Egret, D., Wenger, M., Dubois, P. (1991). The SIMBAD astronomical database. In: Albrecht, M.A., Egret, D. (eds) Databases & On-line Data in Astronomy. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 171. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3250-3_9

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