Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg

The Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS; English

English language

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translation: Strasbourg
Strasbourg
Strasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace are historically German-speaking,...

Astronomical Data Center) is a data hub which collects and distributes astronomical

Astronomy

Astronomy is a natural science that deals with the study of celestial objects and phenomena that originate outside the atmosphere of Earth...

information. It was established in 1972 under the name Centre de Données Stellaires. The on-line services currently provided by the CDS include:

SIMBAD
SIMBAD
SIMBAD is an astronomical database of objects beyond the Solar System...

, a database of astronomical objects.
VizieR
VizieR
The VizieR Catalogue Service is an astronomical catalog service provided by Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg.The origin of the ViZieR Catalogue Service dates back to 1993 as the ESA European Space Information System Catalogue Browser...

, an astronomical catalogue service.
Aladin
Aladin Sky Atlas
Aladin is an interactive software sky atlas allowing the user to visualize digitized astronomical images, superimpose entries from astronomical catalogues or databases, and interactively access related data and information from the SIMBAD database, the VizieR service and other archives for all...

, an interactive sky atlas.

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