SIMBAD service

Usage of SIMBAD is described in the SIMBAD User's guide.

Detailed description is available for :

• the object types used in SIMBAD.
• the list of measurements available in SIMBAD.
• the list of journals.
• building URLs for SIMBAD queries.

FAQ

See the SIMBAD FAQ for answers to frequent questions.

ADQL queries

You can find examples of usage for the SIMBAD TAP service.

Tutorials

You can also check the SIMBAD introduction tutorial, and other resources in our CDS tutorials.