SIMBAD

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SIMBAD

Summary

SIMBAD is an astronomical catalogue[1]. SIMBAD draws 58 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_catalogue category, ranking #10 of 44).[2]

Key Facts

  • SIMBAD's instance of is recorded as astronomical catalogue[3].
  • SIMBAD's instance of is recorded as database[4].
  • SIMBAD's owned by is recorded as Strasbourg Astronomical Data Center[5].
  • SIMBAD's operator is recorded as Strasbourg Astronomical Data Center[6].
  • SIMBAD's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/072mry[7].
  • SIMBAD's official website is recorded as http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/[8].
  • SIMBAD's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'SIMBAD Astronomical Database'}[9].
  • SIMBAD's main Wikidata property is recorded as P3083[10].
  • SIMBAD's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'SIMBAD Astronomical Database'}[11].
  • SIMBAD's different from is recorded as Mistral[12].
  • SIMBAD's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2777381266[13].
  • SIMBAD's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 115442[14].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include astronomical catalogue[3] and database[4].

History and Context

SIMBAD's owned by is recorded as Strasbourg Astronomical Data Center[5].

Cultural Significance

Things named for SIMBAD include 4692 SIMBAD[15], an asteroid[16].

Why It Matters

SIMBAD draws 58 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_catalogue category, ranking #10 of 44).[2] SIMBAD has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] SIMBAD is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

Entities named for SIMBAD include 4692 SIMBAD[15], an asteroid[16].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [15] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). SIMBAD. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/simbad
MLA “SIMBAD.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/simbad.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_simbad_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{SIMBAD}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/simbad}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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