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Chinese Astronomical Data Center
Search the Chinese Astronomical Data Center for star catalogs, astronomical images, and light-curve datasets.
About Chinese Astronomical Data Center
The National Astronomical Data Center (NADC) is a web portal for finding astronomical datasets. It lists domestic datasets, solar datasets, and other datasets covering catalogs, images, light curves, surveys, stacks, raw data, and proper motions. Named domestic sources include AST3, BASS, LAMOST, Legacy Plate, SCUSS, CSST, CSTAR, GMG2.4m, GPS1 Plus, SEDR5, and Wide Binary. Solar datasets include LoFRE, MUSER, and SBRS. Other listed datasets include GAIA, LegacySurvey, Pan-STARRS, SkyMapper, TwoMass, UCAC, and WISE. The site also links to external astronomy services such as IVOA, China-VO, NAOC, CDS, NASA/IPAC NED, NASA/IPAC IRSA, MAST Portal, NASA/ADS, and arXiv.org (Astrophysics).
Pricing is not stated, the platform is not listed as open source, and no repository is linked.
Key features
- Browses domestic datasets such as AST3, BASS, LAMOST, SCUSS, CSST, CSTAR, and GMG2.4m.
- Accesses catalogs, images, light curves, surveys, stacks, raw data, and proper motions.
- Includes solar datasets LoFRE, MUSER, and SBRS.
- Lists other datasets including GAIA, LegacySurvey, Pan-STARRS, SkyMapper, TwoMass, UCAC, and WISE.
- Covers LAMOST quasar and QSO catalogs across multiple data releases.
- Links to VizieR, Casjobs, IVOA, CDS, MAST Portal, NASA/IPAC, NASA/ADS, and arXiv.
Best for: Researchers and students who need to find astronomical catalogs, images, light curves, and solar datasets through a single web portal.
Good for
- Aggregates domestic, solar, and other astronomical datasets in one portal.
- Covers multiple data types including catalogs, images, light curves, stacks, and proper motions.
- Links to external astronomy services such as VizieR, Casjobs, IVOA, CDS, and MAST.
Watch out for
- Pricing information is not provided.
- The platform is not listed as open source.
- No code repository is linked.
Chinese Astronomical Data Center at a glance
- Official website
- nadc.china-vo.org/data?locale=en
- Category
- Research & Data › Open Data & Datasets
- Type
- Dataset
- Platforms
- Web
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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Chinese Astronomical Data Center FAQ
What kinds of datasets does NADC list?
It lists domestic datasets from AST3, BASS, LAMOST, Legacy Plate, SCUSS, CSST, CSTAR, GMG2.4m, GPS1 Plus, SEDR5, and Wide Binary; solar datasets LoFRE, MUSER, and SBRS; and other datasets including GAIA, LegacySurvey, Pan-STARRS, SkyMapper, TwoMass, UCAC, and WISE.
Does NADC include solar data?
Yes, it has a Solar Dataset section with LoFRE, MUSER, and SBRS.
Does NADC link to external astronomy services?
Yes, it links to IVOA, China-VO, NAOC, CDS, NASA/IPAC NED, NASA/IPAC IRSA, MAST Portal, NASA/ADS, and arXiv.org (Astrophysics).
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