The Astronomical Data Archives Center at Japan's National Astronomical Observatory provides astronomy archive services.
GAVO Data Centre
The GAVO data center provides astronomy services, including table access through TAP and form-based ADQL.
About GAVO Data Centre
The GAVO Data Center is provided by Zentrum für Astronomie Heidelberg on behalf of the German Astrophysical Virtual Observatory. It provides astronomy services and access to numerous tables using TAP or form-based ADQL.
The site lists services for catalogs, spectra, light curves, images and registry tools, including Gaia releases, 2MASS, PPMXL, Hipparcos and SDSS DR16 Selection. Site help is available, and service discovery works better when JavaScript is enabled.
Key features
- Access numerous astronomy tables using TAP
- Run form-based ADQL queries
- Query Gaia DR2, EDR3 and DR3 catalogs and subsets
- Search catalogs including 2MASS, PPMXL, Hipparcos and SDSS DR16
- Retrieve spectra, light curves and images from listed surveys
- Use registry tools including RegTAP and IVOID resolver
Best for: Researchers and students who need to query astronomy catalogs and tables.
Good for
- Provides both TAP and form-based ADQL access to tables
- Lists catalogs, spectra, light curves, images and registry tools in one place
- Operated by Zentrum für Astronomie Heidelberg for the German Astrophysical Virtual Observatory
Watch out for
- Service search is less usable without JavaScript
GAVO Data Centre at a glance
- Website
- dc.zah.uni-heidelberg.de
- Category
- Research & Data › Open Data & Datasets
- Type
- Website
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- Web
- Open source
- Not stated
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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