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Astrophysics Data System

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Astrophysics Data System

Summary

Astrophysics Data System is an open-access repository[1]. It draws 146 Wikipedia views per month (open_access_repository category, ranking #5 of 9).[2]

Key Facts

  • Astrophysics Data System is in the country of United States[3].
  • Astrophysics Data System's instance of is recorded as open-access repository[4].
  • Astrophysics Data System's instance of is recorded as bibliographic database[5].
  • Astrophysics Data System's instance of is recorded as data library[6].
  • Astrophysics Data System is operated by Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory[7].
  • Astrophysics Data System's Commons category is recorded as Astrophysics Data System[8].
  • 1992 marks the founding of Astrophysics Data System[9].
  • Astrophysics Data System's official website is recorded as https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/[10].
  • Astrophysics Data System's main subject is astronomy[11].

Body

Founding

1992 marks the founding of Astrophysics Data System[9].

Operations

Astrophysics Data System is operated by Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory[7].

Why It Matters

Astrophysics Data System draws 146 Wikipedia views per month (open_access_repository category, ranking #5 of 9).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

astronomy Michael J. Kurtz Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Open Access Directory. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Open Access Directory. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Country → United States
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