SIMBAD: Object types

<HTML> <head><TITLE>SIMBAD: Object types</TITLE>  <link href="/cds-navbar-resources/css/cdsnavbar.min.css" rel="stylesheet">  <link title="SIMBAD" rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="/cds-navbar-resources/opensearch/simbad.xml"> <link title="VizieR" rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="/cds-navbar-resources/opensearch/vizier.xml"> <link title="Aladin" rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="/cds-navbar-resources/opensearch/aladin.xml"> <link title="XMatch" rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="/cds-navbar-resources/opensearch/xmatch.xml"></head> <body>  <nav class="cds-menu for-Simbad" role="menubar" aria-label="CDS services navigation" data-pagefind-ignore>  <header><a href="https://cds.unistra.fr" role="menuitem" aria-label="CDS website"></a></header>  <ul role="menu" aria-label="CDS services">  <li class="is-collapsed-when-very-small" role="none">  <span class="menu-trigger for-all-services" tabindex="0" onclick="void(0)" role="menuitem" aria-label="List CDS services and more" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false"><span>Services</span></span>  <ul role="menu" aria-label="CDS main services"> <li role="none"><a class="portal" href="http://cdsportal.u-strasbg.fr" role="menuitem" aria-label="CDS Portal"><span></span></a></li> <li role="none"><a class="simbad" href="http://simbad.cds.unistra.fr/simbad" role="menuitem" aria-label="Simbad"><span></span></a></li> <li role="none"><a class="vizier" href="https://vizier.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/VizieR" role="menuitem" aria-label="VizieR"><span></span></a></li> <li role="none"><a class="aladin" href="http://aladin.cds.unistra.fr/aladin.gml" role="menuitem" aria-label="Aladin"><span></span></a></li> <li role="none"><a class="xmatch" href="http://cdsxmatch.u-strasbg.fr" role="menuitem" aria-label="X-Match"><span></span></a></li>  <li role="none">  <a class="menu-trigger for-other-services" tabindex="0" onclick="void(0)" role="menuitem" aria-label="Other resources" aria-haspopup="true">Others</a>  <ul role="menu" aria-label="Other resources"> <li role="none"><a href="https://cds.unistra.fr/cgi-bin/Sesame" role="menuitem" aria-label="Sesame name resolver">Sesame name resolver</a></li> <li role="none"><a href="https://cds.unistra.fr/cgi-bin/Dic-Simbad" role="menuitem" aria-label="Dictionary of nomenclature">Dictionary of nomenclature</a></li> <li role="separator" class="divider" aria-hidden="true"></li>  <li role="none"><a href="mailto:cds-question@unistra.fr" tabindex="0" role="menuitem" aria-label="Contact us">Contact us</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li>  <li role="none"><a class="help" href="https://cds.unistra.fr/help" role="menuitem" aria-label="Help resources"><span>Help</span></a></li> </ul> </nav> <div class="cdsPageTitle"><h1>SIMBAD: Object types</h1></div> <div style="margin: 10"> <P><HR NOSHADE> <EM>Simbad Help   ⋅   <A HREF="/guide/index.htx">Top</A>   ⋅   <A HREF="/guide/sim-fscript.htx">Previous</A>   ⋅   <A HREF="/guide/nomenclature.htx">Next</A></EM>  <style> .navbar.navbar-top { display: block } .otypes-description p { text-align: justify } .otypes-description p + p { margin-top: 1em } .otypes-description .warning-message { background-color: #FFFFE0; border : 1px solid #c5c57175; padding : .5em 1.5em; margin-top : 1em; color : #222; } .otypes-description .warning-message p + p { margin-top: .5em; } </style> <div class="otypes-description">  <HR> <p> The Object Type in Simbad is defined as a hierarchical classification, which emphasizes the physical nature of the object. To have more details, please read the <a href="otypes_desc.htx">explanation page</a>. </p> <HR> <br><p> Each class has normally a standard designation, a condensed one (used in tables) and an extended explanation. The <strong>"hierarchy"</strong> column gives the list of types used behind selection criteria queries/TAP/Aladin. </p><p> This description of object types is presented as the following table, downloadable in text files, or viewed as graphical representations (tree, bubbles, sunburst). Please use the menu/icons just bellow. </p><br> </div> <link rel="stylesheet" href="otypes/css/bulma.min.css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="otypes/css/autoComplete.02.css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="otypes/css/otypes.min.css">  <div id="otypes-ui">  <div class="otypes-toolbar">  <div class="select"> <select id="lstView"> <option value="table" selected="true">Table</option> <option value="tree">Tree</option> <option value="bubble">Bubbles</option> <option value="sunburst">Sunburst</option> </select> </div> <span class="tool-separator"></span>  <span class="field has-addons has-addons-right"> <p class="control autoComplete_wrapper"> <input id="txtSearch" type="text" class="input search" spellcheck=false autocorrect="off" autocomplete="off"> </p> </span>  <span class="for-tree-view"> <span class="tool-separator"></span> <button id="btnSecondary" class="button" title="Hide secondary hierarchical links."> <span class="icon toggle-secondary"></span> </button> </span> <span class="for-sunburst-view"> <span class="tool-separator"></span>  <label for="sldDepth">Depth: </label> <input id="sldDepth" class="slider" type="range" min="1" max="2" value="2" step="1"> <span class="tool-separator"></span>  <button id="btnProportional" class="button" title="Make proportional to #objects."> <span class="icon"><i class="fas fa-percent"></i></span> </button> <span class="tool-separator"></span> </span> <span class="for-bubble-view"> <span class="tool-separator"></span>  <div class="select"> <select id="lstInteractionMode"> <option value="0" title="All object types are always visible.">All visible</option> <option value="1" selected="true" title="Only object types in the selected category are visible.">All in category</option> <option value="2" title="Only object types inside the selected parent category/type are visible.">All in parent</option> </select> </div> </span>  <span class="for-tree-view"> <button id="btnLayout" class="button h-layout" title="Show the hierarchy horizontally."> <span class="icon"><i class="fas fa-sitemap"></i></span> </button> </span> <span class="tool-separator"></span>  <span class="for-tree-view for-table-view"> <button id="btnExpandAll" class="button" title="Expand all object types."> <span class="icon"><i class="fas fa-angle-double-down"></i></span> </button> </span>  <span class="for-tree-view for-sunburst-view for-table-view"> <button id="btnCollapseAll" class="button" title="Collapse all object types."> <span class="icon"><i class="fas fa-angle-double-up"></i></span> </button> <span class="tool-separator"></span> </span>  <span class="field has-addons has-addons-right for-sunburst-view for-tree-view for-bubble-view">  <p class="control"> <span class="select"> <select class="export-view-format" title="Select the format to use to export the current view."> <option value="svg" checked="checked" title="Light and scalable.">SVG</option> <option value="png" title="Not scalable but transparent background.">PNG</option> <option value="jpeg" title="Not scalable and no transparent background.">JPEG</option> </select> </span> </p>  <p class="control"> <button id="btnExportView" class="button" title="Export the current view as an image (SVG, PNG or JPEG)."> <span class="icon"><i class="fas fa-camera"></i></span> </button> </p> </span>  <span class="field has-addons has-addons-right">  <p class="control"> <span class="select"> <select class="export-otypes-format" title="Select the format to use to export the current view."> <option value="txt" checked="checked" title="Table in a text format. Not machine readable format.">Text</option> <option value="csv" title="2 CSV files (one for nodes, another for links). Machine readable format.">2*CSV</option> </select> </span> </p>  <p class="control"> <button id="btnExportOtypes" class="button" title="Export the full otypes hierarchy."> <span class="icon"><i class="fas fa-file-download"></i></span> </button> </p> </span> </div>  <nav class="otypes-breadcrumbs empty" aria-label="breadcrumbs"> <ul></ul> </nav>  <section class="otypes-view"></section> </div> <script async defer src="//use.fontawesome.com/releases/v6.6.0/js/all.js" crossorigin="anonymous"></script> <script async src="otypes/js/saveSvgAsPng.js"></script> <script src="https://d3js.org/d3.v7.min.js" crossorigin="anonymous"></script> <script src="otypes/js/autoComplete.min.js"></script> <script src="otypes/js/otypes.js"></script> <script src="otypes/js/otypes_view.js"></script> <script src="otypes/js/otypes_tree_view.js"></script> <script src="otypes/js/otypes_table_view.js"></script> <script src="otypes/js/otypes_bubble_view.js"></script> <script src="otypes/js/otypes_sunburst_view.js"></script> <script src="otypes/js/otypes_main.js"></script> <P><HR NOSHADE> <EM>Simbad Help   ⋅   <A HREF="/guide/index.htx">Top</A>   ⋅   <A HREF="/guide/sim-fscript.htx">Previous</A>   ⋅   <A HREF="/guide/nomenclature.htx">Next</A></EM> </div>  <footer class="cds-footer for-Simbad" data-pagefind-ignore> <div class="cds">  <a class="cds logo" href="https://cds.unistra.fr" title="CDS - Centre de Donn茅es astronomiques de Strasbourg" target="_blank"></a>  <div class="socials"> <a class="email" title="Send an email to the CDS team." href="mailto:cds-question@unistra.fr?Subject=Simbad"></a> <a class="rss" title="RSS Feed of the CDS news" href="https://cds.unistra.fr/news/rss.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a> <a class="facebook" title="CDS' Facebook page." href="https://www.facebook.com/CDSportal/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a> <a class="youtube" title="CDS' Youtube channel." href="https://www.youtube.com/@CDSportal" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a> <a class="github" title="CDS' GitHub page." href="https://github.com/cds-astro" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a> </div> </div> <div class="service"> <div class="content"> </div> </div> <div class="legal-links"> <a href="https://cds.unistra.fr/about/contact/">Contact</a> - <a href="https://cds.unistra.fr/legals/">Legals</a> </div> </footer> </body>

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