astroquery

The premium Open Source alternative to Manual Web Scraping

🎯 Best for:Astronomers needing to automate the collection of multi-wavelength data.

What is astroquery?

Replaces fragmented manual data retrieval from SIMBAD, VizieR, and Hubble archives. Standardizes API access across dozens of major astronomical data providers into a unified Pythonic interface.

Tech Stack
PythonPhysics & Astronomy

Why astroquery?

  • Extensive service coverage
  • Consistent return types
  • Active community support

Limitations

  • Upstream API dependency
  • Varying service reliability
  • Large dependency tree
2/27/2026
Last Update
433
Forks
409
Issues
BSD-3-Clause
License
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Competitor Cost
-$1,440
/ year (est. based on Manual Web Scraping)
Self-Hosted
$0
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Team Size10 Users
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