Table · dataset · 2026
The eXtended Catalogue of Spectroscopic Binary Orbits
Listed in IVOA Registry (Virtual Observatory)
SBX originated from the migration of the SB9 catalogue, a project undertaken as part of Simon Alexandre's Master's thesis in Data Science at ULB in 2024/2025.
Description
This effort involved transferring the catalogue into a robust relational SQL database with well-defined constraints to guarantee data consistency and facilitate advanced querying capabilities. Enriched with high-precision astrometric data from Gaia DR3 and other external sources, SBX offers significantly improved completeness and accuracy in the positions and motions of astronomical objects.
Today, the database is maintained by Simon Alexandre and Thibault Merle. A modern web interface, featuring intuitive search functions, orbital visualisations, and comprehensive data download options, has been developed to enhance accessibility and usability. The first release of SBX is online since 2025-06-24.
Links
Where it is published
- Reference page cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/cat/B/sbx ↗
landing page · from IVOA Registry
Documentation and papers
- ADS 2026MNRAS.547ag351M ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2026MNRAS.547ag351M ↗
publication · from IVOA Registry
Catalogue records · 2
- VOResource record dc.g-vo.org/oai.xml?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=ivo_vor&identifier=ivo%3… ↗
metadata API · from IVOA Registry
- Registry record (GAVO) dc.g-vo.org/I/cds.vizier/b/sbx ↗
catalogue entry · from IVOA Registry
Topics
- From keywords
- Astronomy & Astrophysics
Provenance · 1 source records, 7 field assertions
| Source | Key | Last seen | Raw |
|---|---|---|---|
| IVOA Registry (Virtual Observatory) | ivo://cds.vizier/b/sbx | 14 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Field | Assertion | Extractor | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| access_level | source · IVOA Registry | connector:ivoa_registry@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:astronomy | mapping · IVOA Registry | connector:ivoa_registry@1.0.0 | |
| description | source · IVOA Registry | connector:ivoa_registry@1.0.0 | rr.resource.res_description |
| license_text | source · IVOA Registry | connector:ivoa_registry@1.0.0 | |
| publication_date | source · IVOA Registry | connector:ivoa_registry@1.0.0 | |
| title | source · IVOA Registry | connector:ivoa_registry@1.0.0 | rr.resource.res_title |
| updated_date | source · IVOA Registry | connector:ivoa_registry@1.0.0 |