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CDS xMatch service documentation : FAQ : Where do data from large catalogues come from ?

4.4 Where do data from large catalogues come from ?

It comes from special binary files with limited number of columns. Those files have been created from VizieR data.
The selected columns include (at least) VizieR default columns.

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