Template:Cite simbad/sandbox
"Title". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg.
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Usage
[edit]This template is used to cite entries in the SIMBAD database
|title=The title of the entry. (mandatory)|access-date=The date at which you accessed the SIMBAD database. (optional)|mode=Controls certain punctuation and capitalization in the citation, values "cs1" or "cs2". (optional, default is cs1)|postscript=Controls terminal punctuation for the citation in cs2 mode, does nothing in cs1 mode. (optional, default is no terminal punctuation in cs2 mode)
For example,
{{cite simbad |title=NGC 104 |access-date=2012-03-19}}
gives
- "NGC 104". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2012-03-19.