astropy/astropy
Astronomy and astrophysics core library observed · 2026-10-08
Health v2 · maintenance only
94/100
- Activity 98
- Release rhythm 84
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 14
- age_days: 5571
- days_rel: 104
- days_push: 13
- n_releases_24m: 12
Adoption not part of the score
5329 stars · 2193 forks observed · 2026-10-08
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Astropy is the core Python package of the Astropy Project, providing commonly used tools for astronomy and astrophysics such as units, coordinates, time handling, and FITS file I/O. It serves as the foundation for an ecosystem of affiliated astronomy packages.
Use cases
- convert between astronomical coordinate systems in python
- read and write FITS files
- work with physical units and constants in scientific code
- handle astronomical time scales and epochs
- analyze telescope observation data
- compute sky positions of celestial objects
When to choose
- you are doing astronomy or astrophysics research in Python
- you need standardized units, coordinates, or time handling for scientific data
- you want a well-maintained, community-supported scientific library with BSD licensing
When to avoid
- your project has nothing to do with astronomy or space science
- you need a general-purpose numerical library like NumPy or SciPy instead
Facets
library · maturity stable
data-science math sdk astronomy data-science python cross-platform astrophysics astronomy scientific-computing units coordinates fits time algorithms
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/astropy/astropy · fetched 2026-10-08 · fd23d85aaa52
- homepage: https://www.astropy.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · 0d8d7cdd3714
- site_page: https://www.astropy.org/about.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · a90487721c39
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| astropy/astropy | main | 94 |
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