Network · AS196790

AS196790 Institute of radio astronomy

AS196790 (Institute of radio astronomy) looks like an internet service provider, so its addresses are mostly real home, business or mobile connections.

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AS196790

  • OwnerInstitute of radio astronomy
  • KindInternet service provider
  • Servers, not peopleno
  • IPv4 addresses256
  • IPv4 ranges1
  • IPv6 ranges0
Risk score0

Nothing suspicious found.

Largest IPv4 ranges

  • 91.212.253.0/24

Ranges and owner from DB-IP (CC BY 4.0), updated 2026-10-22.

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Spot AS196790 traffic at signup.

Send the visitor's IP. The response includes the ASN, the owner and flags.hosting.

curl https://veqen-app.com/v1/ip/check \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $VEQEN_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"ip": "203.0.113.7"}'
import os, requests

r = requests.post(
    "https://veqen-app.com/v1/ip/check",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['VEQEN_API_KEY']}"},
    json={"ip": "203.0.113.7"},
    timeout=10,
)
result = r.json()
print(result["risk"]["verdict"], result["risk"]["reasons"])
const res = await fetch("https://veqen-app.com/v1/ip/check", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.VEQEN_API_KEY}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({"ip": "203.0.113.7"}),
});
const result = await res.json();
console.log(result.risk.verdict, result.risk.reasons);
Questions

About AS196790

Is AS196790 a datacenter or VPN network?

AS196790 (Institute of radio astronomy) looks like an internet service provider, so its addresses are mostly real home, business or mobile connections.

Who owns AS196790?

AS196790 is registered to Institute of radio astronomy. It announces about 256 IPv4 addresses.

How do I detect traffic from AS196790?

Call the Veqen IP check with the visitor's address. The response includes the ASN, the owner and whether the network is a datacenter, VPN network, relay or ISP.