diff --git a/gammapy/catalog/core.py b/gammapy/catalog/core.py
index d4c15f0871f..55ff4925b28 100644
--- a/gammapy/catalog/core.py
+++ b/gammapy/catalog/core.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class SourceCatalogObject(object):
     _source_index_key = 'catalog_row_index'
 
     def __init__(self, data):
-        self.data = OrderedDict(data)
+        self.data = data
 
     @property
     def name(self):
diff --git a/gammapy/catalog/gammacat.py b/gammapy/catalog/gammacat.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0ed6248ce81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gammapy/catalog/gammacat.py
@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+# Licensed under a 3-clause BSD style license - see LICENSE.rst
+"""
+Meow!!!!
+
+Gammacat open TeV source catalog see https://github.com/gammapy/gamma-cat for details
+"""
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function, unicode_literals
+import os
+from collections import OrderedDict
+import numpy as np
+from astropy import units as u
+from astropy.table import Table, QTable
+from ..extern.pathlib import Path
+from ..spectrum import DifferentialFluxPoints, SpectrumFitResult
+from ..spectrum.models import PowerLaw, PowerLaw2, ExponentialCutoffPowerLaw
+from .core import SourceCatalog, SourceCatalogObject
+
+__all__ = [
+    'SourceCatalogGammaCat',
+    'SourceCatalogObjectGammaCat',
+]
+
+
+class SourceCatalogObjectGammaCat(SourceCatalogObject):
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        """Print default summary info string"""
+        d = self.data
+
+        ss = 'Source: {}\n'.format(d['common_name'])
+        ss += 'Paper ID: {}\n'.format(d['paper_id'])
+        ss += '\n'
+
+        ss += 'RA (J2000)  : {:.2f}\n'.format(d['ra'])
+        ss += 'Dec (J2000) : {:.2f}\n'.format(d['dec'])
+        ss += 'GLON        : {:.2f}\n'.format(d['glon'])
+        ss += 'GLAT        : {:.2f}\n'.format(d['glat'])
+        ss += '\n'
+        return ss
+
+    def summary(self):
+        """Print summary info."""
+        print(self)
+
+    @property
+    def spectral_model(self):
+        """
+        Best fit spectral model `~gammapy.spectrum.SpectralModel`.
+        """
+        d = self.data
+        spec_type = d['spec_type']
+        pars = {}
+        pars['index'] = u.Quantity(d['spec_index'])
+
+        if spec_type == 'pl':
+            pars['reference'] = d['spec_ref']
+            pars['amplitude'] = d['spec_norm'] * u.Unit('TeV-1 cm-2 s-1')
+            return PowerLaw(**pars)
+
+        elif spec_type == 'ecpl':
+            pars['amplitude'] = d['spec_norm'] * u.Unit('TeV-1 cm-2 s-1')
+            pars['reference'] = d['spec_ref']
+            pars['lambda_'] = 1. / d['spec_ecut']
+            return ExponentialCutoffPowerLaw(**pars)
+
+        elif spec_type == 'pl2':
+            pars['emin'] = d['spec_ref']
+            pars['emax'] = 1E10 * u.TeV
+            pars['amplitude'] = d['spec_norm'] * u.Unit('cm-2 s-1')
+            return PowerLaw2(**pars)
+        else:
+            raise ValueError('Spectral model {} not available'.format(spec_type))
+
+    @property
+    def flux_points(self):
+        """
+        Differential flux points (`~gammapy.spectrum.DifferentialFluxPoints`).
+        """
+        d = self.data
+        e_ref = d['sed_e_ref']
+        valid = ~np.isnan(e_ref)
+
+        e_ref = e_ref[valid]
+        dnde = d['sed_dnde'][valid]
+        dnde_errp = d['sed_dnde_errp'][valid]
+        dnde_errn = d['sed_dnde_errn'][valid]
+        return DifferentialFluxPoints.from_arrays(energy=e_ref,
+                                                  diff_flux=dnde,
+                                                  diff_flux_err_lo=dnde_errn,
+                                                  diff_flux_err_hi=dnde_errp)
+
+    @property
+    def spectrum(self):
+        """
+        Spectrum model fit result (`~gammapy.spectrum.SpectrumFitResult`)
+
+        TODO: remove!???
+        """
+        d = self.data
+        model = self.spectral_model
+
+        spec_type = d['spec_type']
+        erange = d['spec_erange_min'], d['spec_erange_max']
+
+        if spec_type == 'pl':
+            par_names = ['index', 'amplitude']
+            par_errs = [d['spec_index_err'], d['spec_norm_err']]
+        elif spec_type == 'ecpl':
+            par_names = ['index', 'amplitude', 'lambda_']
+            lambda_err = d['spec_ecut_err'] / d['spec_ecut'] ** 2
+            par_errs = [d['spec_index_err'],
+                        d['spec_norm_err'],
+                        lambda_err.value]
+        elif spec_type == 'pl2':
+            par_names = ['amplitude', 'index']
+            par_errs = [d['spec_norm_err'],
+                        d['spec_index_err'],
+                        ]
+        else:
+            raise ValueError('Spectral model {} not available'.format(spec_type))
+
+        covariance = np.diag(par_errs) ** 2
+
+        return SpectrumFitResult(
+            model=model,
+            fit_range=erange,
+            covariance=covariance,
+            covar_axis=par_names,
+        )
+
+
+class SourceCatalogGammaCat(SourceCatalog):
+    """
+    Gammacat open TeV sources catalog.
+    """
+    name = 'gamma-cat'
+    description = 'an open catalog of gamma-ray sources'
+    source_object_class = SourceCatalogObjectGammaCat
+
+    def __init__(self, filename=None):
+        if not filename:
+            filename = Path(os.environ['GAMMA_CAT']) / 'docs/data/gammacat.fits.gz'
+        self.filename = str(filename)
+        table = QTable.read(self.filename)
+        super(SourceCatalogGammaCat, self).__init__(table=table, source_name_key='common_name')
+
+    def _make_source_dict(self, index):
+        """Make one source data dict.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        index : int
+            Row index
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        data : dict
+            Source data dict
+        """
+        row = self.table[index]
+        return row
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diff --git a/gammapy/catalog/tests/test_gammacat.py b/gammapy/catalog/tests/test_gammacat.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3408e012a66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gammapy/catalog/tests/test_gammacat.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+
+
+sources = ['Vela X', 'HESS J1848-018', 'HESS J1813-178']
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