The utility model relates to a hanging type measuring and centering device. The hanging type measuring and centering device comprises an instrument support platform, hanging pieces and an instrument mounting hole formed in the instrument support platform, wherein the instrument support platform is horizontally arranged, the hanging pieces comprise a vertical hanging piece A, a vertical hanging piece B and an oblique hanging piece, the vertical hanging piece A and the vertical hanging piece B are vertical to the instrument support platform, one end of the vertical hanging piece A is welded and connected with one end of the vertical hanging piece B, a connecting plate which extends outwards freely is welded at the other end of each of the vertical hanging piece A and the vertical hanging piece B, the oblique hanging piece and the instrument support platform are arranged by forming a certain included angle, one end of the oblique hanging piece is connected with the instrument support platform, a connecting plate which extends outwards freely is welded at the other end of the oblique hanging piece, all the connecting plates are arranged in the same plane, and device mounting holes are respectively formed in the connecting plates. The hanging type measuring and centering device can provide the stable support platform for measuring instruments, prevent blocking the visual field of the measuring instruments and eliminate the need of frequently changing a station, has the advantages of simple structure, convenience in assembly and disassembly, repeated utilization and the like, and can be widely applied to measuring and centering at the top parts of structures.