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 SIMBADIdentifiers

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Get identifiers of astronomical objects from the SIMBAD database

Contributed by: Truman Tapia

ResourceFunction["SIMBADIdentifiers"][obj]

gives all the SIMBAD identifiers of the astronomical object obj.

ResourceFunction["SIMBADIdentifiers"][list]

gives identifiers for a list of astronomical objects.

Details

ResourceFunction["SIMBADIdentifiers"] connects with the SIMBAD (Set of Identifications, Measurements and Bibliography for Astronomical Data) database using table access protocol (TAP).
An astronomical object can be specified as a String or Entity.

Examples

Basic Examples (3) 

Query the identifiers of a random nebula:

In[1]:=
nebula = RandomEntity["Nebula"]
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In[2]:=
ResourceFunction["SIMBADIdentifiers"][nebula]
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Query the identifiers of "Nenque" star:

In[3]:=
ResourceFunction["SIMBADIdentifiers"]["Nenque"]
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Query several astronomical objects at a time:

In[4]:=
ResourceFunction[ "SIMBADIdentifiers"][{"Eyeke", Entity["Star", "Polaris"], "\[Alpha] Centauri", "Andromeda"}]
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Publisher

Truman Tapia

Version History

  • 1.0.0 – 29 January 2021

Source Metadata

  • Citation:
    • WENGER, Marc, et al. The SIMBAD astronomical database-The CDS reference database for astronomical objects. Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series, 2000, vol. 143, no 1, p. 9-22.

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