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Saylor Innovations Astronomy Object Lookup
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Saylor Innovations Astronomy Object Lookup is a paid API for AI agents from saylorinnovations.com, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-17).
Looks up an astronomical object by name in SIMBAD and returns its coordinates, object type, spectral type, parallax, distance, radial velocity, and angular size
Price / call$0.01
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How this service works
Astronomical object lookup from SIMBAD by name - RA/Dec in degrees and sexagesimal, object type, spectral type, parallax distance, radial velocity and size
Output
A JSON object containing the SIMBAD main identifier, the query as interpreted, right ascension and declination in both decimal degrees and sexagesimal format, object type classification, spectral type, parallax in milliarcseconds, distance in light-years, radial velocity in km/s, major axis size in arcminutes, a link to the SIMBAD page, and the data source attribution. Some fields may be null if not available in SIMBAD.
Example use cases
Star classification for a school project
“Can you look up Sirius for me — I need its RA and Dec coordinates, spectral type, and how far away it is in light-years?”
Galaxy distance research
“Look up the Andromeda Galaxy (M31) and tell me its distance in light-years, radial velocity, and angular size on the sky.”
Exoplanet host star identification
“I need the coordinates and parallax for HD 209458 — it's the star with a famous transiting exoplanet. What does SIMBAD say about it?”
Technical details
Endpoint
GEThttps://saylorinnovations.com/api/astronomy/object?utm_source=zero.xyzWhen to prefer
Use this endpoint when you need quick structured positional and physical data for a named astronomical object without running your own SIMBAD query. It is ideal for agents that need to resolve a casual object name (e.g. 'Sirius', 'M31', 'NGC 224') into machine-readable coordinates and metadata. Prefer it over raw SIMBAD API access when you want a clean JSON response with pre-parsed fields including sexagesimal coordinates and light-year distance already computed.
Side effects
- Object name not recognized by SIMBAD — returns an error or empty result
- Ambiguous name resolving to unexpected object
- Missing data fields returned as null (parallax, spectral type, size often absent for faint/distant objects)
- Network timeout if SIMBAD upstream is slow
- Malformed or misspelled object name yields no match
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| inputrequired | object | |
| output | object |
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