How to do?

SsODNet . quaero

Low level name resolver

What should I use: SsODNet.quaero or SsODNet.resolver?

Both methods provide equivalent results.

SsODNet.quaero is the core engine of SsODNet. Its REST API allows to search for objects via a query string “mini-language”. The output response is formatted in the JSON data-interchange format. SsODNet.quaero is dedicated to developers who want to implement a solar system object resolver in their application (search for objects, name auto completion). Read quaero documentation for more information.

SsODNet.resolver is the top-level application dedicated to users. It allows to search for objects and to retrieve theirs coordinates in a single request. The output response is written in various format (VOTable, JSON, text). Its Web service API can also be used to implement a service on the client side.

How names are resolved?

The names of solar system objects or extrasolar planets are cross-matched with the knowledge database of SsODNet through the SsODNet.quaero API, which allows atomic and full-text search. The celestial coordinates of objects are obtained by computation of their ephemerides at a given epoch through a request to the Miriade.ephemcc Web service. The coordinates of exoplanets are requested to the database of The Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia through its TAP service. The celestial coordinates of spacecrafts and spacejunks orbiting the Earth are computed through Miriade by using the dedicated FAST software [implementation in progress].