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NAME

Astro::Catalog::Query::Sesame - Object name resolution via SIMBAD

SYNOPSIS

    my $sesame = new Astro::Catalog::Query::Sesame(Target => "EX Hya");
    my $catalog = $sesame->querydb();

DESCRIPTION

Simple wrapper object for the CDS SIMBAD Name Resolver serbice (Sesame), see http://cdsweb.u-strasbg.fr/cdsws.gml for details of the service.

METHODS

Constructor

new

Create a new instance from a hash of options

    $query = new Astro::Catalog::Query::WebService(Object => $target);

returns a reference to an query object.

querydb

Returns an Astro::Catalog object resulting from the specific query.

    $catalog = $query->querydb();