Virtual Observatory India

Android Name Resolver

This Name Resolver allows the user to input the name of celestial object and returns basic information about the object such as RA/DEC values associated with that object and some other information such as redshift, proper motion,parallax etc (if applicable).

This application makes use of the name resolving web services provided by NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (NED) and Set of Identifications, Measurements, and Bibliography for Astronomical Data (SIMBAD).

This application will be installed on user's android device as a stand alone application.

Android Name Resolver has been developed as a part of the Virtual Observatory - India initiative by the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) and Persistent Systems Ltd. (PSL). The VO-I project is supported by the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology of the Government of India.

Downloads

Version	Download File	Userguide	Released On
1.0 Beta	Name_Resolver_1_0_beta.zip	not available	12 October 2011

Change log for Android Name Resolver 1.0 beta is available here.

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