How to search SIMBAD using identifiers? I'm trying to get some data about the moon from SIMBAD (specifically, radiation spectrum in certain wavelengths), and I encountered an unexpected problem: I can't find the Moon.
In SIMBAD, I can search using several different methods. Since I'm looking for a specific object in the sky, I thought the best method would be just to search for the moon by its name, using &quot;Query by identifiers&quot;.
It may sound silly, but the problem is I don't know what is the nomenclature of the moon, nor how to find it. Using the obvious guesses (&quot;Moon&quot;, &quot;Luna&quot;, etc.) gave me nothing. What am I missing here? Does identifier mean something else than what I thought?
P.S. This problem also occurred to me while searching for the Sun, which signals to me that I'm probably missing something critical here...
If you look on the main SIMBAD page, you will see the following in the box titled &quot;Content&quot;:

The SIMBAD astronomical database provides basic data, cross-identifications, bibliography and measurements for astronomical objects outside the solar system.

(emphasis mine)
The Moon and the Sun are inside the Solar System, thus they are out-of-scope for SIMBAD.