# Sesame Name Resolver

**URL:** <https://forums.ruuth.xyz/t/sesame-name-resolver/30>\
**Category:** Astro Mosaic\
**Created:** [July 24, 2019, 6:50pm UTC](https://forums.ruuth.xyz/t/sesame-name-resolver/30 "2019-07-24T18:50:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![jarmor](https://forums.ruuth.xyz/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/6f9a4e/32.png) [@jarmor](https://forums.ruuth.xyz/u/jarmor)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 6:50pm UTC](https://forums.ruuth.xyz/t/sesame-name-resolver/30/1 "2019-07-24T18:50:40Z")

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Astro Mosaic uses Sesame service for resolving name ([http://cds.u-strasbg.fr/cgi-bin/Sesame](http://cds.u-strasbg.fr/cgi-bin/Sesame)). When a name like m101 is written into target input box, a query is sent to Sesame server to resolve the name. As a result Sesame server will return an XML page that contains target RA/DEC coordinates among other things. Sesame is actually an interface to other name resolvers: Simbad, NED and VizierR.