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Resolve star and sky-object names to catalog data

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NoctuaSky's REST API powers a stargazing app and resolves celestial object names to detailed records. Look up Polaris and you get magnitudes, coordinates, spectral type, and a long list of catalog aliases. Useful for planetarium and observing tools.

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Uptime history
100%90 days
100%30 days
742P50 · ms
2037P95 · ms
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Response time · last 48 checks
Fastest 139 ms, slowest 1466 ms, most recent 341 ms.
Live response samplecaptured by our last successful check
GET https://api.noctuasky.com/api/v1/skysources/name/polaris

{
  "match": "NAME Polaris",
  "model": "star",
  "model_data": {
    "Vmag": 2.02,
    "ra": 37.95456067,
    "de": 89.26410897,
    "spect_t": "F8Ib"
  },
  "names": [
    "NAME Polaris",
    "* alf UMi",
    "HD 8890"
  ]
}
Call itcurl · fetch · python
curl "https://api.noctuasky.com/api/v1/skysources/name/polaris"
const res = await fetch("https://api.noctuasky.com/api/v1/skysources/name/polaris");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);
import requests

res = requests.get("https://api.noctuasky.com/api/v1/skysources/name/polaris")
print(res.json())

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Endpoints · 6HealthyFULL DOCS ↗
Monitored path responding — GET /skysources/name/polaris742 mschecked 8h ago
GET/skysources/name/polarisPROBED

Resolve star and sky-object names to catalog data

GET/skysources

Skysources — documented GET route.

GET/skysources/1

Skysources details by ID (example: 1).

GET/skysources?limit=10

Skysources — documented GET route.

GET/skysources/search?q=test

Search by query parameters.

GET/locations/

Get all locations for the current user

Machine-readable spec

We probe a documented GET and expect 2xx JSON — full uptime and health score. Export includes every documented route below.

Response-shape history

Stable. No schema drift observed since monitoring began — the response shape has not changed under our checks.

Noctua: common questions

Is Noctua free to use?

Yes — Noctua is a free science & space API. Free tier: Free — limits not published. Whether the free tier allows commercial use is unclear — check the provider docs.

Does Noctua need an API key?

No — Noctua needs no API key or signup. You can call it straight away; rate limits still apply (Unpublished).

Can I call Noctua from the browser?

Not directly — Noctua doesn't send browser-friendly CORS headers, so call it from a server or proxy instead. Copy the curl or Python snippet on this page to get started.

Is Noctua up right now?

As of our last scheduled check, Noctua is healthy with 100% uptime over 90 days and a 742 ms median response. We re-probe it every sweep — the status badge and uptime chart above always show the latest.