[AstroPy] YASQ - Yet Another SkyCoord Question

[Derek Homeier]

On 4 Feb 2021, at 9:23 pm, Adrian Price-Whelan <adrianmpw at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> It's possible that there are some intermittent issues with the Simbad database itself, or with your connection. I just tried and it worked for me:
> 
> >>> coord.SkyCoord.from_name("LEDA30866")
> <SkyCoord (ICRS): (ra, dec) in deg
>     (157.255, 29.63472222)>
> 
> Did the error message return any additional information? It's possible we need to audit the error messages we raise to make sure they provide enough information for cases like this.
> 
Worked for me just as well. The LEDA server in Lyon has been down for some time,
and came only back online a few days ago, I think.
If it continues to fail for you, perhaps check your cache and proxy settings (though
I agree a clearer error message would be helpful).

Cheers,
				Derek