diff --git a/docs/simbad/query_tap.rst b/docs/simbad/query_tap.rst
index 72542b16db..69ecdb38fd 100644
--- a/docs/simbad/query_tap.rst
+++ b/docs/simbad/query_tap.rst
@@ -195,22 +195,25 @@ that is the measurement table for rotations. Their common column is ``oidref``.
.. doctest-remote-data::
>>> from astroquery.simbad import Simbad
- >>> query = """SELECT bibcode AS "Rotation Measurements Bibcodes"
+ >>> query = """SELECT DISTINCT bibcode AS "Rotation Measurements Bibcodes"
... FROM ident JOIN mesrot USING(oidref)
... WHERE id = 'Sirius';
... """
- >>> Simbad.query_tap(query)
-
+ >>> bibcodes = Simbad.query_tap(query)
+ >>> bibcodes.sort("Rotation Measurements Bibcodes")
+ >>> bibcodes
+
Rotation Measurements Bibcodes
- object
+ object
------------------------------
- 2023ApJS..266...11B
- 2016A&A...589A..83G
- 2002A&A...393..897R
- 1995ApJS...99..135A
- 1970CoKwa.189....0U
1970CoAsi.239....1B
+ 1970CoKwa.189....0U
+ 1995ApJS...99..135A
+ 2002A&A...393..897R
+ 2005yCat.3244....0G
2011A&A...531A.143D
+ 2016A&A...589A..83G
+ 2023ApJS..266...11B
This returns six papers in which the SIMBAD team found rotation data for Sirius.
diff --git a/docs/simbad/simbad.rst b/docs/simbad/simbad.rst
index 5eca9e6371..3424ed53f6 100644
--- a/docs/simbad/simbad.rst
+++ b/docs/simbad/simbad.rst
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ to query the messier object M1:
main_id ra dec ... coo_wavelength coo_bibcode matched_id
deg deg ...
------- ------- ------- ... -------------- ------------------- ----------
- M 1 83.6287 22.0147 ... R 1995AuJPh..48..143S M 1
+ M 1 83.6324 22.0174 ... X 2022A&A...661A..38P M 1
`Wildcards`_ are supported. Note that this makes the query case-sensitive.
This allows, for instance, to query messier objects from 1 through 9:
@@ -203,12 +203,12 @@ If the center is defined by coordinates, then the best solution is to use a
>>> Simbad.query_region(SkyCoord(31.0087, 14.0627, unit=(u.deg, u.deg),
... frame='galactic'), radius=2 * u.arcsec)
- main_id ra ... coo_wavelength coo_bibcode
- deg ...
- object float64 ... str1 object
- ------------------- ----------------- ... -------------- -------------------
- GJ 699 b 269.4520769586187 ... O 2020yCat.1350....0G
- NAME Barnard's star 269.4520769586187 ... O 2020yCat.1350....0G
+ main_id ra ... coo_wavelength coo_bibcode
+ deg ...
+ object float64 ... str1 object
+ --------------------- ----------------- ... -------------- -------------------
+ NAME Barnard's Star b 269.4520769586187 ... O 2020yCat.1350....0G
+ NAME Barnard's star 269.4520769586187 ... O 2020yCat.1350....0G
.. Note::
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ with:
>>> from astroquery.simbad import Simbad
>>> Simbad.list_votable_fields()[["name", "description"]]
-
+
name description
object object
----------- -------------------------------------------------------
@@ -584,11 +584,12 @@ constraint on the first character of the ``mespm.bibcode`` column
>>> simbad.add_votable_fields("mesPM", "otype")
>>> pm_measurements = simbad.query_object("BD+30 2512", criteria=criteria)
>>> pm_measurements[["main_id", "mespm.pmra", "mespm.pmde", "mespm.bibcode"]]
-
+
main_id mespm.pmra mespm.pmde mespm.bibcode
mas / yr mas / yr
object float32 float32 object
----------- ---------- ---------- -------------------
+ BD+30 2512 -631.6 -289.5 2016ApJ...817..112S
BD+30 2512 -631.662 -308.469 2020yCat.1350....0G
BD+30 2512 -631.6 -289.5 2016ApJS..224...36K
BD+30 2512 -631.625 -308.495 2018yCat.1345....0G