diff --git a/main/astrodatagui/AstrodataGUI.py b/main/astrodatagui/AstrodataGUI.py
index d651c44..c7bcf66 100644
--- a/main/astrodatagui/AstrodataGUI.py
+++ b/main/astrodatagui/AstrodataGUI.py
@@ -21,12 +21,21 @@ class AstrodataGUI(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
         self.listDownloaded.itemClicked.connect(self.starSelected)
         self.listSequences.itemClicked.connect(self.sequenceSelected)
 
+        self.setupCustomSimbadQueries()
+
         self.show()
 
         self.loadDB()
 
         self.updateStarList()
 
+    def setupCustomSimbadQueries(self):
+        self.simbad = Simbad()
+        self.simbad.add_votable_fields("sptype")
+        self.simbad.add_votable_fields("velocity")
+        self.simbad.add_votable_fields("diameter")
+        self.simbad.add_votable_fields("distance")
+
     def loadDB(self):
         try:
             self.starDB: StarDB = StarDB.getInstance(DEFAULT_DB)
@@ -57,9 +66,14 @@ class AstrodataGUI(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
         diag = NewStarDialog()
         if not diag.exec():
             return
+        try:
+            result = self.simbad.query_object(diag.starIdentifier)
+        except:
+            self.showErrorMessage("Simbad Error", "Failed to fetcch information from Simbad, aborting...")
+            return
 
         try:
-            mainName = Simbad.query_object(diag.starIdentifier)["MAIN_ID"][0]
+            mainName = result["MAIN_ID"][0]
         except:
             self.showErrorMessage("Main Identifier Error", "Failed to grab main identifier, aborting...")
             return
@@ -70,6 +84,28 @@ class AstrodataGUI(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
             self.showErrorMessage("Identifier Error", "Failed to grab all identifiers, aborting...")
             return
 
+        try:
+            specType = result["SP_TYPE"][0]
+        except:
+            print("No spectral type found")
+            specType = "-"
+
+        rotVel = "-"
+        rotVelUnit = ""
+        try:
+            if(result["RVZ_TYPE"][0] == "v"):
+                rotVel = result["RV_VALUE"][0]
+                rotVelUnit = str(result["RV_VALUE"].unit)
+        except:
+            print("No radial velocity found")
+
+        try:
+            dist = result["Distance_distance"][0]
+            distUnit = result["Distance_unit"][0]
+        except:
+            dist = "-"
+            distUnit = ""
+
         self.starDB.insertStar(mainName, altNames, diag.productManifest)
 
         self.updateStarList()