diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6056deabe..2efb1bbbd 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -28,4 +28,7 @@ config.log
 tests/.tests/
 *__pycache__/
 _build.*
+*.pickle
+*.ecsv
+*cache/*
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 7b7c891bf..aaaecefdb 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from setuptools import setup
 import os
+import shutil
 import re
 
 reqs = []
@@ -14,6 +15,16 @@
 with open('README.md') as file:
     long_description = file.read()
 
+try:
+    import astropy
+    astropy_cache_dir = astropy.config.get_cache_dir()
+except ImportError:
+    astropy_cache_dir = os.path.join(f"{os.path.expanduser('~')}", ".astropy", "cache")
+os.makedirs(os.path.join(astropy_cache_dir, "astroquery", "Simbad"), exist_ok=True)
+shutil.copytree("./tests/data/cache/astropy/astroquery/Simbad",
+                os.path.join(astropy_cache_dir, "astroquery", "Simbad"),
+                dirs_exist_ok=True)
+
 # cf. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/458550/standard-way-to-embed-version-into-python-package
 version_file = os.path.join('spectractor', '_version.py')
 verstrline = open(version_file, "rt").read()
diff --git a/spectractor/extractor/targets.py b/spectractor/extractor/targets.py
index 9c4360f25..08396419e 100644
--- a/spectractor/extractor/targets.py
+++ b/spectractor/extractor/targets.py
@@ -4,10 +4,14 @@
 import astropy.units as u
 from astropy.time import Time
 from astroquery.simbad import SimbadClass
+from astropy.io import ascii
+import astropy.config
 
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 from scipy.interpolate import interp1d
 import numpy as np
+import os
+import shutil
 
 from spectractor import parameters
 from spectractor.config import set_logger
@@ -24,6 +28,22 @@
     _USE_NEW_SIMBAD = True
 
 
+def _get_cache_dir():
+    cache = os.path.join(astropy.config.get_cache_dir(), "astroquery", "Simbad")
+    os.makedirs(cache, exist_ok=True)
+    return cache
+
+
+def _get_cache_file(tag):
+    filename = tag.replace("*", "").replace(" ", "_").replace(".", "_")
+    return filename
+
+
+def _clean_cache_dir():
+    cache = _get_cache_dir()
+    shutil.rmtree(cache)
+
+
 def load_target(label, verbose=False):
     """Load the target properties according to the type set by parameters.OBS_OBJECT_TYPE.
 
@@ -265,33 +285,44 @@ def load(self):
         # ``Simbad...`` methods secretly makes an instance, which stays around,
         # has a connection go stale, and then raises an exception seemingly
         # at some random time later
-        simbadQuerier = SimbadClass()
-        patchSimbadURL(simbadQuerier)
+        if not getCalspec.is_calspec(self.label) and getCalspec.is_calspec(self.label.replace(".", " ")):
+            self.label = self.label.replace(".", " ")
+        astroquery_label = self.label
+        if getCalspec.is_calspec(self.label):
+            calspec = getCalspec.Calspec(self.label)
+            astroquery_label = calspec.Astroquery_Name
+
+        cache_location = _get_cache_dir()
+        cache_file = _get_cache_file(astroquery_label)
+        if os.path.exists(os.path.join(cache_location, f"{cache_file}.ecsv")):
+            self.my_logger.debug(f"\n\tLoad {self.label} coordinates from cached file {cache_file}.ecsv")
+            self.simbad_table = ascii.read(os.path.join(cache_location, f"{cache_file}.ecsv"))
+        else:
+            simbadQuerier = SimbadClass()
+            patchSimbadURL(simbadQuerier)
 
-        if _USE_NEW_SIMBAD:
-            simbadQuerier.add_votable_fields('U', 'B', 'V', 'R', 'I', 'J', 'sp_type',
-                                             'parallax', 'propermotions', 'rvz_redshift')
+            if _USE_NEW_SIMBAD:
+                simbadQuerier.add_votable_fields('U', 'B', 'V', 'R', 'I', 'J', 'sp_type',
+                                                 'parallax', 'propermotions', 'rvz_redshift')
+            else:
+                simbadQuerier.add_votable_fields(
+                    'flux(U)', 'flux(B)', 'flux(V)', 'flux(R)', 'flux(I)', 'flux(J)', 'sptype',
+                    'parallax', 'pm', 'z_value'
+                )
+            self.my_logger.debug(f"\n\tDownload {self.label} coordinates from Simbad...")
+            self.simbad_table = simbadQuerier.query_object(astroquery_label)
+            self.simbad_table.write(os.path.join(cache_location,f"{cache_file}.ecsv"), overwrite=True)
+
+        if "ra" in self.simbad_table.keys():
             ra_key = "ra"
             dec_key = "dec"
             redshift_key = "rvz_redshift"
         else:
-            simbadQuerier.add_votable_fields(
-                'flux(U)', 'flux(B)', 'flux(V)', 'flux(R)', 'flux(I)', 'flux(J)', 'sptype',
-                'parallax', 'pm', 'z_value'
-            )
             ra_key = "RA"
             dec_key = "DEC"
             redshift_key = "Z_VALUE"
-        if not getCalspec.is_calspec(self.label) and getCalspec.is_calspec(self.label.replace(".", " ")):
-            self.label = self.label.replace(".", " ")
-        astroquery_label = self.label
-        if getCalspec.is_calspec(self.label):
-            calspec = getCalspec.Calspec(self.label)
-            astroquery_label = calspec.Astroquery_Name
-        self.simbad_table = simbadQuerier.query_object(astroquery_label)
-
         if self.simbad_table is not None:
-            if self.verbose or True:
+            if self.verbose:
                 self.my_logger.info(f'\n\tSimbad:\n{self.simbad_table}')
             if _USE_NEW_SIMBAD:
                 self.radec_position = SkyCoord(self.simbad_table[ra_key][0], self.simbad_table[dec_key][0], unit="deg")
@@ -301,11 +332,11 @@ def load(self):
                 )
         else:
             raise RuntimeError(f"Target {self.label} not found in Simbad")
-        self.get_radec_position_after_pm(date_obs="J2000")
-        if not np.ma.is_masked(self.simbad_table[redshift_key]):
-            self.redshift = float(self.simbad_table[redshift_key])
+        if not np.ma.is_masked(self.simbad_table[redshift_key][0]):
+            self.redshift = float(self.simbad_table[redshift_key][0])
         else:
             self.redshift = 0
+        self.get_radec_position_after_pm(date_obs="J2000")
         self.load_spectra()
 
     def load_spectra(self):
@@ -405,7 +436,7 @@ def load_spectra(self):
 
     def get_radec_position_after_pm(self, date_obs):
         if self.simbad_table is not None:
-            if _USE_NEW_SIMBAD:
+            if "pmra" in self.simbad_table[0].keys():
                 pmra_key = 'pmra'
                 pmdec_key = 'pmdec'
                 plx_value_key = 'plx_value'
diff --git a/tests/data/cache/astropy/astroquery/Simbad/HD_111980.ecsv b/tests/data/cache/astropy/astroquery/Simbad/HD_111980.ecsv
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..69237ddf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/cache/astropy/astroquery/Simbad/HD_111980.ecsv
@@ -0,0 +1,242 @@
+# %ECSV 1.0
+# ---
+# datatype:
+# - name: MAIN_ID
+#   datatype: string
+#   description: Main identifier for an object
+#   meta: !!omap
+#   - {ucd: meta.id;meta.main}
+#   - {width: 22}
+#   - links:
+#     - {href: 'http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=${MAIN_ID}&NbIdent=1', value: '${MAIN_ID}'}
+#   - {_votable_string_dtype: char}
+#   subtype: json
+# - name: RA
+#   unit: '"h:m:s"'
+#   datatype: string
+#   description: Right ascension
+#   meta: !!omap
+#   - {ucd: pos.eq.ra;meta.main}
+#   - {width: 13}
+#   - {precision: '8'}
+#   - {_votable_string_dtype: char}
+# - name: DEC
+#   unit: '"d:m:s"'
+#   datatype: string
+#   description: Declination
+#   meta: !!omap
+#   - {ucd: pos.eq.dec;meta.main}
+#   - {width: 13}
+#   - {precision: '8'}
+#   - {_votable_string_dtype: char}
+# - name: RA_PREC
+#   datatype: int16
+#   description: Right ascension precision
+#   meta: !!omap
+#   - {width: 2}
+# - name: DEC_PREC
+#   datatype: int16
+#   description: Declination precision
+#   meta: !!omap
+#   - {width: 2}
+# - name: COO_ERR_MAJA
+#   unit: mas
+#   datatype: float32
+#   format: '{:6.3f}'
+#   description: Coordinate error major axis
+#   meta: !!omap
+#   - {ucd: phys.angSize.smajAxis;pos.errorEllipse;pos.eq}
+#   - {width: 6}
+#   - {precision: '3'}
+# - name: COO_ERR_MINA
+#   unit: mas
+#   datatype: float32
+#   format: '{:6.3f}'
+#   description: Coordinate error minor axis
+#   meta: !!omap
+#   - {ucd: phys.angSize.sminAxis;pos.errorEllipse;pos.eq}
+#   - {width: 6}
+#   - {precision: '3'}
+# - name: COO_ERR_ANGLE
+#   unit: deg
+#   datatype: int16
+#   description: Coordinate error angle
+#   meta: !!omap
+#   - {ucd: pos.posAng;pos.errorEllipse;pos.eq}
+#   - {width: 3}
+# - name: COO_QUAL
+#   datatype: string
+#   description: Coordinate quality
+#   meta: !!omap
+#   - {ucd: meta.code.qual;pos.eq}
+#   - {width: 1}
+#   - {_votable_string_dtype: char}
+# - name: COO_WAVELENGTH
+#   datatype: string
+#   description: Wavelength class for the origin of the coordinates (R,I,V,U,X,G)
+#   meta: !!omap
+#   - {ucd: instr.bandpass;pos.eq}
+#   - {width: 1}
+#   - {_votable_string_dtype: char}
+# - name: COO_BIBCODE
+#   datatype: string
+#   description: Coordinate reference
+#   meta: !!omap
+#   - {ucd: meta.bib.bibcode;pos.eq}
+#   - {width: 19}
+#   - {_votable_string_dtype: char}
+#   subtype: json
+# - name: FLUX_U
+#   unit: mag
+#   datatype: float32
+#   description: Magnitude U
+#   meta: !!omap
+#   - {ucd: phot.mag;em.opt.U}
+# - name: FLUX_B
+#   unit: mag
+#   datatype: float32
+#   description: Magnitude B
+#   meta: !!omap
+#   - {ucd: phot.mag;em.opt.B}
+# - name: FLUX_V
+#   unit: mag
+#   datatype: float32
+#   description: Magnitude V
+#   meta: !!omap
+#   - {ucd: phot.mag;em.opt.V}
+# - name: FLUX_R
+#   unit: mag
+#   datatype: float32
+#   description: Magnitude R
+#   meta: !!omap
+#   - {ucd: phot.mag;em.opt.R}
+# - name: FLUX_I
+#   unit: mag
+#   datatype: float32
+#   description: Magnitude I
+#   meta: !!omap
+#   - {ucd: phot.mag;em.opt.I}
+# - name: FLUX_J
+#   unit: mag
+#   datatype: float32
+#   description: Magnitude J
+#   meta: !!omap
+#   - {ucd: phot.mag;em.IR.J}
+# - name: SP_TYPE
+#   datatype: string
+#   description: MK spectral type
+#   meta: !!omap
+#   - {ucd: src.spType}
+#   - {width: 6}
+#   - {_votable_string_dtype: char}
+#   subtype: json
+# - name: SP_QUAL
+#   datatype: string
+#   description: Spectral type quality
+#   meta: !!omap
+#   - {ucd: meta.code.qual;src.spType}
+#   - {width: 1}
+#   - {_votable_string_dtype: char}
+# - name: SP_BIBCODE
+#   datatype: string
+#   description: spectral type reference
+#   meta: !!omap
+#   - {ucd: meta.bib.bibcode;src.spType}
+#   - {width: 19}
+#   - {_votable_string_dtype: char}
+#   subtype: json
+# - name: PLX_VALUE
+#   unit: mas
+#   datatype: float64
+#   format: '{:9.3f}'
+#   description: Parallax
+#   meta: !!omap
+#   - {ucd: pos.parallax.trig}
+#   - {width: 9}
+#   - {precision: '3'}
+# - name: PLX_PREC
+#   datatype: int16
+#   description: Parallax precision
+#   meta: !!omap
+#   - {width: 1}
+# - name: PLX_ERROR
+#   unit: mas
+#   datatype: float32
+#   description: Parallax error
+#   meta: !!omap
+#   - {ucd: stat.error;pos.parallax.trig}
+# - name: PLX_QUAL
+#   datatype: string
+#   description: Parallax quality
+#   meta: !!omap
+#   - {ucd: meta.code.qual;pos.parallax.trig}
+#   - {width: 1}
+#   - {_votable_string_dtype: char}
+# - name: PLX_BIBCODE
+#   datatype: string
+#   description: Parallax reference
+#   meta: !!omap
+#   - {ucd: meta.bib.bibcode;pos.parallax.trig}
+#   - {width: 19}
+#   - {_votable_string_dtype: char}
+#   subtype: json
+# - name: PMRA
+#   unit: mas / yr
+#   datatype: float64
+#   format: '{:9.3f}'
+#   description: Proper motion in RA
+#   meta: !!omap
+#   - {ucd: pos.pm;pos.eq.ra}
+#   - {width: 9}
+#   - {precision: '3'}
+# - name: PMDEC
+#   unit: mas / yr
+#   datatype: float64
+#   format: '{:9.3f}'
+#   description: Proper motion in DEC
+#   meta: !!omap
+#   - {ucd: pos.pm;pos.eq.dec}
+#   - {width: 9}
+#   - {precision: '3'}
+# - name: PM_ERR_MAJA
+#   unit: mas / yr
+#   datatype: float32
+#   format: '{:5.3f}'
+#   description: Proper motion error major axis
+#   meta: !!omap
+#   - {ucd: phys.angSize.smajAxis;pos.errorEllipse;pos.pm}
+#   - {width: 5}
+#   - {precision: '3'}
+# - name: PM_ERR_MINA
+#   unit: mas / yr
+#   datatype: float32
+#   format: '{:5.3f}'
+#   description: Proper motion error minor axis
+#   meta: !!omap
+#   - {ucd: phys.angSize.sminAxis;pos.errorEllipse;pos.pm}
+#   - {width: 5}
+#   - {precision: '3'}
+# - name: PM_ERR_ANGLE
+#   unit: deg
+#   datatype: int16
+#   description: Proper motion error angle
+#   meta: !!omap
+#   - {ucd: pos.posAng;pos.errorEllipse;pos.pm}
+#   - {width: 3}
+# - name: Z_VALUE
+#   datatype: float64
+#   format: '{:.7f}'
+#   description: Redshift
+#   meta: !!omap
+#   - {ucd: src.redshift}
+#   - {precision: '7'}
+# - name: SCRIPT_NUMBER_ID
+#   datatype: int32
+#   meta: !!omap
+#   - {ucd: meta.number}
+#   - {width: 2}
+#   - {precision: '1'}
+# meta: {ID: SimbadScript, description: 'Simbad script executed on 2025.03.13CET16:08:13', name: default}
+# schema: astropy-2.0
+MAIN_ID RA DEC RA_PREC DEC_PREC COO_ERR_MAJA COO_ERR_MINA COO_ERR_ANGLE COO_QUAL COO_WAVELENGTH COO_BIBCODE FLUX_U FLUX_B FLUX_V FLUX_R FLUX_I FLUX_J SP_TYPE SP_QUAL SP_BIBCODE PLX_VALUE PLX_PREC PLX_ERROR PLX_QUAL PLX_BIBCODE PMRA PMDEC PM_ERR_MAJA PM_ERR_MINA PM_ERR_ANGLE Z_VALUE SCRIPT_NUMBER_ID
+"""HD 111980""" "12 53 15.0529" "-18 31 20.013" 14 14 0.0225 0.0183 90 A O """2020yCat.1350....0G""" 8.8 8.91 8.38 "" "" 7.176 """F7V""" C """1988MSS...C04....0H""" 12.9277 4 0.0261 A """2020yCat.1350....0G""" 299.359 -795.843 0.032 0.026 90 0.000517 1