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Stellarium API: core.selectObjectByName

core.selectObjectByName(
 'Venus'  , // The english name of the object to be selected
  true      // If the pointer needs to be enabled
);

Pointer

An enabled «pointer» (second argument) refers to the four red somewhat glowing lines around the selected object:

See also

What (that is: how much) object related data is shown when an object is select can be configured in Configuration->Information.
The corresponding Script API function is core.setSelectedObjectInfo.
core.getObjectPosition()
core.moveToObject(), core.moveToSelectedObject()
StelMovementMgr.setFlagTracking(true) goes to the selected object and tracks it.
Stellarium Script API

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