def METHOD_NAME():
    """test the different input arguments"""
    # test coo input
    a = core.Skybot.cone_search((100, 20), 1, 2451200, get_query_payload=True)
    b = core.Skybot.cone_search(SkyCoord(ra=100, dec=20, unit=(u.deg, u.deg),
                                         frame='icrs'),
                                1, 2451200, get_query_payload=True)
    assert (a['-ra'] == b['-ra'])
    assert (a['-dec'] == b['-dec'])
    # test rad input
    a = core.Skybot.cone_search((100, 20), 1, 2451200, get_query_payload=True)
    b = core.Skybot.cone_search((100, 20), Angle(60*u.arcmin),
                                2451200, get_query_payload=True)
    assert (a['-rd'] == b['-rd'])
    with pytest.warns(UserWarning, match='search cone radius'):
        a = core.Skybot.cone_search((100, 20), 100, 2451200,
                                    get_query_payload=True)
        assert (a['-rd'] == 10)
    # test epoch input
    a = core.Skybot.cone_search((100, 20), 1, 2451200, get_query_payload=True)
    b = core.Skybot.cone_search((100, 20), 1, Time(2451200, format='jd'),
                                get_query_payload=True)
    c = core.Skybot.cone_search((100, 20), 1, Time('1999-01-21 12:00',
                                                   format='iso'),
                                get_query_payload=True)
    assert (a['-ep'] == b['-ep'] == c['-ep'])
    # test position_error input
    a = core.Skybot.cone_search((100, 20), 1, 2451200, position_error=10,
                                get_query_payload=True)
    b = core.Skybot.cone_search((100, 20), 1, 2451200,
                                position_error=Angle(10*u.arcsec),
                                get_query_payload=True)
    assert (a['-filter'] == b['-filter'])
    with pytest.warns(UserWarning, match='positional error'):
        a = core.Skybot.cone_search((100, 20), 1, 2451200, position_error=1000,
                                    get_query_payload=True)
        assert (a['-filter'] == 120)
    # test target filters
    a = core.Skybot.cone_search((100, 20), 1, 2451200, get_query_payload=True)
    assert (a['-objFilter'] == '111')
    a = core.Skybot.cone_search((100, 20), 1, 2451200, find_planets=False,
                                get_query_payload=True)
    assert (a['-objFilter'] == '101')
    a = core.Skybot.cone_search((100, 20), 1, 2451200, find_asteroids=False,
                                get_query_payload=True)
    assert (a['-objFilter'] == '011')
    a = core.Skybot.cone_search((100, 20), 1, 2451200, find_comets=False,
                                get_query_payload=True)
    assert (a['-objFilter'] == '110')
    # test coordinate reference system
    a = core.Skybot.cone_search((100, 20), 1, 2451200, get_query_payload=True)
    assert (a['-refsys'] == 'EQJ2000')