You choose one object that you must touch throughout the casting of the spell. If it is a magick item or some other magick-imbued object, you learn its properties and how to use them, whether it requires attunement to use, and how many charges it has, if any. You learn whether any spells are affecting the item and what they are. If the item was created by a spell, you learn which spell created it. However, you are unable to learn whether an item is cursed.

If you instead touch a creature throughout the casting, you learn what spells, if any, are currently affecting it.

(If you have the Ritual Casting feature, then this spell can be cast at its lowest level as a ritual – if you increase the casting time to 10 minutes, then this spell doesn't use spell slots.)

At Higher Levels. When this spell is cast at 3rd Level, you learn whether an item is cursed, but not the properties of the curse. At the DM's discretion, you may learn more of the lore surrounding the curse itself.