def get_object_entries(visit_object, chip_name):
    """Pulls the number of objects on the chip and returns a list of them.
       Returns an empty list if under the minimum set by the instance
       catalog.

       Args:
          visit_object (InstCatTrimmer object): instantiation of the InstCatTrimmer class.
          chip_name (str): imSim name of the sensor to operate on.

       Returns:
          object_list (list): list containing num of objects to simulate on a given
             chip.
    """
    return visit_object[chip_name]