SkyCatalog

class SkyCatalog[source]

SkyCatalog class is used to query the sky catalog and get the catalog data.

This class acts as an instance of reference catalog for a given object.

__init__(objname=None, ra=None, dec=None, fov_ra=1.3, fov_dec=0.9, catalog_type='GAIAXP', catalog_version='v1', overlapped_fraction=0.8, verbose=True)[source]

Initialize the SkyCatalog instance

Parameters:

  • objname (str, optional) – Object name to query. If not provided, the object name will be inferred from the ra and dec.

  • ra (float, optional) – Right ascension in degrees. If not provided, the object name will be inferred from SIMBAD object name.

  • dec (float, optional) – Declination in degrees. If not provided, the object name will be inferred from SIMBAD object name.

  • fov_ra (float, optional) – Field of view in right ascension in degrees

  • fov_dec (float, optional) – Field of view in declination in degrees

  • catalog_type (str, optional) – Catalog type to query

  • overlapped_fraction (float, optional) – Overlapped fraction of the field of view

  • verbose (bool, optional) – Whether to print verbose output

Properties

Key Properties

Property

Description

catalog_summary