Downloading and cleaning Gaia EDR3 data

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Pre-requisites

Requires Python 3.7+ and the libraries listed in requirements.txt, which can be installed with pip3 install -r requirements.txt or manually with pip/conda. A user and login must already be registered at Gaia-ESA CAS, and must be inserted in the file my_credentials.txt.

Inputs

• ngc variable (line 34): Object name or coordinate
• Radius in degrees

Description of the outputs

• Raw catalogue with all the columns from Gaia EDR3
• Catalogue applying all the corrections and quality flags (Gaia EDR3 papers)

References (TBD)

• Lindegren+2021
• Riello+2021
• Cantat-Gaudin & Brandt (2010)
• Fabricius+2021
• Gaia Collaboration+2021
• Oliveira+2022