rave-dr6-tap-query
CommunityQuery RAVE DR6 catalog via TAP with pyvo
Authorarm2arm
Version1.0.0
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What problem does it solve?
Programmatic access to the RAVE DR6 catalog via the TAP interface enables direct Python-based analysis and plotting, eliminating manual browser queries and simplifying extraction of stellar parameters, Gaia cross-matches, distances, and Galactic coordinates.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Connect to the RAVE TAP service using pyvo and run_sync to fetch data locally into Python/pandas.
- Access key DR6 tables (e.g., dr6_x_gaiaedr3, dr6_sparv, dr6_orbits, dr6_seismic) for distances, cross-matches, and kinematic information.
- Compute Galactic projections (xgal, ygal) from l and b and generate RA/Dec plots, color-coded by parallax or radial velocity.
- Export results to Parquet for reproducible analyses and downstream workflows.
Quick Start
Install pyvo and run the provided Python script to query the RAVE DR6 TAP service and retrieve Gaia cross-matches.
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Required Modules
None requiredComponents
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