Source positions at reference J2000 for Gaia data release 2 (gaiadr2_contrib.gaia_source_j2000)
The table has 1331909708 rows, 4 columns.
Description
The position (ra, dec and pos) of all sources from the main catalogue of Gaia DR2 at reference J2000
Attribution
Funding for the work has been provided by Leibniz-Institut for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP).
Columns
| Name | Type | UCD | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| source_id | long |
meta.id meta.main meta.ref |
Dimensionless |
Source Identifier |
| ra | double | pos.eq.ra | Angle[deg] |
Right Ascension |
| dec | double | pos.eq.dec | Angle[deg] |
Declination |
| pos | char |
pos.eq.ra pos.eq.dec |
Angle[rad], Angle[rad] |
The point position of a source (ra, dec) in radians |