Gaia DR3 (gaiadr3)

Description

The Gaia Early Data Release 3 (Gaia (E)DR3) enhances the DR2 catalogs by 118.79 million objects. It includes five-parameter astrometric solutions – positions on the sky, parallaxes, and proper motions – for more than 585 million sources, an additional pseudo-colour parameter for 800 million further sources (called six-parameter solution), and an additional 400 million sources with only positions, for a total of more than 1.8 billion sources with a mean G magnitude.

Additionally from the 13th of June 2022, the full Gaia DR3 adds radial velocities for more than 33 million sources (about 4 times more than Gaia DR2). Followed by about 200 millions BP/RP spectra and about 1 million high resolution spectra from the radial velocity spectrometer (RVS). Finally Gaia DR3 publish a huge catalog of objects classification of more than 1.59 billion sources, and a large variaty of smaller specifica catalogs like non-single stars, variable sources, galaxy and QSO candidates, solar system objects, and more.

The Gaia (E)DR3 release delivers an overall improvement in sky-coverage (almost complete down to 19 mag) and a great improvement in precision of both astrometric and photometric measurements.

Gaia (E)DR3 data is based on data collected between 25 July 2014 and 28 May 2017, spanning a period of 34 months of data collection. The reference epoch for Gaia DR3 (both Gaia EDR3 and the full Gaia DR3) is J2016.0. Positions and proper motions are referred to the ICRS, to which the optical reference frame defined by Gaia DR3 (Gaia-CRF3) is aligned. The time coordinate for Gaia DR3 results is the barycentric coordinate time (TCB).

Attribution

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This work has made use of data from the European Space Agency (ESA) mission Gaia (https://www.cosmos.esa.int/gaia), processed by the Gaia Data Processing and Analysis Consortium (DPAC, https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/gaia/dpac/consortium). Funding for the DPAC has been provided by national institutions, in particular the institutions participating in the Gaia Multilateral Agreement.

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Tables

This table has an entry for every Gaia observed source as published with this data release. It contains the basic source parameters, in their final state as processed by the Gaia Data Processing and Analysis Consortium from the raw data coming from the spacecraft.

This table has an entry for every Gaia observed source as published with this data release. It contains the basic source parameters, in their final state as processed by the Gaia Data Processing and Analysis Consortium from the raw data coming from the spacecraft.

This table provides the means to relate the astrophysical source identifier (source_id) from DR3 to DR2 via a precomputed crossmatch of such sources, taking into account the proper motions available at DR3.

This is the main table containing the 1D astrophysical parameters produced by the Apsis processing chain developed in Gaia DPAC CU8 (see Chapter cu8par). Additional parameters can be found in table astrophysical_parameters_supp.

This table contains additional parameters from the Apsis processing chain from modules that produce more than one result for a parameter.

This table hosts Monte-Carlo Markov Chain (MCMC) samples for the posterior probability distribution of all parameters derived from the General Stellar Parametrizer from Photometry (GSP-Phot).

This table hosts Monte-Carlo Markov Chain (MCMC) samples for the posterior probability distribution of all parameters derived from the Multiple Source Classifier (MSC).

This is the table hosting the content of a Self-Organized Map calculated from a dataset composed by outliers by the Apsis module OA.

This is the table hosting the prototype BP/RP spectrum corresponding to each of the neurons of the Self-Organised-Map produced by the Apsis module (OA).

This table provides the Total Galactic Extinction (TGE) map for extinction parameters A0 describing the effective total Galactic extinction and related uncertainties at four separate HEALPix levels, namely levels 6 to 9.

This table provides an optimum version of the Total Galactic Extinction map, derived from the table total_galactic_extinction_map at a single HEALPix level 9.

This tables contains auxiliary information about the mean BP/RP spectrum of a given source.

Table hosting the mean BP and RP spectra based on the continuous representation in basis functions.

This is the RVS mean sampled spectrum table. The spectra are in the rest frame, they are normalised and their wavelength grid ranges from 846 to 870 nm in steps of 0.01 nm (2401 elements).

Epoch photometry. Each row in this table contains the light curve for a given object in bands G, BP and RP.

Masses derived from the non-single stars (NSS) solutions with orbital parameters in table gaiadr3.nss_two_body_orbit.

Orbital parameters, actions, Galactocentric Cartesian coordinates and velocities for the sample of stars used in the DR3 chemical cartographic study of the Milky Way.

List of Gaia DR3 source IDs for carbon stars extracted from the main list of candidate carbon stars for having C2 and CN molecular bands significantly stronger than usual M stars DR3-DPACP-123.

List of Gaia DR3 source IDs of O, B, and A-type stars having an effective temperature estimate greater than 7,500~K.

Gaia DR3 source IDs of candidates for solar analogues selected from GSP-Spec via effective temperature, surface gravity and metallicity and from FLAME via mass and radius.

The table contains the bolometric luminosities and radii in solar units for a subset of ultracool dwarfs from the Gaia DR3 catalogue.

Orbital parameters and uncertainties computed from the sso_observation astrometric data.

This is a catalogue of synthetic photometry generated from the Gaia BP/RP mean spectra.

This table contains parameters derived from various modules dedicated to the classification and characterisation of sources considered as QSO candidates.

This table provides the list of input catalogues that have been used to select any given source for which morphological analysis parameters are provided in table qso_candidates.

This table contains parameters derived from various modules dedicated to the classification and characterisation of sources considered as galaxy candidates.

This table provides the list of input catalogues that have been used to select any given source for which morphological analysis parameters are provided in table galaxy_candidates.

Solar System object observations. Each table line contains data obtained during the transit of the source on a single CCD, during a single transit.

This table contains the mean BP/RP reflectance spectra of asteroids computed as the ratio between the asteroid flux and an averaged solar analogue flux.

This table contains data related to Solar System objects observed by Gaia.

This table contains non-single-star (NSS) astrometric models for sources having a non-linear proper motion which is compatible with an acceleration solution.

This table contains non-single-star (NSS) orbital models for spectroscopic binaries compatible with a trend.

This table contains non-single-star (NSS) orbital models for sources compatible with an orbital two-body solution.

This table contains non-single-star (NSS) models for sources compatible with an Variability Induced Mover (VIM) solution.

This table provides information on AGN properties.

Table with detailed descriptions of published classes for each classifier described in vari_classifier_definition and used in table vari_classifier_result.

Table with detailed descriptions of all classifiers used in table vari_classifier_result.

Table with variability classification results of all classifiers, which are identified by the classifier_name column.

This table describes the properties of the eclipsing binaries resulting from the variability analysis.

This table contains the epoch radial velocity data points for a sub-set of variable stars. Each entry is a radial velocity in the solar barycentric reference frame for a given object and observation time.

This table describes the Long Period Variable stars.Some entries can be NaN when absent.

Several statistics which can help in the identification of sources that are affected by calibration issues.

Statistical parameters of radial velocity time series, using only transits not rejected, see rejected_by_variability column in vari_epoch_radial_velocity.

Summary table that provides the information on where a source_id can be found in the different variability tables and statistical parameters of time series, using only transits not rejected.

This table provides a representation of the Gaia scanning law over the 34 month time period covered by the Gaia Data Release 3 (from 2014-07-25 10:31:26 to 2017-05-28 08:46:29), including the Ecliptic Pole Scanning at the begin of the mission.

Some photometric science alerts mix transits from their primary source and other sources in the catalogue.

This table contains the full cross-match information for the Gaia-CRF3 sources.

Table containing all Gaia Photometric Science Alerts triggered in the period 25-07-2014 to 28-05-2017.

Table agn_cross_id lists sources whose positions and proper motions define the celestial reference frame of Gaia catalogue.

Tycho-2 merged with the TDSC catalog and TDSC supplement. The Tycho Double Star Catalogue, (TDSC, ) contains 98482 components of double and multiple systems processed in the Tycho-2 context.

Table hipparcos2_best_neighbour lists each matched external catalogue object with its best neighbour in Gaia.

Table hipparcos2_neighbourhood includes all good neighbours for each matched Hipparcos2 object.

Table tycho2tdsc_merge_best_neighbour lists each matched external catalogue object with its best neighbour in Gaia.

Table tycho2tdsc_merge_neighbourhood includes all good neighbours for each matched Tycho2tdscMerge object.

Table panstarrs1_best_neighbour lists each matched Gaia object with its best neighbour in the external catalogue.

Table panstarrs1_neighbourhood includes all good neighbours for each matched Gaia object.

Convenience table to be used to join Pan-STARRS1 DR1.1 catalogue with the cross-match results. The table links the external catalogue original source_id (original_ext_source_id) to the corresponding additional numerical identifier (clean_panstarrs1_oid).

Table sdssdr13_best_neighbour lists each matched Gaia object with its best neighbour in the external catalogue.

Table sdssdr13_neighbourhood includes all good neighbours for each matched Gaia object.

Convenience table to be used to join SDSS DR13 catalogue with the cross-match results. The table links the external catalogue original source_id (original_ext_source_id) to the corresponding additional numerical identifier (clean_sdssdr13_oid).

Table skymapperdr2_best_neighbour lists each matched Gaia object with its best neighbour in the external catalogue.

Table skymapperdr2_neighbourhood includes all good neighbours for each matched Gaia object.

Convenience table to be used to join the SkyMapper DR2 catalogue with the cross-match results. It lists all the SkyMapper DR2 sources which were used in the cross-match. See Chapter [chap:crossmatch] for more details on the catalogue.

Table urat1_best_neighbour lists each matched Gaia object with its best neighbour in the external catalogue.

Table urat1_neighbourhood includes all good neighbours for each matched Gaia object.

Table allwise_best_neighbour lists each matched Gaia object with its best neighbour in the external catalogue.

Table allwise_neighbourhood includes all good neighbours for each matched Gaia object.

Table apassdr9_best_neighbour lists each matched Gaia object with its best neighbour in the external catalogue.

Table apassdr9_neighbourhood includes all good neighbours for each matched Gaia object.

Convenience table to be used to join the APASS DR9 catalogue with the cross-match results. The table links the external catalogue original source_id (original_ex_source_id) to the corresponding additional numerical identifier (clean_apassdr9_oid).

Table gsc23_best_neighbour lists each matched Gaia object with its best neighbour in the external catalogue.

Table gsc23_neighbourhood includes all good neighbours for each matched Gaia object.

Convenience table to be used to join the GSC 2.3 catalogue with cross-match results. The table links the external catalogue original sourceId (originalExtSourceId) to the corresponding additional numerical identifier (cleanGsc23Oid).

Table ravedr5_best_neighbour lists each matched external catalogue object with its best neighbour in Gaia.

Table ravedr5_neighbourhood includes all good neighbours for each matched RAVE DR5 object.

Convenience table to be used to join RAVE DR5 catalogue with the cross-match results. The table links the external catalogue original sourceId (originalExtSourceId) to the corresponding additional numerical identifier (cleanRavedr5Oid).

Table tmass_psc_xsc_best_neighbour lists each matched Gaia object with its best neighbour in the external catalogue.

Table tmass_psc_xsc_neighbourhood includes all good neighbours for each matched Gaia object.

Convenience table to be used to join 2MASS PSC+XSC catalogue with the cross-match results. The table links the external catalogue original sourceId (originalExtSourceId) to the corresponding additional numerical identifier (cleanTmassPscXscOid).

Table Ravedr6BestNeighbour lists each matched external catalogue object with its best neighbour in Gaia.

Table Ravedr6Neighbourhood includes all good neighbours for each matched RAVE DR6 object.

Convenience table to be used to join RAVE DR6 catalogue with the cross-match results.

Table of sources realised according to the Gaia Object Generator (GOG) simulation.

Table of simulated galactic stars according to the Gaia Universal Model Simulation (GUMS).