SkyMapper DR2 Best Neighbour (gaiaedr3.skymapperdr2_best_neighbour)
The table has 446161568 rows, 6 columns.
Description
SkyMapper DR2 BestNeighbour table lists each matched Gaia objectwith its best neighbour in the external catalogue. The cross-match algo-rithm is not symmetric and searches Gaia sources counterparts in SkyMap-per DR2.The best neighbour is chosen among good neighbours as the one withthe highest value of the figure of merit, which evaluates the ratio be-tween two opposite models/hypotheses: the counterpart candidate is amatch or it is found by chance. Good neighbours are nearby objects inthe external catalogue whose position is compatible within position er-rors with the Gaia target.
Attribution
If you have used Gaia data in your research, please use the following acknowledgement:
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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Columns
| Name | Type | UCD | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| source_id | long |
meta.id meta.main |
Dimensionless | Unique Gaia source identifier |
| original_ext_source_id | long | meta.id.cross | Dimensionless | Original External Catalogue source identifier |
| angular_distance | float | pos.angDistance | Angle[arcsec] | Angular Distance between the two sources |
| number_of_neighbours | short | meta.number | Dimensionless | Number of neighbours in External Catalogue |
| number_of_mates | short | meta.number | Dimensionless | Number of mates in Gaia Catalogue |
| xm_flag | short | meta.code.status | Dimensionless | Cross-match algorithm flag |