p2obt.backend.query#
- p2obt.backend.query.get_best_match(target: dict, catalog: str, catalog_table: Table) Table[source]#
Gets the best match from the catalog entries
- Parameters:
target (dict) – The target’s queried information.
catalog (str) – The catalog’s name.
catalog_table (astropy.table.Table) – The table containing the queried catalog’s results.
- Returns:
best_match – The best match from the queried catalog’s table.
- Return type:
astropy.table.Table
- p2obt.backend.query.get_catalog(name: str, catalog: str, match_radius: Unit('arcsec') = 5.0)[source]#
Queries the specified catalog.
- Parameters:
name (str) – The target’s name.
catalog (str) – The catalog’s name.
match_radius (astropy.units.arcsec) – The radius in which is queried. Defaults to 5.0.
- Returns:
catalog_table – The table containing the queried catalog’s results.
- Return type:
astropy.table.Table
- p2obt.backend.query.query(name: str, catalogs: list | None = None, exclude_catalogs: list | None = None, match_radius: float | None = 5.0, query_exinction: bool | None = False) dict[source]#
Queries information for an astronomical target by its name from various catalogs.
- Parameters:
name (str) – The source name.
catalogs (list of str, optional) – The catalogs to query. By default the catalogs “gaia”, “tycho”, “nomad”, “2mass”, “wise”, “mdfc” and “simbad” as well as local catalogs (with “local”) are included.
exclude_catalogs (list of str) – A list of catalog to be excluded. Can be any of the catalogs listed as default for the catalogs parameter.
match_radius (float, optional) – The radius in which the target queried. Defaults to 5.0.
query_extinction (bool, optional) – If True, queries information on the extinction as well. Defaults to True
- Returns:
target – The target’s queried information.
- Return type:
dict