UCAC4.convert_to_giant_catalog

giant.catalogs.ucac:

static UCAC4.convert_to_giant_catalog(ucac_records)[source]

This method converts records in the catalog format into records in the GIANT format.

This is done by renaming columns and converting units.

Parameters:

ucac_records (DataFrame) – The raw records from the catalog as a pandas DataFrame

Returns:

The GIANT records as a Pandas DataFrame

Return type:

DataFrame