Tycho2.retrieve_record

giant.catalogues.tycho:

Tycho2.retrieve_record(tycho_id)[source]

This method can be used to retrieve a single star by ID from the tycho 2 main catalogue or first supplement file.

The star is returned in the raw Tycho catalogue format, not in the GIANT format.

Parameters:

tycho_id (str) – The tycho id as a string with each component separated by a space

Returns:

The found star record, or a record filled with NaN

Return type:

DataFrame