UCAC4.convert_to_giant_catalogue

giant.catalogues.ucac:

static UCAC4.convert_to_giant_catalogue(ucac_records)[source]

This method converts records in the catalogue 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 catalogue as a pandas DataFrame

Returns:

The GIANT records as a Pandas DataFrame

Return type:

DataFrame