Approximate analytical description of the high latitude extinction

Abstract

The distribution of visual interstellar extinction $A_V$ has been mapped in selected areas over the Northern sky, using available LAMOST DR5 and Gaia DR2/EDR3 data. $A_V$ was modelled as a barometric function of galactic latitude and distance. The function parameters were then approximated by spherical harmonics. The resulting analytical tridimensional model of the interstellar extinction can be used to predict $A_V$ values for stars with known parallaxes, as well as the total Galactic extinction in a given location in the sky.

arXiv comment18 pages, 33 figures, accepted by EPJ

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