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astro-ph.IM201660 cited

Gaia data release 1, the photometric data

F. van Leeuwen, D. W. Evans, F. De Angeli +91

Context. This paper presents an overview of the photometric data that are part of the first Gaia data release. Aims. The principles of the processing and the main characteristics o…

astro-ph.IM20162.1k cited

Gaia Data Release 1. Summary of the astrometric, photometric, and survey properties

Gaia Collaboration, A. G. A. Brown, A. Vallenari +5

At about 1000 days after the launch of Gaia we present the first Gaia data release, Gaia DR1, consisting of astrometry and photometry for over 1 billion sources brighter than magni…

astro-ph.IM20167.1k cited

The Gaia mission

Gaia Collaboration

Gaia is a cornerstone mission in the science programme of the European Space Agency (ESA). The spacecraft construction was approved in 2006, following a study in which the original…

astro-ph.IM201453 cited

Overview and stellar statistics of the expected Gaia Catalogue using the Gaia Object Generator

X. Luri, M. Palmer, F. Arenou +13

Aims: An effort has been undertaken to simulate the expected Gaia Catalogue, including the effect of observational errors. A statistical analysis of this simulated Gaia data is per…

astro-ph.IM201415 cited

An updated maximum likelihood approach to open cluster distance determination

M Palmer, F Arenou, X Luri +1

An improved method for estimating distances to open clusters is presented and applied to Hipparcos data for the Pleiades and the Hyades. The method is applied in the context of the…