Based on the functions described in Lindegren et al. (2021), the code returns the estimated parallax zero-point given the ecliptic latitude, magnitude and colour of any Gaia (E)DR3 source.
The code automatically deals with a mix of 5-p and 6-p solutions
As explained in Lindegren et al. (2021), the interpolations are only calibrated within the following intervals:
1. $G$ magnitude: 6 < phot_g_mean_mag < 21
2. Colour:
1. 1.1 < nu_eff_used_in_astrometry < 1.9 (5-p sources)
2. 1.24 < pseudocolour < 1.72 (6-p sources)
Outside these ranges, the zero-point obtained is an extrapolation.
The code assumes that the data in the input file comes from Vizier, hence the required column names in the input data file are: Plx, e_Plx, Gmag, nueff, pscol, ELAT, Solved.
TODO: other corrections
- [An estimation of the Gaia EDR3 parallax bias from stellar clusters and Magellanic Clouds data, Apellaniz (2021)][https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:238259369]
- The parallax zero-point offset from Gaia EDR3 data, Groenewegen (2021)
- A Spatially Dependent Correction of Gaia EDR3 Parallax Zero-point Offset based on 0.3 million LAMOST DR8 Giant Stars, Wang et al. (2022)