NasaExoplanetArchiveClass¶
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class
astroquery.nasa_exoplanet_archive.
NasaExoplanetArchiveClass
[source]¶ Bases:
object
Exoplanet Archive querying object. Use the
get_confirmed_planets_table
orquery_planet
methods to get information about exoplanets via the NASA Exoplanet Archive.Attributes Summary
param_units
Methods Summary
get_confirmed_planets_table
([cache, …])Download (and optionally cache) the NExScI Exoplanet Archive Confirmed Planets table. query_planet
(planet_name[, table_path, …])Get table of exoplanet properties. Attributes Documentation
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param_units
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Methods Documentation
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get_confirmed_planets_table
(cache=True, show_progress=True, table_path=None, all_columns=False)[source]¶ Download (and optionally cache) the NExScI Exoplanet Archive Confirmed Planets table.
The Exoplanet Archive table returns lots of columns of data. A full description of the columns can be found here
Parameters: cache : bool (optional)
Cache exoplanet table to local astropy cache? Default is
True
.show_progress : bool (optional)
Show progress of exoplanet table download (if no cached copy is available). Default is
True
.table_path : str (optional)
Path to a local table file. Default
None
will trigger a download of the table from the internet.all_columns : bool (optional)
Return all available columns. The default returns only the columns in the default category at the link above.
Returns: table :
QTable
Table of exoplanet properties.
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query_planet
(planet_name, table_path=None, all_columns=False)[source]¶ Get table of exoplanet properties.
Parameters: planet_name : str
Name of planet
table_path : str (optional)
Path to a local table file. Default
None
will trigger a download of the table from the internet.all_columns : bool (optional)
Return all available columns. The default returns only the columns in the default category at the link above.
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