Gaia Data Release 2

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomical data release
gptkbp:catalogue gptkb:Gaia_DR2
gptkbp:citation Gaia Collaboration et al. (2018), A&A, 616, A1
gptkbp:dataCollected 2014-07-25 to 2016-05-23
gptkbp:dataSource gptkb:ESA_Gaia_Archive
Ottoman statesman
CDS Strasbourg
gptkbp:epoch 2015.5
gptkbp:followedBy Gaia Data Release 1
gptkbp:format gptkb:FITS
gptkb:VOTable
CSV
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gaia Data Release 2
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:Gaia_spacecraft
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:license public domain
gptkbp:numberOfAsteroids 14,099
gptkbp:numberOfSources 1,692,919,135
gptkbp:numberOfStarsWithRadialVelocities 7,224,631
gptkbp:numberOfVariableStars 550,737
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Gaia_mission
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Gaia_Early_Data_Release_3
gptkbp:provides quasars
galaxies
photometry
solar system objects
positions
proper motions
radial velocities
astrophysical parameters
parallaxes
over 1.3 billion stars
gptkbp:publishedBy gptkb:European_Space_Agency
gptkbp:releaseDate 2018-04-25
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:cosmology
exoplanet detection
astrometry
stellar kinematics
distance measurements
variable star research
Galactic structure studies
solar system science
gptkbp:website https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/gaia/dr2
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gaia_DR2
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5