Fitting procedure for estimating interstellar extinction at high galactic latitudes

We determine the interstellar extinction in the selected high-latitude areas of the sky based on Gaia EDR3 astrometry and photometry and spectroscopic data from RAVE survey. We approximate the results with the cosecant law in each area thus deriving the parameters of the barometric formula for diffe...

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Main Authors: Avdeeva Aleksandra, Kovaleva Dana, Malkov Oleg, Nekrasov Alexey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2021-12-01
Series:Open Astronomy
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/astro-2021-0022
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Summary:We determine the interstellar extinction in the selected high-latitude areas of the sky based on Gaia EDR3 astrometry and photometry and spectroscopic data from RAVE survey. We approximate the results with the cosecant law in each area thus deriving the parameters of the barometric formula for different lines of sight. The distribution of the parameters over the entire sky is described using spherical harmonics. As a result, we get a mathematical description of the interstellar visual extinction for different lines of sight and distances from the Sun which can be used for estimating interstellar extinction.
ISSN:2543-6376