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==Usage==
 
==Usage==
This template transcludes a standardised citation to the [[Gaia (spacecraft)|Gaia]] data release 2 (DR2), using the {{tl|cite journal}} template. This template should be used when incorporating DR2 data into articles immediately after they became publicly available on 25 April 2018. Using this template as the reference allows full bibliographic details to be added as they become available and update automatically across all articles.
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This template produces a standardised citation and link to the [[Gaia (spacecraft)|Gaia]] data release 2 (DR2), a frequently-cited source of [[astrometric]] data in astronomy articles.
  
An optional parameter creates a link to an individual DR2 entry in the [[VizieR]] database. This parameter is the 19-digit Gaia DR2 designation, seen in the database as "Gaia DR2 NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN".
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Using this template provides uniform and accurate citations across large numbers of articles, and links directly to the relevant entry in the catalogue. Initially the template was also used to automatically update the citations, because full bibliographic information was not available when Gaia DR2 was released on 25 April 2018.
  
For example, to link to the database entry for [[WR 31a]],
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{{tl|Cite Gaia DR2}} can be used without parameters, in which case it generates just the standard citation. The single parameter is used to create a link to an individual DR2 entry in the [[VizieR]] database; this is optional but encouraged. The parameter should be the 19-digit Gaia DR2 designation, listed in the catalogue as "Gaia DR2 NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN".
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For example, to link to the database entry for [[WR 31a]], which is Gaia DR2 5338229115839425664:
 
*{{tlc|Cite Gaia DR2|5338229115839425664}}
 
*{{tlc|Cite Gaia DR2|5338229115839425664}}
 
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Latest revision as of 18:24, 9 December 2018

Usage

This template produces a standardised citation and link to the Gaia data release 2 (DR2), a frequently-cited source of astrometric data in astronomy articles.

Using this template provides uniform and accurate citations across large numbers of articles, and links directly to the relevant entry in the catalogue. Initially the template was also used to automatically update the citations, because full bibliographic information was not available when Gaia DR2 was released on 25 April 2018.

{{Cite Gaia DR2}} can be used without parameters, in which case it generates just the standard citation. The single parameter is used to create a link to an individual DR2 entry in the VizieR database; this is optional but encouraged. The parameter should be the 19-digit Gaia DR2 designation, listed in the catalogue as "Gaia DR2 NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN".

For example, to link to the database entry for WR 31a, which is Gaia DR2 5338229115839425664:

  • {{Cite Gaia DR2|5338229115839425664}}

returns

  • Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.

See also