Gaia DR4 contents

A first overview on the Gaia Data Release 4 contents is available now. This page will be updated from time to time.

  

Gaia DR4 papers

The papers describing the data processing and verifying the science performance of Gaia Data Release 4 will be published. Few pre-release papers are available.

  

Gaia DR4 docume​​​​​​​ntation

The data release documentation for Gaia Data Release 4, describing the processing of the data from raw to Gaia DR4 will become available from both webpages and a downloadable PDF-file.

  

Gaia DR4 data

Gaia Data Release 4 data will become available from the Gaia Archive and its partner data centres.

Gaia DR4 data model

The Gaia DR4 data model explains in further details the tables and columns providing the Gaia data. It will be provided in advance of Gaia DR4.

  

Gaia DR4 Known issues

Issues found with Gaia DR4 data after publication will be published on a dedicated page. If you find an issue with Gaia data please contact the Gaia Helpdesk.

  

Gaia DR4 Auxiliary data

Passbands, exoplanet list, solar analogue spectrum, ... Auxiliary data will be published along with Gaia DR4.

  

Gaia DR4 Previews

Stay tuned for previews of Gaia Data Release 4.

Python access

Gaia data can be accessed using Python. Learn more about the astroquery package for Gaia here.

  

Tutorials and Help

Help is available to guide you through the process of getting the data you need. Extensive information on writing ADQL Queries is provided as well to bring the your code to the data.

  

Gaia Data Credits

We ask to please acknowledge the work of the people involved in the creation of Gaia DR4 and will provide credits and citation information. Each release comes with its own credit lines and DOI.

  

Gaia DR4 software tools

Software code accompanying certain data products will be published along with the data.

Public outreach material

An overview of news and stories on the Gaia Mission and Gaia science are given here. The press release by ESA on Gaia DR4 will be published here as well on the release day.

  

Gaia DR4 stories

Stay tuned for a selection of stories summarising the many data products of Gaia Data Release 4. These will be published on the release day.

  

Gaia DR4 data release events

Overview of the Gaia DR4 release events will be published in due time to allow the community to tune in to press releases in their own language.

  

Questions

Read our FAQ or contact the Gaia Helpdesk.