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==Usage==<br />
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.<br />
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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.<br />
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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&nbsp;DR2&nbsp;NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN".<br />
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For example, to link to the database entry for [[WR 31a]], which is Gaia&nbsp;DR2&nbsp;5338229115839425664:<br />
*{{tlc|Cite Gaia DR2|5338229115839425664}}<br />
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*{{Cite Gaia DR2|5338229115839425664}}<br />
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==See also==<br />
* {{tlx|Cite APOD}}<br />
* {{tlx|Cite sbdb}}<br />
* {{tlx|Cite simbad}}<br />
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