redback.get_data.get_kilonova_data_from_open_transient_catalog_data

redback.get_data.get_kilonova_data_from_open_transient_catalog_data(transient: str, **kwargs: None) → DataFrame[source]

Get kilonova data from the Open Access Catalog. Creates a directory structure and saves the data. Returns the data, though no further action needs to be taken by the user.

Parameters:

transient (str) – The name of the transient, e.g. ‘at2017gfo’.
kwargs (None) – Placeholder to prevent TypeErrors.

Returns:

The processed data.

Return type:

pandas.DataFrame