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GAIASWRQ-25 Rename method to cross_match_basic
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astroquery/gaia/core.py

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@@ -861,8 +861,10 @@ def cross_match_basic(self, *, table_a_full_qualified_name, table_a_column_ra, t
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#. launches a positional cross-match as an asynchronous query;
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#. returns all the columns from both tables plus the angular distance (deg) for the cross-matched sources.
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The result is a join table with the identifies of both tables and the distance. To speed up the cross-match,
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pass the biggest table to the ``table_b_full_qualified_name`` parameter.
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The result is a join table with the identifies of both tables and the distance (degrees), that is returned
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without metadata units. If desired, units can be added using the Units package of Astropy as follows:
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results[‘separation’].unit = u.degree. To speed up the cross-match, pass the biggest table to the
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``table_b_full_qualified_name`` parameter.
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TAP+ only
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