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3D Reddening Maps and Query Tools for the Magellanic Clouds: Accessing E(V-I) Values

He, Shunxuan; Huang, Yang

Abstract

Dataset Abstract This repository provides 3D reddening maps of the Magellanic Clouds with Python query tools. The dataset contains spatially-resolved extinction measurements across both Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, stored in GeoJSON format with pre-computed linear extinction coefficients. The accompanying tools enable efficient E(V-I) queries for any given coordinate and distance, supporting both single-point calculations and batch processing operations. All data and tools are available in this repository, with detailed usage instructions provided in the README file. Article Abstract We present the first three-dimensional reddening maps of the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds (LMC and SMC) constructed using fundamental-mode RR Lyrae stars from the OGLE-IV survey. By applying a period–amplitude–color relation and a period–luminosity–metallicity calibration in the OGLE photometric system, we derive intrinsic colors, color excess $E(V-I)$, and photometric distances for more than 20,000 RRab stars in the LMC and 3,000 in the SMC. Spatial variations in reddening are modeled using an adaptive quadtree scheme, where robust reddening–distance relations are fit within each partition and distances are iteratively updated to achieve self-consistency. The resulting maps reveal resolved dust structures across both galaxies, including steep reddening gradients in the central LMC and flatter profiles in the SMC. The construction of the three-dimensional reddening maps further reveals that high-extinction regions exhibit reddening behavior inconsistent with a uniform extinction law, implying localized variations in dust properties. The final maps comprise 205 partitions for the LMC and 67 for the SMC, and are released together with a Python-based query tool and GeoJSON data products. These 3D maps provide a foundation for distance-dependent reddening corrections and for probing the structure and physical conditions of the Magellanic interstellar medium, and future high-precision and cadence RR Lyrae sample from Gaia DR4 will support higher-resolution mapping and deeper exploration of dust substructure.

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50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #0: N=146, =0.002, RMSE=0.060 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.00 0.25 E ( V I ) #1: N=101, =-0.001, RMSE=0.063 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #2: N=106, =-0.001, RMSE=0.046 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #3: N=64, =-0.002, RMSE=0.056 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #4: N=116, =-0.000, RMSE=0.053 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #5: N=79, =0.002, RMSE=0.036 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #6: N=96, =0.002, RMSE=0.040 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #7: N=65, =0.004, RMSE=0.041 50.0 52.5 55.0 dI (kpc) 0.1 0.2 0.3 E ( V I ) #8: N=90, =0.006, RMSE=0.040 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #9: N=73, =0.002, RMSE=0.033 50.0 52.5 55.0 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #10: N=68, =0.004, RMSE=0.036 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #11: N=103, =0.013, RMSE=0.050 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #12: N=62, =0.005, RMSE=0.039 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #13: N=111, =0.005, RMSE=0.040 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #14: N=91, =-0.005, RMSE=0.034 50 55 60 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #15: N=88, =0.001, RMSE=0.034 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #16: N=133, =0.006, RMSE=0.039 50.0 52.5 55.0 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.1 E ( V I ) #17: N=61, =0.005, RMSE=0.031 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #18: N=152, =0.001, RMSE=0.035 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #19: N=177, =0.002, RMSE=0.035 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #20: N=63, =0.008, RMSE=0.029 47.5 50.0 52.5 55.0 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #21: N=117, =0.007, RMSE=0.033 47.5 50.0 52.5 55.0 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #22: N=82, =0.019, RMSE=0.034 50.0 52.5 55.0 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.1 E ( V I ) #23: N=76, =0.007, RMSE=0.031 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #24: N=80, =0.007, RMSE=0.035 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.1 E ( V I ) #25: N=97, =0.004, RMSE=0.032 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #26: N=122, =0.009, RMSE=0.041 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #27: N=179, =0.015, RMSE=0.037 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #28: N=124, =0.005, RMSE=0.037 45 50 55 60 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #29: N=81, =0.003, RMSE=0.040 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.1 E ( V I ) #30: N=100, =0.008, RMSE=0.031 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #31: N=63, =0.010, RMSE=0.042 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #32: N=99, =0.004, RMSE=0.041 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #33: N=129, =0.005, RMSE=0.035 50.0 52.5 55.0 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #34: N=81, =0.014, RMSE=0.047 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #35: N=129, =0.011, RMSE=0.039 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #36: N=101, =0.008, RMSE=0.033 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #37: N=211, =0.004, RMSE=0.041 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #38: N=138, =0.014, RMSE=0.044 45 50 55 60 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #39: N=99, =0.004, RMSE=0.032 E(V-I) vs Distance Fits of LMC - Page 1/6 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.1 E ( V I ) #40: N=160, =0.003, RMSE=0.029 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #41: N=185, =0.002, RMSE=0.035 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #42: N=123, =0.006, RMSE=0.036 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #43: N=125, =0.013, RMSE=0.050 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #44: N=61, =0.001, RMSE=0.043 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.00 0.25 E ( V I ) #45: N=71, =0.017, RMSE=0.049 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #46: N=75, =0.006, RMSE=0.041 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #47: N=197, =0.006, RMSE=0.035 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #48: N=69, =0.002, RMSE=0.037 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #49: N=144, =0.011, RMSE=0.045 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #50: N=175, =0.008, RMSE=0.056 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #51: N=187, =0.013, RMSE=0.041 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #52: N=74, =-0.000, RMSE=0.038 47.5 50.0 52.5 55.0 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #53: N=60, =0.028, RMSE=0.050 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #54: N=81, =0.009, RMSE=0.055 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #55: N=60, =0.007, RMSE=0.043 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #56: N=202, =0.015, RMSE=0.048 50.0 52.5 55.0 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #57: N=64, =0.022, RMSE=0.039 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #58: N=62, =0.002, RMSE=0.065 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #59: N=105, =-0.001, RMSE=0.045 47.5 50.0 52.5 55.0 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #60: N=72, =0.006, RMSE=0.053 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #61: N=136, =0.001, RMSE=0.048 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #62: N=63, =0.002, RMSE=0.042 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #63: N=121, =0.006, RMSE=0.055 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #64: N=172, =-0.001, RMSE=0.034 47.5 50.0 52.5 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #65: N=153, =0.007, RMSE=0.044 45 50 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #66: N=69, =0.008, RMSE=0.042 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #67: N=83, =0.005, RMSE=0.037 50.0 52.5 55.0 57.5 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #68: N=106, =0.017, RMSE=0.042 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #69: N=102, =0.009, RMSE=0.042 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #70: N=71, =0.007, RMSE=0.051 47.5 50.0 52.5 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #71: N=66, =0.003, RMSE=0.046 50 52 54 56 dI (kpc) 0.00 0.25 E ( V I ) #72: N=107, =0.029, RMSE=0.051 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.00 0.25 E ( V I ) #73: N=83, =0.031, RMSE=0.064 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #74: N=106, =0.002, RMSE=0.042 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #75: N=60, =0.003, RMSE=0.044 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #76: N=173, =0.009, RMSE=0.047 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #77: N=102, =0.001, RMSE=0.034 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #78: N=161, =0.004, RMSE=0.035 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.1 E ( V I ) #79: N=129, =0.003, RMSE=0.027 E(V-I) vs Distance Fits of LMC - Page 2/6 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #80: N=61, =0.005, RMSE=0.038 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #81: N=62, =0.013, RMSE=0.037 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #82: N=180, =0.003, RMSE=0.041 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.00 0.25 E ( V I ) #83: N=138, =0.024, RMSE=0.053 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.00 0.25 E ( V I ) #84: N=93, =0.031, RMSE=0.066 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.00 0.25 E ( V I ) #85: N=126, =0.033, RMSE=0.055 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.00 0.25 E ( V I ) #86: N=83, =0.027, RMSE=0.066 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #87: N=209, =0.003, RMSE=0.040 47.5 50.0 52.5 55.0 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #88: N=60, =0.022, RMSE=0.044 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #89: N=124, =0.004, RMSE=0.051 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #90: N=183, =0.005, RMSE=0.039 45 50 55 60 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #91: N=175, =0.011, RMSE=0.051 50.0 52.5 55.0 dI (kpc) 0.00 0.25 E ( V I ) #92: N=145, =0.029, RMSE=0.056 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.00 0.25 E ( V I ) #93: N=92, =0.028, RMSE=0.061 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.00 0.25 E ( V I ) #94: N=73, =0.027, RMSE=0.059 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.00 0.25 E ( V I ) #95: N=63, =0.026, RMSE=0.061 47.5 50.0 52.5 55.0 dI (kpc) 0.00 0.25 E ( V I ) #96: N=80, =0.029, RMSE=0.049 50.0 52.5 55.0 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #97: N=85, =0.032, RMSE=0.037 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #98: N=87, =0.003, RMSE=0.034 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.00 0.25 E ( V I ) #99: N=169, =0.030, RMSE=0.046 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #100: N=99, =0.006, RMSE=0.030 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #101: N=60, =0.003, RMSE=0.036 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #102: N=128, =0.000, RMSE=0.053 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #103: N=68, =0.001, RMSE=0.038 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.1 E ( V I ) #104: N=87, =0.004, RMSE=0.029 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #105: N=104, =0.000, RMSE=0.037 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #106: N=102, =0.003, RMSE=0.037 47.5 50.0 52.5 55.0 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.1 E ( V I ) #107: N=74, =0.005, RMSE=0.029 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.1 E ( V I ) #108: N=129, =0.002, RMSE=0.024 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #109: N=64, =0.008, RMSE=0.044 50 52 54 56 dI (kpc) 0.00 0.25 E ( V I ) #110: N=71, =0.020, RMSE=0.046 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #111: N=113, =0.009, RMSE=0.033 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #112: N=61, =0.008, RMSE=0.040 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #113: N=83, =0.017, RMSE=0.042 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #114: N=183, =0.017, RMSE=0.033 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #115: N=101, =0.008, RMSE=0.033 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #116: N=139, =0.014, RMSE=0.039 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #117: N=215, =0.013, RMSE=0.038 50.0 52.5 55.0 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #118: N=101, =0.021, RMSE=0.038 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #119: N=124, =0.018, RMSE=0.033 E(V-I) vs Distance Fits of LMC - 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Page 4/6 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #160: N=190, =-0.000, RMSE=0.038 45 50 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.1 E ( V I ) #161: N=82, =-0.002, RMSE=0.031 46 48 50 52 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #162: N=66, =0.001, RMSE=0.043 45 50 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.1 E ( V I ) #163: N=61, =-0.001, RMSE=0.036 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #164: N=98, =-0.001, RMSE=0.044 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.1 0.2 0.3 E ( V I ) #165: N=51, =-0.004, RMSE=0.055 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #166: N=94, =0.002, RMSE=0.044 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #167: N=93, =0.003, RMSE=0.040 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.1 E ( V I ) #168: N=47, =0.002, RMSE=0.025 50.0 52.5 55.0 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #169: N=47, =0.007, RMSE=0.036 47.5 50.0 52.5 55.0 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #170: N=59, =0.010, RMSE=0.041 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #171: N=114, =0.013, RMSE=0.041 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #172: N=55, =0.013, RMSE=0.034 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #173: N=55, =0.003, RMSE=0.037 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.1 E ( V I ) #174: N=56, =0.005, RMSE=0.033 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #175: N=44, =0.016, RMSE=0.039 50.0 52.5 55.0 57.5 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #176: N=42, =0.016, RMSE=0.029 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #177: N=103, =0.002, RMSE=0.036 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #178: N=56, =0.014, RMSE=0.044 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #179: N=67, =0.003, RMSE=0.055 48 50 52 54 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #180: N=57, =0.028, RMSE=0.056 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #181: N=42, =-0.004, RMSE=0.057 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.1 E ( V I ) #182: N=52, =0.000, RMSE=0.032 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #183: N=56, =0.003, RMSE=0.038 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #184: N=48, =0.014, RMSE=0.046 45.0 47.5 50.0 52.5 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #185: N=89, =0.009, RMSE=0.037 46 48 50 52 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #186: N=50, =-0.001, RMSE=0.040 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.1 E ( V I ) #187: N=76, =0.002, RMSE=0.032 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #188: N=50, =0.000, RMSE=0.044 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #189: N=46, =-0.000, RMSE=0.053 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.1 E ( V I ) #190: N=42, =0.000, RMSE=0.033 47.5 50.0 52.5 55.0 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #191: N=56, =0.016, RMSE=0.035 50 52 54 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #192: N=41, =0.023, RMSE=0.043 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.1 E ( V I ) #193: N=45, =-0.001, RMSE=0.037 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.1 E ( V I ) #194: N=54, =-0.000, RMSE=0.030 45 50 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.1 E ( V I ) #195: N=92, =-0.002, RMSE=0.027 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.00 0.25 E ( V I ) #196: N=59, =0.031, RMSE=0.048 47.5 50.0 52.5 55.0 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #197: N=51, =0.015, RMSE=0.040 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.00 0.25 E ( V I ) #198: N=80, =0.022, RMSE=0.041 45 50 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.1 E ( V I ) #199: N=58, =0.000, RMSE=0.034 E(V-I) vs Distance Fits of LMC - Page 5/6 45 50 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.1 E ( V I ) #200: N=57, =-0.003, RMSE=0.031 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.1 E ( V I ) #201: N=46, =0.002, RMSE=0.021 45 50 55 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.1 E ( V I ) #202: N=43, =0.001, RMSE=0.032 45 50 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.1 E ( V I ) #203: N=43, =0.001, RMSE=0.028 45.0 47.5 50.0 52.5 dI (kpc) 0.0 0.2 E ( V I ) #204: N=56, =0.012, RMSE=0.049 E(V-I) vs Distance Fits of LMC - Page 6/6