diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5d381cc..8a614bb 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -160,3 +160,4 @@ cython_debug/
 #  option (not recommended) you can uncomment the following to ignore the entire idea folder.
 #.idea/
 
+tutorial.ipynb
diff --git a/management/commands/indexer.py b/management/commands/indexer.py
index 06c906c..3e66cbd 100644
--- a/management/commands/indexer.py
+++ b/management/commands/indexer.py
@@ -1,9 +1,36 @@
 from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
 from GaiaDBInterface.models import GaiaSource, CatalogFile
+from astropy.coordinates import SkyCoord
+import astropy_healpix as ah
+import numpy as np
+
+
+def healpix():
+
+    NSIDE=2048
+    ORDER='ring'
+    
+    for catalog_file in CatalogFile.objects.all():
+
+        sources = list(catalog_file.sources.all())
+        
+        ra_list = np.array([source.ra for source in sources])
+        dec_list = np.array([source.dec for source in sources])
+        
+        skycoord = SkyCoord(ra=ra_list, dec=dec_list, unit='deg', frame="fk5")
+        
+        healpix = ah.HEALPix(nside=NSIDE, order=ORDER)
+        healpix_indices = healpix.skycoord_to_healpix(skycoord)
+        
+        for source, healpix_index in zip(sources, healpix_indices):
+            source.healpix_ring_index = healpix_index
+        
+        GaiaSource.objects.bulk_update(sources, ['healpix_ring_index'])
+
 
 class Command(BaseCommand):
     help = 'Index sources using healpix.'
 
     def handle(self, *args, **options):
 
-        
\ No newline at end of file
+        healpix()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/migrations/0002_gaiasource_healpix_nested_index_and_more.py b/migrations/0002_gaiasource_healpix_nested_index_and_more.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24bc28c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/0002_gaiasource_healpix_nested_index_and_more.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Generated by Django 5.1.1 on 2024-09-11 11:13
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('GaiaDBInterface', '0001_initial'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='gaiasource',
+            name='healpix_nested_index',
+            field=models.BigIntegerField(blank=True, null=True),
+        ),
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='gaiasource',
+            name='healpix_ring_index',
+            field=models.BigIntegerField(blank=True, null=True),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/models.py b/models.py
index 6bcf105..64a65bc 100644
--- a/models.py
+++ b/models.py
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ class GaiaSource(models.Model):
     phot_rp_mean_mag = models.FloatField(default=0.0, null=True)
     #mean rp magnitude, vega scale
 
+    healpix_ring_index = models.BigIntegerField(null=True, blank=True)
+
+    healpix_nested_index = models.BigIntegerField(null=True, blank=True)
+