Table and column metadata

Table Meta-document for VIKING DR4

Table vikingSource

Contains merged sources from detections in vikingDetection

ColumnTypeUnitsUCDErrorDescriptionLinks
sourceIDlongUID (unique over entire VSA via programme ID prefix) of this merged detection as assigned by merge algorithm
cuEventIDintmeta.bibUID of curation event giving rise to this record
frameSetIDlongmeta.bibUID of the set of frames that this merged source comes from
radoubledegCelestial Right Ascension
decdoubledegCelestial Declination
cxdoublepos.cartesian.x;pos.equnit vector of spherical co-ordinates
cydoublepos.cartesian.y;pos.equnit vector of spherical co-ordinates
czdoublepos.cartesian.z;pos.equnit vector of spherical co-ordinates
htmIDlongposHierarchical Triangular Mesh (HTM) index, 20 deep, for equatorial co-ordinates
ldoubleDegreespos.galactic.lonGalactic longitude
bdoubleDegreespos.galactic.latGalactic latitude
lambdadoubleDegreesposSDSS system spherical co-ordinate 1
etadoubleDegreesposSDSS system spherical co-ordinate 2
priOrSeclongmeta.codeSeam code for a unique (=0) or duplicated (!=0) source (eg. flags overlap duplicates).
zmyPntfloatmagphot.color;em.opt.I;em.IR.NIRPoint source colour Z-Y (using aperMag3)
zmyPntErrfloatmagstat.error;em.opt.I;em.IR.NIRError on point source colour Z-Y
ymjPntfloatmagphot.color;em.IR.NIR;em.IR.JPoint source colour Y-J (using aperMag3)
ymjPntErrfloatmagstat.error;em.IR.NIR;em.IR.JError on point source colour Y-J
jmhPntfloatmagphot.color;em.IR.J;em.IR.HPoint source colour J-H (using aperMag3)
jmhPntErrfloatmagstat.error;em.IR.J;em.IR.HError on point source colour J-H
hmksPntfloatmagphot.color;em.IR.H;em.IR.KPoint source colour H-Ks (using aperMag3)
hmksPntErrfloatmagstat.error;em.IR.H;em.IR.KError on point source colour H-Ks
zmyExtfloatmagphot.color;em.opt.I;em.IR.NIRExtended source colour Z-Y (using aperMagNoAperCorr3)
zmyExtErrfloatmagstat.error;em.opt.I;em.IR.NIRError on extended source colour Z-Y
ymjExtfloatmagphot.color;em.IR.NIR;em.IR.JExtended source colour Y-J (using aperMagNoAperCorr3)
ymjExtErrfloatmagstat.error;em.IR.NIR;em.IR.JError on extended source colour Y-J
jmhExtfloatmagphot.color;em.IR.J;em.IR.HExtended source colour J-H (using aperMagNoAperCorr3)
jmhExtErrfloatmagstat.error;em.IR.J;em.IR.HError on extended source colour J-H
hmksExtfloatmagphot.color;em.IR.H;em.IR.KExtended source colour H-Ks (using aperMagNoAperCorr3)
hmksExtErrfloatmagstat.error;em.IR.H;em.IR.KError on extended source colour H-Ks
mergedClassStatfloatstatMerged N(0,1) stellarness-of-profile statistic
mergedClassintmeta.codeClass flag from available measurements (1|0|-1|-2|-3|-9=galaxy|noise|stellar|probableStar|probableGalaxy|saturated)
pStarfloatstatProbability that the source is a star
pGalaxyfloatstatProbability that the source is a galaxy
pNoisefloatstatProbability that the source is noise
pSaturatedfloatstatProbability that the source is saturated
eBVfloatphys.absorption.galThe galactic dust extinction value measured from the Schlegel, Finkbeiner & Davis (1998) maps. This uses the correction given in Bonifacio, Monai & Beers (2000). This correction reduces the extinction value in regions of high extinction (E(B-V)>0.1)
aZfloatmagphys.absorption.galThe galactic extinction correction in the Z band for extragalactic objects
aYfloatmagphys.absorption.galThe galactic extinction correction in the Y band for extragalactic objects
aJfloatmagphys.absorption.galThe galactic extinction correction in the J band for extragalactic objects
aHfloatmagphys.absorption.galThe galactic extinction correction in the H band for extragalactic objects
aKsfloatmagphys.absorption.galThe galactic extinction correction in the Ks band for extragalactic objects
zPetroMagfloatmagphot.mag;em.opt.IExtended source Z mag (Petrosian)
zPetroMagErrfloatmagstat.error;em.opt.I;phot.magError in extended source Z mag (Petrosian)
zPsfMagfloatmagphot.mag;em.opt.IPoint source profile-fitted Z mag
zPsfMagErrfloatmagstat.error;em.opt.I;phot.magError in point source profile-fitted Z mag
zSerMag2Dfloatmagphot.mag;em.opt.IExtended source Z mag (profile-fitted)
zSerMag2DErrfloatmagstat.error;em.opt.I;phot.magError in extended source Z mag (profile-fitted)
zAperMag3floatmagphot.mag;em.opt.IDefault point source Z aperture corrected mag (2.0 arcsec aperture diameter)
zAperMag3Errfloatmagstat.error;em.opt.I;phot.magError in default point/extended source Z mag (2.0 arcsec aperture diameter)
zAperMag4floatmagphot.mag;em.opt.IPoint source Z aperture corrected mag (2.8 arcsec aperture diameter)
zAperMag4Errfloatmagstat.error;em.opt.I;phot.magError in point/extended source Z mag (2.8 arcsec aperture diameter)
zAperMag6floatmagphot.mag;em.opt.IPoint source Z aperture corrected mag (5.7 arcsec aperture diameter)
zAperMag6Errfloatmagstat.error;em.opt.I;phot.magError in point/extended source Z mag (5.7 arcsec aperture diameter)
zAperMagNoAperCorr3floatmagphot.mag;em.opt.IDefault extended source Z aperture mag (2.0 arcsec aperture diameter)
zAperMagNoAperCorr4floatmagphot.mag;em.opt.IExtended source Z aperture mag (2.8 arcsec aperture diameter)
zAperMagNoAperCorr6floatmagphot.mag;em.opt.IExtended source Z aperture mag (5.7 arcsec aperture diameter)
zHlCorSMjRadAsfloatarcsecphys.angSize;em.opt.ISeeing corrected half-light, semi-major axis in Z band
zGausigfloatpixelssrc.morph.param;em.opt.IRMS of axes of ellipse fit in Z
zEllfloatsrc.ellipticity;em.opt.I1-b/a, where a/b=semi-major/minor axes in Z
zPAfloatDegreespos.posAng;em.opt.Iellipse fit celestial orientation in Z
zErrBitsintmeta.code;em.opt.Iprocessing warning/error bitwise flags in Z
zAverageConffloatstat.likelihood;em.opt.Iaverage confidence in 2 arcsec diameter default aperture (aper3) Z
zClassintsrc.class;em.opt.Idiscrete image classification flag in Z
zClassStatfloatstat;em.opt.IN(0,1) stellarness-of-profile statistic in Z
zppErrBitsintmeta.code;em.opt.Iadditional WFAU post-processing error bits in Z
zSeqNumintmeta.number;em.opt.Ithe running number of the Z detection
zXifloatarcsecpos.eq.ra;arith.diff;em.opt.IOffset of Z detection from master position (+east/-west)
zEtafloatarcsecpos.eq.dec;arith.diff;em.opt.IOffset of Z detection from master position (+north/-south)
yPetroMagfloatmagphot.mag;em.IR.NIRExtended source Y mag (Petrosian)
yPetroMagErrfloatmagstat.error;em.IR.NIR;phot.magError in extended source Y mag (Petrosian)
yPsfMagfloatmagphot.mag;em.IR.NIRPoint source profile-fitted Y mag
yPsfMagErrfloatmagstat.error;em.IR.NIR;phot.magError in point source profile-fitted Y mag
ySerMag2Dfloatmagphot.mag;em.IR.NIRExtended source Y mag (profile-fitted)
ySerMag2DErrfloatmagstat.error;em.IR.NIR;phot.magError in extended source Y mag (profile-fitted)
yAperMag3floatmagphot.mag;em.IR.NIRDefault point source Y aperture corrected mag (2.0 arcsec aperture diameter)
yAperMag3Errfloatmagstat.error;em.IR.NIR;phot.magError in default point/extended source Y mag (2.0 arcsec aperture diameter)
yAperMag4floatmagphot.mag;em.IR.NIRPoint source Y aperture corrected mag (2.8 arcsec aperture diameter)
yAperMag4Errfloatmagstat.error;em.IR.NIR;phot.magError in point/extended source Y mag (2.8 arcsec aperture diameter)
yAperMag6floatmagphot.mag;em.IR.NIRPoint source Y aperture corrected mag (5.7 arcsec aperture diameter)
yAperMag6Errfloatmagstat.error;em.IR.NIR;phot.magError in point/extended source Y mag (5.7 arcsec aperture diameter)
yAperMagNoAperCorr3floatmagphot.mag;em.IR.NIRDefault extended source Y aperture mag (2.0 arcsec aperture diameter)
yAperMagNoAperCorr4floatmagphot.mag;em.IR.NIRExtended source Y aperture mag (2.8 arcsec aperture diameter)
yAperMagNoAperCorr6floatmagphot.mag;em.IR.NIRExtended source Y aperture mag (5.7 arcsec aperture diameter)
yHlCorSMjRadAsfloatarcsecphys.angSize;em.IR.NIRSeeing corrected half-light, semi-major axis in Y band
yGausigfloatpixelssrc.morph.param;em.IR.NIRRMS of axes of ellipse fit in Y
yEllfloatsrc.ellipticity;em.IR.NIR1-b/a, where a/b=semi-major/minor axes in Y
yPAfloatDegreespos.posAng;em.IR.NIRellipse fit celestial orientation in Y
yErrBitsintmeta.code;em.IR.NIRprocessing warning/error bitwise flags in Y
yAverageConffloatstat.likelihood;em.IR.NIRaverage confidence in 2 arcsec diameter default aperture (aper3) Y
yClassintsrc.class;em.IR.NIRdiscrete image classification flag in Y
yClassStatfloatstat;em.IR.NIRN(0,1) stellarness-of-profile statistic in Y
yppErrBitsintmeta.code;em.IR.NIRadditional WFAU post-processing error bits in Y
ySeqNumintmeta.number;em.IR.NIRthe running number of the Y detection
yXifloatarcsecpos.eq.ra;arith.diff;em.IR.NIROffset of Y detection from master position (+east/-west)
yEtafloatarcsecpos.eq.dec;arith.diff;em.IR.NIROffset of Y detection from master position (+north/-south)
jPetroMagfloatmagphot.mag;em.IR.JExtended source J mag (Petrosian)
jPetroMagErrfloatmagstat.error;em.IR.J;phot.magError in extended source J mag (Petrosian)
jPsfMagfloatmagphot.mag;em.IR.JPoint source profile-fitted J mag
jPsfMagErrfloatmagstat.error;em.IR.J;phot.magError in point source profile-fitted J mag
jSerMag2Dfloatmagphot.mag;em.IR.JExtended source J mag (profile-fitted)
jSerMag2DErrfloatmagstat.error;em.IR.J;phot.magError in extended source J mag (profile-fitted)
jAperMag3floatmagphot.mag;em.IR.JDefault point source J aperture corrected mag (2.0 arcsec aperture diameter)
jAperMag3Errfloatmagstat.error;em.IR.J;phot.magError in default point/extended source J mag (2.0 arcsec aperture diameter)
jAperMag4floatmagphot.mag;em.IR.JPoint source J aperture corrected mag (2.8 arcsec aperture diameter)
jAperMag4Errfloatmagstat.error;em.IR.J;phot.magError in point/extended source J mag (2.8 arcsec aperture diameter)
jAperMag6floatmagphot.mag;em.IR.JPoint source J aperture corrected mag (5.7 arcsec aperture diameter)
jAperMag6Errfloatmagstat.error;em.IR.J;phot.magError in point/extended source J mag (5.7 arcsec aperture diameter)
jAperMagNoAperCorr3floatmagphot.mag;em.IR.JDefault extended source J aperture mag (2.0 arcsec aperture diameter)
jAperMagNoAperCorr4floatmagphot.mag;em.IR.JExtended source J aperture mag (2.8 arcsec aperture diameter)
jAperMagNoAperCorr6floatmagphot.mag;em.IR.JExtended source J aperture mag (5.7 arcsec aperture diameter)
jHlCorSMjRadAsfloatarcsecphys.angSize;em.IR.JSeeing corrected half-light, semi-major axis in J band
jGausigfloatpixelssrc.morph.param;em.IR.JRMS of axes of ellipse fit in J
jEllfloatsrc.ellipticity;em.IR.J1-b/a, where a/b=semi-major/minor axes in J
jPAfloatDegreespos.posAng;em.IR.Jellipse fit celestial orientation in J
jErrBitsintmeta.code;em.IR.Jprocessing warning/error bitwise flags in J
jAverageConffloatstat.likelihood;em.IR.Javerage confidence in 2 arcsec diameter default aperture (aper3) J
jClassintsrc.class;em.IR.Jdiscrete image classification flag in J
jClassStatfloatstat;em.IR.JN(0,1) stellarness-of-profile statistic in J
jppErrBitsintmeta.code;em.IR.Jadditional WFAU post-processing error bits in J
jSeqNumintmeta.number;em.IR.Jthe running number of the J detection
jXifloatarcsecpos.eq.ra;arith.diff;em.IR.JOffset of J detection from master position (+east/-west)
jEtafloatarcsecpos.eq.dec;arith.diff;em.IR.JOffset of J detection from master position (+north/-south)
hPetroMagfloatmagphot.mag;em.IR.HExtended source H mag (Petrosian)
hPetroMagErrfloatmagstat.error;em.IR.H;phot.magError in extended source H mag (Petrosian)
hPsfMagfloatmagphot.mag;em.IR.HPoint source profile-fitted H mag
hPsfMagErrfloatmagstat.error;em.IR.H;phot.magError in point source profile-fitted H mag
hSerMag2Dfloatmagphot.mag;em.IR.HExtended source H mag (profile-fitted)
hSerMag2DErrfloatmagstat.error;em.IR.H;phot.magError in extended source H mag (profile-fitted)
hAperMag3floatmagphot.mag;em.IR.HDefault point source H aperture corrected mag (2.0 arcsec aperture diameter)
hAperMag3Errfloatmagstat.error;em.IR.H;phot.magError in default point/extended source H mag (2.0 arcsec aperture diameter)
hAperMag4floatmagphot.mag;em.IR.HPoint source H aperture corrected mag (2.8 arcsec aperture diameter)
hAperMag4Errfloatmagstat.error;em.IR.H;phot.magError in point/extended source H mag (2.8 arcsec aperture diameter)
hAperMag6floatmagphot.mag;em.IR.HPoint source H aperture corrected mag (5.7 arcsec aperture diameter)
hAperMag6Errfloatmagstat.error;em.IR.H;phot.magError in point/extended source H mag (5.7 arcsec aperture diameter)
hAperMagNoAperCorr3floatmagphot.mag;em.IR.HDefault extended source H aperture mag (2.0 arcsec aperture diameter)
hAperMagNoAperCorr4floatmagphot.mag;em.IR.HExtended source H aperture mag (2.8 arcsec aperture diameter)
hAperMagNoAperCorr6floatmagphot.mag;em.IR.HExtended source H aperture mag (5.7 arcsec aperture diameter)
hHlCorSMjRadAsfloatarcsecphys.angSize;em.IR.HSeeing corrected half-light, semi-major axis in H band
hGausigfloatpixelssrc.morph.param;em.IR.HRMS of axes of ellipse fit in H
hEllfloatsrc.ellipticity;em.IR.H1-b/a, where a/b=semi-major/minor axes in H
hPAfloatDegreespos.posAng;em.IR.Hellipse fit celestial orientation in H
hErrBitsintmeta.code;em.IR.Hprocessing warning/error bitwise flags in H
hAverageConffloatstat.likelihood;em.IR.Haverage confidence in 2 arcsec diameter default aperture (aper3) H
hClassintsrc.class;em.IR.Hdiscrete image classification flag in H
hClassStatfloatstat;em.IR.HN(0,1) stellarness-of-profile statistic in H
hppErrBitsintmeta.code;em.IR.Hadditional WFAU post-processing error bits in H
hSeqNumintmeta.number;em.IR.Hthe running number of the H detection
hXifloatarcsecpos.eq.ra;arith.diff;em.IR.HOffset of H detection from master position (+east/-west)
hEtafloatarcsecpos.eq.dec;arith.diff;em.IR.HOffset of H detection from master position (+north/-south)
ksPetroMagfloatmagphot.mag;em.IR.KExtended source Ks mag (Petrosian)
ksPetroMagErrfloatmagstat.error;em.IR.K;phot.magError in extended source Ks mag (Petrosian)
ksPsfMagfloatmagphot.mag;em.IR.KPoint source profile-fitted Ks mag
ksPsfMagErrfloatmagstat.error;em.IR.K;phot.magError in point source profile-fitted Ks mag
ksSerMag2Dfloatmagphot.mag;em.IR.KExtended source Ks mag (profile-fitted)
ksSerMag2DErrfloatmagstat.error;em.IR.K;phot.magError in extended source Ks mag (profile-fitted)
ksAperMag3floatmagphot.mag;em.IR.KDefault point source Ks aperture corrected mag (2.0 arcsec aperture diameter)
ksAperMag3Errfloatmagstat.error;em.IR.K;phot.magError in default point/extended source Ks mag (2.0 arcsec aperture diameter)
ksAperMag4floatmagphot.mag;em.IR.KPoint source Ks aperture corrected mag (2.8 arcsec aperture diameter)
ksAperMag4Errfloatmagstat.error;em.IR.K;phot.magError in point/extended source Ks mag (2.8 arcsec aperture diameter)
ksAperMag6floatmagphot.mag;em.IR.KPoint source Ks aperture corrected mag (5.7 arcsec aperture diameter)
ksAperMag6Errfloatmagstat.error;em.IR.K;phot.magError in point/extended source Ks mag (5.7 arcsec aperture diameter)
ksAperMagNoAperCorr3floatmagphot.mag;em.IR.KDefault extended source Ks aperture mag (2.0 arcsec aperture diameter)
ksAperMagNoAperCorr4floatmagphot.mag;em.IR.KExtended source Ks aperture mag (2.8 arcsec aperture diameter)
ksAperMagNoAperCorr6floatmagphot.mag;em.IR.KExtended source Ks aperture mag (5.7 arcsec aperture diameter)
ksHlCorSMjRadAsfloatarcsecphys.angSize;em.IR.KSeeing corrected half-light, semi-major axis in Ks band
ksGausigfloatpixelssrc.morph.param;em.IR.KRMS of axes of ellipse fit in Ks
ksEllfloatsrc.ellipticity;em.IR.K1-b/a, where a/b=semi-major/minor axes in Ks
ksPAfloatDegreespos.posAng;em.IR.Kellipse fit celestial orientation in Ks
ksErrBitsintmeta.code;em.IR.Kprocessing warning/error bitwise flags in Ks
ksAverageConffloatstat.likelihood;em.IR.Kaverage confidence in 2 arcsec diameter default aperture (aper3) Ks
ksClassintsrc.class;em.IR.Kdiscrete image classification flag in Ks
ksClassStatfloatstat;em.IR.KN(0,1) stellarness-of-profile statistic in Ks
ksppErrBitsintmeta.code;em.IR.Kadditional WFAU post-processing error bits in Ks
ksSeqNumintmeta.number;em.IR.Kthe running number of the Ks detection
ksXifloatarcsecpos.eq.ra;arith.diff;em.IR.KOffset of Ks detection from master position (+east/-west)
ksEtafloatarcsecpos.eq.dec;arith.diff;em.IR.KOffset of Ks detection from master position (+north/-south)

Table vikingDetection

Contains the individual VIKING source detections for each frame

ColumnTypeUnitsUCDErrorDescriptionLinks
multiframeIDlongmeta.id;obs.fieldthe UID of the relevant multiframe
extNumintmeta.numberthe extension number of this frame
cuEventIDintmeta.bibUID of curation event giving rise to this record
seqNumintmeta.number
filterIDintmeta.code;instr.filterUID of combined filter (assigned in VSA: 1=Z,2=Y,3=J,4=H,5=Ks,8=blank)
isoFluxfloatADUphot.count
isoMagfloatmagphot.magCalibrated isophotal magnitude
xfloatpixelspos.cartesian.x;instr.plate
xErrfloatpixelsstat.error
yfloatpixelspos.cartesian.y;instr.plate
yErrfloatpixelsstat.error
gauSigfloatpixelssrc.morph.param
ellfloatsrc.ellipticity
pafloatdegpos.posAng
aProf1floatpixelsmeta.number
aProf2intpixelsmeta.number
aProf3intpixelsmeta.number
aProf4intpixelsmeta.number
aProf5intpixelsmeta.number
aProf6intpixelsmeta.number
aProf7intpixelsmeta.number
aProf8intpixelsmeta.number
pHeightfloatADUphot.count
pHeightErrfloatADUstat.error
aperFlux1floatADUphot.count
aperFlux1errfloatADUstat.error
aperMagNoAperCorr1floatmagphot.magCalibrated and standard corrected (but no aperture correction applied) aperture magnitude 1
aperMag1floatmagphot.magCalibrated and corrected aperture magnitude 1
aperMag1errfloatmagstat.error;phot.magError in calibrated aperture magnitude 1
aperFlux2floatADUphot.count
aperFlux2errfloatADUstat.error
aperMagNoAperCorr2floatmagphot.magCalibrated and standard corrected (but no aperture correction applied) aperture magnitude 1
aperMag2floatmagphot.magCalibrated and corrected aperture magnitude 2
aperMag2errfloatmagstat.error;phot.magError in calibrated aperture magnitude 2
aperFlux3floatADUphot.count
aperFlux3errfloatADUstat.error
aperMagNoAperCorr3floatmagphot.magCalibrated and standard corrected (but no aperture correction applied) aperture magnitude 1
aperMag3floatmagphot.magCalibrated and corrected aperture magnitude 3. aperMag3 has also a saturation correction applied for saturated stars.
aperMag3errfloatmagstat.error;phot.magError in calibrated aperture magnitude 3
aperFlux4floatADUphot.count
aperFlux4errfloatADUstat.error
aperMagNoAperCorr4floatmagphot.magCalibrated and standard corrected (but no aperture correction applied) aperture magnitude 1
aperMag4floatmagphot.magCalibrated and corrected aperture magnitude 4
aperMag4errfloatmagstat.error;phot.magError in calibrated aperture magnitude 4
aperFlux5floatADUphot.count
aperFlux5errfloatADUstat.error
aperMagNoAperCorr5floatmagphot.magCalibrated and standard corrected (but no aperture correction applied) aperture magnitude 1
aperMag5floatmagphot.magCalibrated and corrected aperture magnitude 5
aperMag5errfloatmagstat.error;phot.magError in calibrated aperture magnitude 5
aperFlux6floatADUphot.count
aperFlux6errfloatADUstat.error
aperMagNoAperCorr6floatmagphot.magCalibrated and standard corrected (but no aperture correction applied) aperture magnitude 1
aperMag6floatmagphot.magCalibrated and corrected aperture magnitude 6
aperMag6errfloatmagstat.error;phot.magError in calibrated aperture magnitude 6
aperFlux7floatADUphot.count
aperFlux7errfloatADUstat.error
aperMagNoAperCorr7floatmagphot.magCalibrated and standard corrected (but no aperture correction applied) aperture magnitude 1
aperMag7floatmagphot.magCalibrated and corrected aperture magnitude 7
aperMag7errfloatmagstat.error;phot.magError in calibrated aperture magnitude 7
aperFlux8floatADUphot.count
aperFlux8errfloatADUstat.error
aperMag8floatmagphot.magCalibrated and corrected aperture magnitude 8. No aperture correction applied since it is 0.
aperMag8errfloatmagstat.error;phot.magError in calibrated aperture magnitude 8
aperFlux9floatADUphot.count
aperFlux9errfloatADUstat.error
aperMag9floatmagphot.magCalibrated and corrected aperture magnitude 9. No aperture correction applied since it is 0.
aperMag9errfloatmagstat.error;phot.magError in calibrated aperture magnitude 9
aperFlux10floatADUphot.count
aperFlux10errfloatADUstat.error
aperMag10floatmagphot.magCalibrated and corrected aperture magnitude 10. No aperture correction applied since it is 0.
aperMag10errfloatmagstat.error;phot.magError in calibrated aperture magnitude 10
aperFlux11floatADUphot.count
aperFlux11errfloatADUstat.error
aperMag11floatmagphot.magCalibrated and corrected aperture magnitude 11. No aperture correction applied since it is 0.
aperMag11errfloatmagstat.error;phot.magError in calibrated aperture magnitude 11
aperFlux12floatADUphot.count
aperFlux12errfloatADUstat.error
aperMag12floatmagphot.magCalibrated and corrected aperture magnitude 12. No aperture correction applied since it is 0.
aperMag12errfloatmagstat.error;phot.magError in calibrated aperture magnitude 12
aperFlux13floatADUphot.count
aperFlux13errfloatADUstat.error
aperMag13floatmagphot.magCalibrated and corrected aperture magnitude 13. No aperture correction applied since it is 0.
aperMag13errfloatmagstat.error;phot.magError in calibrated aperture magnitude 13
petroRadfloatpixelsphys.angSize
kronRadfloatpixelsphys.angSize
halfRadfloatpixelsphys.angSize
hlCircRadAsfloatarcsecphys.angSizeCircular half-light radius computed from curve of growth assuming petrosian flux is 90% of total
hlCircRadErrAsfloatarcsecphys.angSizeError in hlCircRadAs
hlGeoRadAsfloatarcsecphys.angSizeGeometric half-light radius
hlSMnRadAsfloatarcsecphys.angSize.sminAxisHalf-light semi-minor axis
hlSMjRadAsfloatarcsecphys.angSize.smajAxisHalf-light semi-major axis
hlCorSMnRadAsfloatarcsecphys.angSize.sminAxisSeeing corrected Half-light semi-minor axis
hlCorSMjRadAsfloatarcsecphys.angSize.smajAxisSeeing corrected Half-light semi-major axis
petroFluxfloatADUphot.count
petroFluxErrfloatADUstat.error
petroMagfloatmagphot.magCalibrated Petrosian magnitude within circular aperture r_p
petroMagErrfloatmagstat.error;phot.magerror on calibrated Petrosian magnitude
kronFluxfloatADUphot.count
kronFluxErrfloatADUstat.error
kronMagfloatmagphot.magCalibrated Kron magnitude within circular aperture r_k
kronMagErrfloatmagstat.error;phot.magerror on calibrated Kron magnitude
halfFluxfloatADUphot.count
halfFluxErrfloatADUstat.error
halfMagfloatmagphot.magCalibrated magnitude within circular aperture halfRad
halfMagErrfloatmagstat.error;phot.magCalibrated error on Half magnitude
errBitsintmeta.code
skyfloatADUinstr.skyLevel
skyVarfloatADUinstr.skyLevel
averageConffloatstat.likelihood
mjddoubledaytime.epoch
radoubledegCelestial Right Ascension
decdoubledegCelestial Declination
cxdoublepos.cartesian.x;pos.equnit vector of spherical co-ordinates
cydoublepos.cartesian.y;pos.equnit vector of spherical co-ordinates
czdoublepos.cartesian.z;pos.equnit vector of spherical co-ordinates
htmIDlongposHierarchical Triangular Mesh (HTM) index, 20 deep, for equatorial co-ordinates
ldoubleDegreespos.galactic.lonGalactic longitude
bdoubleDegreespos.galactic.latGalactic latitude
lambdadoubleDegreesposSDSS system spherical co-ordinate 1
etadoubleDegreesposSDSS system spherical co-ordinate 2
classintsrc.class
classStatfloatstat
psfFluxfloatADUphot.count
psfFluxErrfloatADUstat.error
psfMagfloatmagstat.fit.param;phot.magPSF-fitted calibrated magnitude
psfMagErrfloatmagstat.error;phot.magError on PSF-fitted calibrated magnitude
psfFitXfloatpixelspos.cartesian.x;instr.plate
psfFitXerrfloatpixelsstat.error
psfFitYfloatpixelspos.cartesian.y;instr.plate
psfFitYerrfloatpixelsstat.error
psfFitChi2floatstat.stdev
psfFitDofintstat.fit.dof
SerFlux1DfloatADUphot.count
SerMag1Dfloatmagstat.fit.param;phot.magCalibrated 1D Sersic flux
SerScaleLen1Dfloatstat.fit.param
SerIdx1Dfloatstat.fit.param
SerFit1DChi2floatstat.fit.param
SerFitNu1Dfloatstat.fit.dof
SerFlux2DfloatADUphot.count
SerMag2Dfloatmagstat.fit.param;phot.magCalibrated 2D Sersic flux
SerScaleLen2Dfloatstat.fit.param
SerIdx2Dfloatstat.fit.param
SerFit2DChi2floatstat.fit.param
SerFitNu2Dfloatstat.fit.dof
deltaMagfloatstat.param;phot.magsum of magnitude corrections for faster processing
illumCorrfloatstat.fitillumination correction
distortCorrfloatstat.fit.paramdistortion correction
saturatCorrfloatstat.paramsaturation correction
ppErrBitsintmeta.codeadditional WFAU post-processing error bits
deprecatedintmeta.codeCode for a current (=0) or deprecated (!=0) detection
objIDlongUnique identifier for this detection or default for no detection

Table ArchiveCurationHistory

Contains details of the matrix of the Archives' required curation tasks

ColumnTypeUnitsUCDErrorDescriptionLinks
cuEventIDintmeta.bibUID of curation event giving rise to this record
cuIDintmeta.bibthe unique curation task ID
logFilestringmeta.id;meta.filefilename of verbose logged task output
resultsFilestringmeta.id;meta.filefilename of any results file
timeStampdateTimeUTCtime.epochTime of the completion of the whole task
curatorstring??The archive curation scientist responsible for this event
commentstring??Comment string supplied by the curator
rolledBackint??Flag for roll-back of this event: 0=no, 1 = yes

Table AstrCalVers

Contains a record for every astrometric calibration version in the archive

ColumnTypeUnitsUCDErrorDescriptionLinks
versNumintmeta.softwareVersion number of current astrometric solution
cuEventIDintmeta.bibUID of curation event giving rise to this record
startDatedoubleJulian daystime.epochMJD of the start time for this version of the calibration
endDatedoubleJulian daystime.epochMJD of the end time for this version of the calibration

Table CurationTask

Contains a list of all curation tasks that are used within the VSA

ColumnTypeUnitsUCDErrorDescriptionLinks
cuIDintmeta.bibthe unique curation task ID
descriptionstringmeta.notedescription in words for this task

Table CurrentAstrometry

Contains the current astrometric calibration coefficients

ColumnTypeUnitsUCDErrorDescriptionLinks
multiframeIDlongobs.fieldthe UID of the relevant multiframe
extNumintmeta.numberthe extension number of this frame
cuEventIDintmeta.bibUID of curation event giving rise to this record
cTypeXstringpos.eq.ra;meta.main
cTypeYstringpos.eq.dec;meta.main
crValXdoublepos.cartesian.x;instr.det
crValYdoublepos.cartesian.y;instr.det
crUnit1string
crUnit2string
crPixXdoublepixelspos.cartesian.x;instr.det
crPixYdoublepixelspos.cartesian.y;instr.det
cd11double
cd21double
cd12double
cd22double
pv21double
pv22double
pv23double
pv24double
pv25double
projp1double
projp3double
projp5double
tc33double
tc35double
tc53double
tc55double
tcrpx3double
tcrpx5double
tcrvl3double
tcrvl5double
tctyp3string
tctyp5string
tv51double
tv52double
tv53double
tv54double
tv55double
wcsPassint
numRmsintstat.fit.param
stdCRmsdoublestat.fit.residual
refRaShift01doublearcsec??
refDecShift01doublearcsec??
refRaShift02doublearcsec??
refDecShift02doublearcsec??
refRaShift12doublearcsec??
refDecShift12doublearcsec??
refRaShift22doublearcsec??
refDecShift22doublearcsec??
distortMapstringmeta.id;meta.filefilename of 2d non-linear distortion map
centralRadoubleDegreespos.eq.ra;meta.mainRA (J2000) at device centre
centralDecdoubleDegreespos.eq.dec;meta.mainDec (J2000) at device centre
cxdoublepos.distance;pos.cartesian.xunit vector of spherical co-ordinates of device centre
cydoublepos.distance;pos.cartesian.yunit vector of spherical co-ordinates of device centre
czdoublepos.distance;pos.cartesian.zunit vector of spherical co-ordinates of device centre
htmIDlongpos.eqHierarchical Triangular Mesh (HTM) index, 20 deep, for equatorial co-ordinates of device centre
posAngledoubleDegreespos.posAngorientation of image x-axis to N-S
ldoubleDegreespos.galactic.lonGalactic longitude of device centre
bdoubleDegreespos.galactic.latGalactic latitude of device centre
lambdadoubleDegreesposSDSS system spherical co-ordinate 1 of device centre
etadoubleDegreesposSDSS system spherical co-ordinate 2 of device centre
imageExtentfloatArcminutespos.angDistanceThe maximum angular extent from the central position
minRadoubleDegreespos.eq.raThe minimum RA (J2000) on the device
minDecdoubleDegreespos.eq.dec;meta.mainThe minimum Dec (J2000) on the device
maxRadoubleDegreespos.eq.raThe maximum RA (J2000) on the device
maxDecdoubleDegreespos.eq.dec;meta.mainThe maximum Dec (J2000) on the device
xPixSizefloatArcsecondspos.angDistanceAngular size of pixels in X
yPixSizefloatArcsecondspos.angDistanceAngular size of pixels in Y

Table ExternalProduct

Contains details of external products imported into archiv

ColumnTypeUnitsUCDErrorDescriptionLinks
programmeIDintmeta.idthe unique programme ID
productTypestring??The product type within the imported directory
descriptionstring??Description of the product set
institutionstring??Name of the institution that created the product
creatorstring??Name of the individual that created the product
releaseNumintRelease number of deep stack frame (or intermediate stack if used as a deep stack).
directorystringName of directory which these data reside in
fileNameRootstringFile name root of the products
zeroPointfloatZeropoint of each product
zpSystemstringSystem of zeropoint (Vega/AB)
sqlSchemaFilestringRelative path of the schema file containing the table description that the data will be ingested into if necessary
tableNamestringName of the table that the data will be ingested into if necessary
sourceMatchedintDoes the main ID of the table have an exact 1 - 1 match with the source table
referencestringReference paper describing the data

Table ExternalProductCatalogue

Contains original files importe

ColumnTypeUnitsUCDErrorDescriptionLinks
programmeIDintmeta.idthe unique programme ID
productTypestring??The product type within the imported directory
fieldIDstringmeta.idID of field
fileNamestringFilename of file sent from survey team
versNumintVersion of file sent from survey team
isIngestedintHas been ingested? 0 NO 1 Yes
centralRadoubleCentral right-ascension of field -/U deg
centralDecdoubleCentral declination of field -/U deg

Table ExternalSurvey

A list of all externally produced survey products held in the archive

ColumnTypeUnitsUCDErrorDescriptionLinks
surveyIDintmeta.idthe unique identifier for the survey
surveyNamestring??The short name of the survey, eg. 2MASS, GLIMPSE etc.
databaseNamestringmeta.id;meta.datasetThe name of the database within the VSA
descriptionstringmeta.noteA brief description of the survey
imagesLocationstring??Pathname to the pixels (eg. for list-driven remeasurement)

Table ExternalSurveyTable

Contains information about the external surveys tables

ColumnTypeUnitsUCDErrorDescriptionLinks
surveyIDintmeta.idthe unique identifier for the survey
extTableIDintmeta.id;meta.mainthe unique table ID
extTableNamestringmeta.id;meta.datasetthe name of the table
sourceIDNamestringmeta.idThe source unique identifier in the table
coord1string??The attribute name of the first (longitudinal) spherical co-ordinate, e.g. equatorial RA
coord2string??The attribute name of the second (latitudinal) spherical co-ordinate, e.g. equatorial Dec

Table Filter

Contains details of the VISTA infrared camera filters

ColumnTypeUnitsUCDErrorDescriptionLinks
filterIDintmeta.code;instr.filterUID of combined filter (assigned in VSA: 1=Z,2=Y,3=J,4=H,5=Ks)
shortNamestring??Short identification name for the filter
namestringmeta.noteThe name of the filter, eg. "MKO J", "K short" etc.
descriptionstringmeta.notea concise description of the filter
cutOnfloatmicrons??The 50% cut-on wavelength of the filter
cutOfffloatmicrons??The 50% cut-off wavelength of the filter
aebvfloatThe constant to multiply the Schlegel map E(B-V) by to get the total galactic extinction.
vegaToABfloatmagThe constant to convert Vega magnitudes to AB magnitudes.
oneSecMLVgfloatmagThe Vega magnitude limit of a 1s exposure in this filter
isSectionedintIs the focal plane sectioned into different filters, 0 No, 1 Yes. If so, data for each section in FilterSections and SectionDetectors
filterTypestringThe type of filter BROAD, NARROW, BROADLIST

Table FilterSections

Contains details of the different sections of sectioned OMEGACAM filters

ColumnTypeUnitsUCDErrorDescriptionLinks
filterIDintmeta.code;instr.filterUID of combined filter (assigned in OSA: 1=u,2=g,3=r,4=i,5=z,6=blank)
sectionIDintUID of section of focal plane with different filter
shortNamestring??Short identification name for the filter section
cutOnfloatmicrons??The 50% cut-on wavelength of the filter
cutOfffloatmicrons??The 50% cut-off wavelength of the filter
aebvfloatThe constant to multiply the Schlegel map E(B-V) by to get the total galactic extinction.
vegaToABfloatmagThe constant to convert Vega magnitudes to AB magnitudes.
oneSecMLVgfloatmagThe Vega magnitude limit of a 1s exposure in this filter

Table Multiframe

Contains details of all multiframes stored in the archive

ColumnTypeUnitsUCDErrorDescriptionLinks
multiframeIDlongobs.fieldUID of the multiframe (assigned sequentially by the archive ingest process)
vistaRunNointmeta.bibOriginal VISTA run number (from filename)
creationDatedateTimeMM-DD-YYYYtime.epoch
frameTypestringmeta.code.classThe type of multiframe (e.g. stack|tile|mosaic etc.)
cuEventIDintmeta.bibUID of curation event giving rise to this record
julianDayNumintJulian daystime.epochThe Julian Day number of the VISTA night
fileTimeStamplong??Time stamp digits (from the original CASU directory name and file time stamp) for enforcing uniqueness
filterNamestring??
filterIDintmeta.code;instr.filterUID of combined filter (assigned in VSA: 1=Z,2=Y,3=J,4=H,5=Ks)
projectstringmeta.bibTime-allocation code
telescopestring
instrumentstring
arcfilestring
utDatedateTimeMM-DD-YYYYtime.epochObservation date (MM-DD-YYYY)
dateObsdateTimetime.epoch
mjdObsdoubletime.epoch
equinoxfloatyearstime.equinox
lstfloat
utcfloat
raBasedoublehourspos.eq.ra;meta.main
decBasedoubledegpos.eq.dec;meta.main
raDecSysstring
expTimefloatsecondstime.duration;obs.exposure
jitterIDint
jitterXfloat
jitterYfloat
grpNumint
tileNumint
jitterNamestring
masktypeint
naxisint
njitterint
noffsetsint
nuStepint
objectstring
observerstring
numDetectorsint??The number of "detectors" (=image extensions in FITS file)
obsNumint
obstypestring
offsetIDint
offsetXfloat
offsetYfloat
offSetNumint
offsetNamestring
origfilestring
originstring
picoistring
previewvstring
recipestring
reqtimefloat
skyAlgorithmstring
sLevNumint
uStepNumint
uStepIDint
uStepNamestring
uStepXfloat
uStepYfloat
wfrtypestring
amStartfloatobs.airMass
amEndfloatobs.airMass
esoRaMoondoublepos.eq.ra;meta.main
esoDecMoondoublepos.eq.dec;meta.main
raMoondoublehourspos.eq.ra;meta.mainGeocentric J2000 FK5 Mean Right ascension of the Moon
decMoondoubledegpos.eq.dec;meta.mainGeocentric J2000 FK5 Mean Declination of the Moon
illumMoondouble??Illumination of the Moon
raMoonTopodoublehourspos.eq.ra;meta.mainApparent topocentric Right ascension of the Moon (including precession, nutation, and annual aberration)
decMoonTopodoubledegpos.eq.dec;meta.mainApparent topocentric Declination of the Moon (including precession, nutation, and annual aberration)
fileNamestringmeta.id;meta.filethe filename for the multiframe, eg. server:/path/filename.fit
catNamestringmeta.id;meta.datasetthe filename of the associated catalogue MEF, eg. server:/path/filename.fits
versionNumstringmeta.ida version number for this frame (if available)
darkIDlongobs.field
confIDlongobs.field
flatIDlongobs.field
frinIDlongobs.fieldUID of library calibration fringe frame
skyIDlongobs.field
maskIDlongobs.field
deprecatedintmeta.codeCode for a current (=0) or deprecated (!=0) multiframe
newlyIngestedint??Curation flag for internal use only (0=no, 1=yes)
illumFilestringFile name of CASU created photometric illumination correction used on catalogue data from this file
unfilteredIDlongobs.fieldUID of original unfiltered frame corresponding to this filtered frame
casuVersstringmeta.id
obStatusstring??
esoGradestring??
mjdEnddoubletime.epoch
totalExpTimeSumfloatTotal integration time of all exposures (s) --K TEXPSUM
reqMaxAirmassfloat
reqMaxSeeingfloat
reqSkyTransstring
containerIDlong
containerTypestring
minMoonDistfloatdeg
maxMoonFlifloat
areaIDint
surveyIDStringstring
maxJitSizefloatarcsec
tileOverlapXfloatarcsec
tileOverlapYfloatarcsec
patternStringstring
tileRafloatHHMMSS.TTT
tileDecfloatDDMMSS.TTT
tileOffAnglefloatdeg
tileIDStringstring

Table MultiframeDetector

Contains details of individual detector frames that are part of a multiframe

ColumnTypeUnitsUCDErrorDescriptionLinks
multiframeIDlongobs.fieldthe UID of the relevant multiframe
extNumintmeta.numberthe extension number of this frame
cuEventIDintmeta.bibUID of curation event giving rise to this record
compFilestringmeta.id;meta.fileFilename of the compressed image of this image frame, eg. server:/path/filename.jpg
julianDayNumintJulian daystime.epoch
camNumintobs.field
deviceIDstringobs.field
filterIDintmeta.code;instr.filter
runIDstringmeta.id;meta.file
creationDatedateTimeMM-DD-YYYY:hh:mm:ss.sss??
imageExtNamestring??
bitsPerPixintFITS bitpixmeta.number
dataScalefloat
dataZerofloat
numAxesintmeta.numberNumber of data axes; eg. 2
axis1Lengthintmeta.number
axis2Lengthintmeta.number
imagePcountintmeta.number
imageGcountintmeta.number
detectorTypestring
detRowsint
detColsint
CIRMEDfloat
CIR_BVARfloat
cirVersstring
ditherOffsetXfloatpos;arith.diff
ditherOffsetYfloatpos;arith.diff
lincorstring
nbadint
nditcorint
nCombineint
groutedFlagint
destripeint
strprmsfloat
tpaofffloat
tpdofffloat
tpnmatchint
skyCorrExtfloat??
extinctionExtfloatmags??
skyCorrCatfloat??
photZPCatfloatmags??
photZPErrCatfloatmags??
extinctionCatfloatmags??
numZPCatint
nightZPCatfloatmags??
nightZPErrCatfloatmags??
nightZPNumintmags??
medPafloat
nbsizeint
tableExtNamestring??
tableWidthintbytes??
tableRowsint??
tablePcountint??
tableGcountint??
tableFieldsint??
catCreationDatedateTimeMM-DD-YYYY:hh:mm:ss.sss??
aperCorPeakfloat??
aperCor1float??
aperCor2float??
aperCor3float??
aperCor4float??
aperCor5float??
aperCor6float??
aperCor7float??
crowdedFlagint
minImageSizeint
xSizeint
ySizeint
coreRadiusfloat
skyLevelfloatcounts/pixel??
skyNoisefloatcounts??
seeingfloatpixels??
avStellarEllfloatsrc.ellipticity
avSaturLevelfloat
thresholdIsophfloat
deprecatedintmeta.codeCode for a current (=0) or deprecated (!=0) multiframe detector
decurtainRangefloat??
skySubScaledouble??
morphClassFlagintmeta.code
smoothingfloatpixels
totalExpTimefloatsecondsTotal exposure time for this detector
dribblestring
gainCorfloat
templRotationfloatDegrees
abMagLimfloatmag
abSatMagfloatmag
ebmvMedfloat
mjdMeandoubledays

Table MultiframeDetectorEsoKeys

Contains details of all hierarchical ESO attributes for secondary HDUs

ColumnTypeUnitsUCDErrorDescriptionLinks
multiframeIDlongobs.fieldthe UID of the relevant multiframe
extNumintmeta.numberthe extension number of this frame
cuEventIDintmeta.bibUID of curation event giving rise to this record
detChipIDstring
detChipLiveint
detChipNamestring
detChipNoint
detChipNxint
detChipNyint
detChipPxspacedouble
detChipTypestring
detChipVignetdint
detChipXint
detChipYint
detChopFreqint
detConOpmodestring
detDidstring
detDitdelaydouble
detExpNamestring
detExpNoint
detExpUtcdateTime
detFileCubeStint
detFramNoint
detFramTypestring
detFramUtcdateTime
detIraceAdc1Delayint
detIraceAdc1Enableint
detIraceAdc1Filter1int
detIraceAdc1Filter2int
detIraceAdc1Headerint
detIraceAdc1Namestring
detIraceAdc2Delayint
detIraceAdc2Enableint
detIraceAdc2Filter1int
detIraceAdc2Filter2int
detIraceAdc2Headerint
detIraceAdc2Namestring
detIraceAdc3Delayint
detIraceAdc3Enableint
detIraceAdc3Filter1int
detIraceAdc3Filter2int
detIraceAdc3Headerint
detIraceAdc3Namestring
detIraceAdc4Delayint
detIraceAdc4Enableint
detIraceAdc4Filter1int
detIraceAdc4Filter2int
detIraceAdc4Headerint
detIraceAdc4Namestring
detIraceAdc5Delayint
detIraceAdc5Enableint
detIraceAdc5Filter1int
detIraceAdc5Filter2int
detIraceAdc5Headerint
detIraceAdc5Namestring
detIraceAdc6Delayint
detIraceAdc6Enableint
detIraceAdc6Filter1int
detIraceAdc6Filter2int
detIraceAdc6Headerint
detIraceAdc6Namestring
detIraceAdc7Delayint
detIraceAdc7Enableint
detIraceAdc7Filter1int
detIraceAdc7Filter2int
detIraceAdc7Headerint
detIraceAdc7Namestring
detIraceAdc8Delayint
detIraceAdc8Enableint
detIraceAdc8Filter1int
detIraceAdc8Filter2int
detIraceAdc8Headerint
detIraceAdc8Namestring
detIraceAdc9Delayint
detIraceAdc9Enableint
detIraceAdc9Filter1int
detIraceAdc9Filter2int
detIraceAdc9Headerint
detIraceAdc9Namestring
detIraceAdc10Delayint
detIraceAdc10Enableint
detIraceAdc10Filter1int
detIraceAdc10Filter2int
detIraceAdc10Headerint
detIraceAdc10Namestring
detIraceAdc11Delayint
detIraceAdc11Enableint
detIraceAdc11Filter1int
detIraceAdc11Filter2int
detIraceAdc11Headerint
detIraceAdc11Namestring
detIraceAdc12Delayint
detIraceAdc12Enableint
detIraceAdc12Filter1int
detIraceAdc12Filter2int
detIraceAdc12Headerint
detIraceAdc12Namestring
detIraceAdc13Delayint
detIraceAdc13Enableint
detIraceAdc13Filter1int
detIraceAdc13Filter2int
detIraceAdc13Headerint
detIraceAdc13Namestring
detIraceAdc14Delayint
detIraceAdc14Enableint
detIraceAdc14Filter1int
detIraceAdc14Filter2int
detIraceAdc14Headerint
detIraceAdc14Namestring
detIraceAdc15Delayint
detIraceAdc15Enableint
detIraceAdc15Filter1int
detIraceAdc15Filter2int
detIraceAdc15Headerint
detIraceAdc15Namestring
detIraceAdc16Delayint
detIraceAdc16Enableint
detIraceAdc16Filter1int
detIraceAdc16Filter2int
detIraceAdc16Headerint
detIraceAdc16Namestring
detIraceSeqcontint
detMinditdouble
detModeNamestring
detNcorrsint
detNditskipint
detRspeedint
detRspeedaddint
detWinNxint
detWinNyint
detWinStartxint
detWinStartyint
detWinTypeint

Table MultiframeEsoKeys

Contains details of all hierarchical ESO attributes for the primary HDU

ColumnTypeUnitsUCDErrorDescriptionLinks
multiframeIDlongobs.fieldthe UID of the relevant multiframe
cuEventIDintmeta.bibUID of curation event giving rise to this record
detDitdouble
detNcorrsNamestring
detNditint
dprCatgstring
dprTechstring
dprTypestring
insDatestring
insFilt1DatedateTime
insFilt1Encint
insFilt1Errordouble
insFilt1Focusdouble
insFilt1IDstring
insFilt1Namestring
insFilt1Noint
insFilt1Posedgeint
insFilt1Trayidstring
insFilt1Wlendouble
insHb1Swsimint
insIDstring
insLsc1Okint
insLsc1Swsimint
insLsm1Okint
insLsm1Swsimint
insLsm2Okint
insLsm2Swsimint
insLsm3Okint
insLsm3Swsimint
insPres1IDstring
insPres1Namestring
insPres1Unitstring
insPres1Valdouble
insSw1IDstring
insSw1Namestring
insSw1Statusstring
insSw2IDstring
insSw2Namestring
insSw2Statusstring
insSw3IDstring
insSw3Namestring
insSw3Statusstring
insTemp1IDstring
insTemp1Namestring
insTemp1Unitstring
insTemp1Valdouble
insTemp2IDstring
insTemp2Namestring
insTemp2Unitstring
insTemp2Valdouble
insTemp3IDstring
insTemp3Namestring
insTemp3Unitstring
insTemp3Valdouble
insTemp4IDstring
insTemp4Namestring
insTemp4Unitstring
insTemp4Valdouble
insTemp5IDstring
insTemp5Namestring
insTemp5Unitstring
insTemp5Valdouble
insTemp6IDstring
insTemp6Namestring
insTemp6Unitstring
insTemp6Valdouble
insTemp7IDstring
insTemp7Namestring
insTemp7Unitstring
insTemp7Valdouble
insTemp8IDstring
insTemp8Namestring
insTemp8Unitstring
insTemp8Valdouble
insTemp10IDstring
insTemp10Namestring
insTemp10Unitstring
insTemp10Valdouble
insTemp12IDstring
insTemp12Namestring
insTemp12Unitstring
insTemp12Valdouble
insTemp14IDstring
insTemp14Namestring
insTemp14Unitstring
insTemp14Valdouble
insTemp15IDstring
insTemp15Namestring
insTemp15Unitstring
insTemp15Valdouble
insTemp16IDstring
insTemp16Namestring
insTemp16Unitstring
insTemp16Valdouble
insTemp17IDstring
insTemp17Namestring
insTemp17Unitstring
insTemp17Valdouble
insTemp18IDstring
insTemp18Namestring
insTemp18Unitstring
insTemp18Valdouble
insTemp19IDstring
insTemp19Namestring
insTemp19Unitstring
insTemp19Valdouble
insTemp20IDstring
insTemp20Namestring
insTemp20Unitstring
insTemp20Valdouble
insTemp21IDstring
insTemp21Namestring
insTemp21Unitstring
insTemp21Valdouble
insTemp22IDstring
insTemp22Namestring
insTemp22Unitstring
insTemp22Valdouble
insTemp23IDstring
insTemp23Namestring
insTemp23Unitstring
insTemp23Valdouble
insTemp24IDstring
insTemp24Namestring
insTemp24Unitstring
insTemp24Valdouble
insTemp25IDstring
insTemp25Namestring
insTemp25Unitstring
insTemp25Valdouble
insTemp26IDstring
insTemp26Namestring
insTemp26Unitstring
insTemp26Valdouble
insThermalAmbMeandouble
insThermalCldMeandouble
insThermalDetMeandouble
insThermalDetTargetdouble
insThermalEnableint
insThermalFpaMeandouble
insThermalTubMeandouble
insThermalWinMeandouble
insVac1Okint
insVac1Swsimint
obsDidstring
obsExectimeint
obsGrpstring
obsIDint
obsNamestring
obsObserverstring
obsPiCoiIDint
obsPiCoiNamestring
obsProgIDstring
obsStartdateTime
obsTargNamestring
obsTplnoint
ocsDet1Imgnamestring
ocsExpnoint
ocsNexpint
ocsRecipestring
ocsReqtimedouble
ocsSadtAosa1IDstring
ocsSadtAosa2IDstring
ocsSadtAosa3IDstring
ocsSadtAosa4IDstring
ocsSadtAosa5IDstring
ocsSadtAosb1IDstring
ocsSadtAosb2IDstring
ocsSadtAosb3IDstring
ocsSadtAosb4IDstring
ocsSadtAosb5IDstring
ocsSadtCatIDstring
ocsSadtGs1IDstring
ocsSadtGs2IDstring
ocsSadtGs3IDstring
ocsSadtGs4IDstring
ocsSadtGs5IDstring
ocsSadtIpIDstring
ocsTargAlphaobjdouble
ocsTargDeltaobjdouble
ocsTargXdouble
ocsTargYdouble
telAbsrotEnddouble
telAbsrotStartdouble
telAgRefxdouble
telAgRefydouble
telAirmEnddouble
telAirmStartdouble
telAltdouble
telAmbiFwhmEnddouble
telAmbiFwhmStartdouble
telAmbiPresEnddouble
telAmbiPresStartdouble
telAmbiRhumdouble
telAmbiTau0double
telAmbiTempdouble
telAmbiWinddirdouble
telAmbiWindspdouble
telAoAltdouble
telAoDatedateTime
telAoM1DatedateTime
telAoM2DatedateTime
telAoModesint
telAzdouble
telDatestring
telDidstring
telDid1string
telDomeStatusstring
telEcsFlatfieldint
telEcsMoonscrdouble
telEcsVent1double
telEcsVent2double
telEcsVent3double
telEcsWindscrdouble
telFocuIDstring
telFocuValuedouble
telGeoelevdouble
telGeolatdouble
telGeolondouble
telGuidDecdouble
telGuidFwhmdouble
telGuidIDstring
telGuidMagdouble
telGuidPeakintdouble
telGuidRadouble
telGuidStatusstring
telIDstring
telM2Acentredouble
telM2Atiltdouble
telM2Bcentredouble
telM2Btiltdouble
telM2Zdouble
telMoonDecdouble
telMoonRadouble
telOperstring
telParangEnddouble
telParangStartdouble
telPosangdouble
telTargAlphadouble
telTargCoordtypestring
telTargDeltadouble
telTargEpochdouble
telTargEpochsystemstring
telTargEquinoxdouble
telTargParallaxdouble
telTargPmadouble
telTargPmddouble
telTargRadveldouble
telThM1Tempdouble
telThStrTempdouble
telTrakStatusstring
tplDidstring
tplExpnoint
tplFileDirnamestring
tplIDstring
tplNamestring
tplNexpint
tplPreseqstring
tplStartdateTime
tplVersionstring
obsAirmfloat
obsAmbiFwhmfloat
obsAmbiTransstring
obsContainerIDlong
obsContainerTypestring
obsMoonDistfloatdeg?
obsMoonFlifloat
sadtAreaIDint
sadtSurveyIDstring
sadtMaxJitfloatarcsec
sadtOverlapXfloatarcsec
sadtOverlapYfloatarcsec
sadtPatternstring
sadtTileRafloatHHMMSS.TTT
sadtTileDecfloatDDMMSS.TTT
sadtTileOffAnglefloatdeg
sadtTileIDstring

Table PhotCalVers

Contains details of all photometric calibration versions in the VSA

ColumnTypeUnitsUCDErrorDescriptionLinks
versNumintmeta.softwarethe version number of the calibration
cuEventIDintmeta.bibUID of curation event giving rise to this record
startDatedateTimeMM-DD-YYYYtime.epochDate time of start time for this version of the calibration (MM-DD-YYYY)
endDatedateTimeMM-DD-YYYYtime.epochDate time of end time for this version of the calibration (MM-DD-YYYY)

Table PreviousMFDZP

Contains previous zeropoints for each multiframe and detector combination

ColumnTypeUnitsUCDErrorDescriptionLinks
multiframeIDlongobs.fieldthe UID of the relevant multiframe
extNumintmeta.numberthe extension number of this frame
versNumintmeta.softwarethe version number of the calibration
photZPCatfloatmagPhotometric zeropoint for default extinction in catalogue header
photZPErrCatfloatmagPhotometric zeropoint error in catalogue header
numZPCatintNumber of standards used in determining photZP and photZPErr
nightZPCatfloatmags??Average photometric zero point for night
nightZPErrCatfloatmags??Photometric zero point sigma for night
nightZPNumintmags??Number of ZP in band used to calculate nightZPCat

Table ProductLinks

Contains links between different products, e.g. tiles and stacks, mosaics and tiles, mosaics and stack

ColumnTypeUnitsUCDErrorDescriptionLinks
programmeIDintmeta.idthe unique programme ID
combiProductIDint??Product ID of combination frame
intProductIDint??Product ID of intermediate frame
combiProdTypestring??Type (stack,tile,mosaic) of combination frame
intProdTypestring??Type (stack,tile,mosaic) of intermediate frame

Table Programme

Contains details of the VISTA public survey programmes

ColumnTypeUnitsUCDErrorDescriptionLinks
programmeIDintmeta.idUID of the archived programme coded as above
titlestringmeta.notea short title for the programme, eg. "VISTA Hemisphere Survey"
descriptionstringmeta.notea concise description of the programme
referencestringmeta.biba web reference (URL) for the programme
propPeriodintmonthstime.periodthe proprietory period for any data taken for this programme in months, e.g. 12 for open time.
dfsIDStringstring??The description used within the data flow system (i.e. the value of the appropriate FITS keyword)
catalogueSchemastring??Script file that describes the catalogue schema
detectionTablestring??Table name of detections
sourceTablestring??Table name of merged sources
listRemeasTablestring??Table name of individual passband list re-measurements
sourceRemeasTablestring??Table name of co-located list re-measurements
mergeLogTablestring??Table name of curation log for source merging
frameSetTolerancefloatDegrees??The match tolerance for different passband frames
pairingCriterionfloatDegrees??The pairing criterion for associating detections into merged sources
adjacentFrameTolerancefloatDegrees??The match tolerance for adjacent frames in the survey
neighboursSchemastring??Script file that describes the neighbour tables schema for this programme
synopticSourceTablestring??Table name of merged variable sources
synopticBestMatchTablestring??Table name of merged variable sources
variabilityTablestring??Table name of merged variable sources
mosaicToolstring??Name of mosaicing tool to be used
extractToolstring??Name of extraction tool to be used
bandMergingCriterionfloatminutesmaximum timespan over which different filters are merged into sources in the synoptic source table.
isLowGalacticLatintIs this a low galactic latitude field (No=0/Yes=1)
sourceProdTypestringThe product type to be used to create the source table. (stack, tile, mosaic)
epochFrameTypestringThe frame type to be used for each epoch (stack, tile)
posAngleTolerancefloatDegrees??The position angle tolerance used when creating deep stacks and tiles
synopticSetUpstring??A string describing the synoptic setup for more complicated surveys
extinctionMapListstringmeta.idA list of 3D extinction maps that should be matched to this survey

Table ProgrammeCurationHistory

Contains details of the matrix of programmes and required curation tasks

ColumnTypeUnitsUCDErrorDescriptionLinks
programmeIDintmeta.idthe unique programme ID
cuEventIDintmeta.bibUID of curation event giving rise to this record
timeStampdateTimeUTCtime.epochTime of individual programme curation completion
statusintmeta.codesuccessful (1) or unsuccessful (0)

Table ProgrammeFrame

Contains details of which image(s) belong to which Programme(s

ColumnTypeUnitsUCDErrorDescriptionLinks
programmeIDintmeta.id
multiframeIDlongobs.fieldthe UID of the relevant multiframe
cuEventIDintmeta.bibUID of curation event giving rise to this record
ppErrBitsStatusintBit flag to denote whether detection quality flagging has been done on this multiframe for this programme.
productIDlong
releaseNumint

Table ProgrammeTable

Contains details of the set of curated tables for each programme

ColumnTypeUnitsUCDErrorDescriptionLinks
programmeIDintmeta.idthe unique programme ID
tableIDintmeta.id;meta.mainthe unique table ID
tableNamestringmeta.id;meta.datasetthe name of the table
sourceIDNamestringmeta.idthe name of the source

Table Provenance

Describes the provenance of all combined frames in the archive

ColumnTypeUnitsUCDErrorDescriptionLinks
combiframeIDlongobs.fieldthe UID of the combined frame (=combiframe)
multiframeIDlongobs.fieldthe UID of the component frame
cuEventIDintmeta.bibUID of curation event giving rise to this record

Table Release

Contains the release details for each survey curated within the VSA

ColumnTypeUnitsUCDErrorDescriptionLinks
surveyIDintmeta.idthe unique identifier for the survey
releaseNumintmeta.softwarethe release number
releaseDatedateTimeMM-DD-YYYYtime.epochthe release date
descriptionstringmeta.notea brief description of the release
dbNamestring??the name of the SQL Server database containing this release

Table RequiredDiffImage

Contains details of default difference image products curated in the archive

ColumnTypeUnitsUCDErrorDescriptionLinks
programmeIDintmeta.idthe unique programme ID
productIDint??A unique identifier assigned to each required difference image product entry
filter1intmeta.code;instr.filterUID of narrow band (primary) filter
filter2intmeta.code;instr.filterUID of broad band (reference) filter to be subtracted
wcsstring??CASU difference image tool option to specify use of implicit WCS in the input files (y/n; recommended value=y)
methodstring??CASU difference image tool option string specifying the method to employ (recommended value=adaptive/back/zerosky)

Table RequiredFilters

Contains required filters used for every programme held in the VSA

ColumnTypeUnitsUCDErrorDescriptionLinks
programmeIDintmeta.idthe unique programme ID
filterIDintmeta.code;instr.filterUID of combined filter (assigned in VSA: 1=Z,2=Y,3=J,4=H,5=Ks)
nPassintmeta.numberthe number of passes that will be made
isSynopticintis the band observed multiple times for variability measurements (0 FALSE, 1 TRUE)

Table RequiredMosaic

Contains details of default mosaic image products curated in the archive

ColumnTypeUnitsUCDErrorDescriptionLinks
programmeIDintmeta.idthe unique programme ID
productIDint??A unique identifier assigned to each required mosaic product entry
namestring??Name of the mosaiced product
descriptionstring??Description of the product
filterIDintmeta.code;instr.filterUID of combined filter (assigned in VSA: 1=Z,2=Y,3=J,4=H,5=Ks)
radoubledegpos.eq.ra;meta.mainRight Ascension of mosaic centre
decdoubledegpos.eq.dec;meta.mainDeclination of mosaic centre
raExtentfloatdeg??The angular extent in RA of the mosaic image
decExtentfloatdeg??The angular extent in Dec of the mosaic image
nustepint??Amount of microstepping
pixelSizefloatarcsec??The final pixel size of the mosaic
dualFilterIDintmeta.code;instr.filterSEX extraction tool option to run in dual image mode UID of dual image filter (assigned in WSA: 1=Z,2=Y,3=J,4=H,5=K,6=H2,7=Br,8=blank)
fieldIDint??UID of position on sky.
posAnglefloatdegOrientation of image x-axis to N-S

Table RequiredNeighbours

Details programmes/survey tables that have default joins within the VSA

ColumnTypeUnitsUCDErrorDescriptionLinks
programmeIDintmeta.idthe unique programme ID
tableIDintmeta.idthe unique identifier for the programme table
surveyIDintmeta.idthe unique identifier for the survey
extTableIDintmeta.id;meta.mainthe unique table ID
joinCriterionfloatarcminutes??the join criterion (search radius for matches)
neighbourTablestringmeta.id;meta.datasetthe name of the neighbour join table
extProgIDintmeta.idthe unique programme ID for second table if there are multiple programmes in the neighbour survey

Table RequiredStack

Contains details of default stack image products curated in the archive

ColumnTypeUnitsUCDErrorDescriptionLinks
programmeIDintmeta.idthe unique programme ID
productIDint??A unique identifier assigned to each required stack product entry
namestring??Name of the stacked product
descriptionstring??Description of the product
filterIDintmeta.code;instr.filterUID of combined filter (assigned in VSA: 1=Z,2=Y,3=J,4=H,5=Ks)
radoubledegpos.eq.ra;meta.mainRight Ascension of stack centre
decdoubledegpos.eq.dec;meta.mainDeclination of stack centre
numberStkintNumber of intermediate stacks. If default, stack all good quality stacks
nustepint??Amount of microstepping
offsetPosintIdentity of offset position [1: -1,-1;2: -1,0; 3: -1,1; 4: 1,-1; 5: 1,0; 6: 1,1]
stackRadiusfloatdegradius within which intermediate stacks are selected for this deep stack.
fieldIDint??UID of position on sky.
posAnglefloatdegOrientation of image x-axis to N-S

Table RequiredTile

Contains details of default stack image products curated in the archive

ColumnTypeUnitsUCDErrorDescriptionLinks
programmeIDintmeta.idthe unique programme ID
productIDint??A unique identifier assigned to each required stack product entry
namestring??Name of the stacked product
descriptionstring??Description of the product
filterIDintmeta.code;instr.filterUID of combined filter (assigned in VSA: 1=Z,2=Y,3=J,4=H,5=Ks)
radoubledegpos.eq.ra;meta.mainRight Ascension of stack centre
decdoubledegpos.eq.dec;meta.mainDeclination of stack centre
nustepint??Amount of microstepping
stackRadiusfloatdegradius within which intermediate stacks are selected for this deep stack.
fieldIDint??UID of position on sky.
posAnglefloatdegOrientation of image x-axis to N-S

Table SectionDetectors

Gives which detectors correspond to different sections of sectioned OMEGACAM filters

ColumnTypeUnitsUCDErrorDescriptionLinks
sectionIDintUID of section of focal plane with different filter
camNumintUID of camera detector

Table Survey

Contains information about the curated surveys within the VSA

ColumnTypeUnitsUCDErrorDescriptionLinks
surveyIDintmeta.idThe unique identifier for the curated survey
namestring??The short name for the survey
descriptionstring??A concise description of the survey
dbNamePrefixstring??A string that prefixes all database names released for this survey
proprietaryint??Logical flag indicating whether a survey is proprietary or not (1=yes; 0=no)

Table SurveyProgrammes

Contains details of which programme(s) belong to which survey(s

ColumnTypeUnitsUCDErrorDescriptionLinks
surveyIDintmeta.idThe unique identifier for the curated survey
programmeIDintmeta.id
delPropDataint??Logical flag indicating that proprietary data should be removed on release (1=yes; 0=no)

Table vikingAstrometricInfo

Contains astrometric information that will be used by BestMatc

ColumnTypeUnitsUCDErrorDescriptionLinks
multiframeIDlongmeta.id;obs.fieldthe UID of the relevant multiframe
extNumintmeta.numberthe extension number of this frame
cuEventIDintmeta.bibUID of curation event giving rise to this record
detedgeinnerpos1NormXdoublepos.cartesian.xCartesian unit normal vector X-coordinate of the halfspace describing the DETEDGEINNERPOS1 detector boundary (see Budavari et al. 2010,)
detedgeinnerpos1NormYdoublepos.cartesian.yCartesian unit normal vector Y-coordinate of the halfspace describing the DETEDGEINNERPOS1 detector boundary (see Budavari et al. 2010,)
detedgeinnerpos1NormZdoublepos.cartesian.zCartesian unit normal vector Z-coordinate of the halfspace describing the DETEDGEINNERPOS1 detector boundary (see Budavari et al. 2010,)
detedgeinnerpos1Constdoublestat.paramOffset of halfspace along the unit normal vector describing the DETEDGEINNERPOS1 detector boundary. If the detector boundary is straight, with no distortion this is zero.
detedgeinnerpos2NormXdoublepos.cartesian.xCartesian unit normal vector X-coordinate of the halfspace describing the DETEDGEINNERPOS2 detector boundary (see Budavari et al. 2010,)
detedgeinnerpos2NormYdoublepos.cartesian.yCartesian unit normal vector Y-coordinate of the halfspace describing the DETEDGEINNERPOS2 detector boundary (see Budavari et al. 2010,)
detedgeinnerpos2NormZdoublepos.cartesian.zCartesian unit normal vector Z-coordinate of the halfspace describing the DETEDGEINNERPOS2 detector boundary (see Budavari et al. 2010,)
detedgeinnerpos2Constdoublestat.paramOffset of halfspace along the unit normal vector describing the DETEDGEINNERPOS2 detector boundary. If the detector boundary is straight, with no distortion this is zero.
detedgeinnerpos3NormXdoublepos.cartesian.xCartesian unit normal vector X-coordinate of the halfspace describing the DETEDGEINNERPOS3 detector boundary (see Budavari et al. 2010,)
detedgeinnerpos3NormYdoublepos.cartesian.yCartesian unit normal vector Y-coordinate of the halfspace describing the DETEDGEINNERPOS3 detector boundary (see Budavari et al. 2010,)
detedgeinnerpos3NormZdoublepos.cartesian.zCartesian unit normal vector Z-coordinate of the halfspace describing the DETEDGEINNERPOS3 detector boundary (see Budavari et al. 2010,)
detedgeinnerpos3Constdoublestat.paramOffset of halfspace along the unit normal vector describing the DETEDGEINNERPOS3 detector boundary. If the detector boundary is straight, with no distortion this is zero.
detedgeinnerpos4NormXdoublepos.cartesian.xCartesian unit normal vector X-coordinate of the halfspace describing the DETEDGEINNERPOS4 detector boundary (see Budavari et al. 2010,)
detedgeinnerpos4NormYdoublepos.cartesian.yCartesian unit normal vector Y-coordinate of the halfspace describing the DETEDGEINNERPOS4 detector boundary (see Budavari et al. 2010,)
detedgeinnerpos4NormZdoublepos.cartesian.zCartesian unit normal vector Z-coordinate of the halfspace describing the DETEDGEINNERPOS4 detector boundary (see Budavari et al. 2010,)
detedgeinnerpos4Constdoublestat.paramOffset of halfspace along the unit normal vector describing the DETEDGEINNERPOS4 detector boundary. If the detector boundary is straight, with no distortion this is zero.
detedgeouterpos1NormXdoublepos.cartesian.xCartesian unit normal vector X-coordinate of the halfspace describing the DETEDGEOUTERPOS1 detector boundary (see Budavari et al. 2010,)
detedgeouterpos1NormYdoublepos.cartesian.yCartesian unit normal vector Y-coordinate of the halfspace describing the DETEDGEOUTERPOS1 detector boundary (see Budavari et al. 2010,)
detedgeouterpos1NormZdoublepos.cartesian.zCartesian unit normal vector Z-coordinate of the halfspace describing the DETEDGEOUTERPOS1 detector boundary (see Budavari et al. 2010,)
detedgeouterpos1Constdoublestat.paramOffset of halfspace along the unit normal vector describing the DETEDGEOUTERPOS1 detector boundary. If the detector boundary is straight, with no distortion this is zero.
detedgeouterpos2NormXdoublepos.cartesian.xCartesian unit normal vector X-coordinate of the halfspace describing the DETEDGEOUTERPOS2 detector boundary (see Budavari et al. 2010,)
detedgeouterpos2NormYdoublepos.cartesian.yCartesian unit normal vector Y-coordinate of the halfspace describing the DETEDGEOUTERPOS2 detector boundary (see Budavari et al. 2010,)
detedgeouterpos2NormZdoublepos.cartesian.zCartesian unit normal vector Z-coordinate of the halfspace describing the DETEDGEOUTERPOS2 detector boundary (see Budavari et al. 2010,)
detedgeouterpos2Constdoublestat.paramOffset of halfspace along the unit normal vector describing the DETEDGEOUTERPOS2 detector boundary. If the detector boundary is straight, with no distortion this is zero.
detedgeouterpos3NormXdoublepos.cartesian.xCartesian unit normal vector X-coordinate of the halfspace describing the DETEDGEOUTERPOS3 detector boundary (see Budavari et al. 2010,)
detedgeouterpos3NormYdoublepos.cartesian.yCartesian unit normal vector Y-coordinate of the halfspace describing the DETEDGEOUTERPOS3 detector boundary (see Budavari et al. 2010,)
detedgeouterpos3NormZdoublepos.cartesian.zCartesian unit normal vector Z-coordinate of the halfspace describing the DETEDGEOUTERPOS3 detector boundary (see Budavari et al. 2010,)
detedgeouterpos3Constdoublestat.paramOffset of halfspace along the unit normal vector describing the DETEDGEOUTERPOS3 detector boundary. If the detector boundary is straight, with no distortion this is zero.
detedgeouterpos4NormXdoublepos.cartesian.xCartesian unit normal vector X-coordinate of the halfspace describing the DETEDGEOUTERPOS4 detector boundary (see Budavari et al. 2010,)
detedgeouterpos4NormYdoublepos.cartesian.yCartesian unit normal vector Y-coordinate of the halfspace describing the DETEDGEOUTERPOS4 detector boundary (see Budavari et al. 2010,)
detedgeouterpos4NormZdoublepos.cartesian.zCartesian unit normal vector Z-coordinate of the halfspace describing the DETEDGEOUTERPOS4 detector boundary (see Budavari et al. 2010,)
detedgeouterpos4Constdoublestat.paramOffset of halfspace along the unit normal vector describing the DETEDGEOUTERPOS4 detector boundary. If the detector boundary is straight, with no distortion this is zero.
dithedgeinnerpos1NormXdoublepos.cartesian.xCartesian unit normal vector X-coordinate of the halfspace describing the DITHEDGEINNERPOS1 detector boundary (see Budavari et al. 2010,)
dithedgeinnerpos1NormYdoublepos.cartesian.yCartesian unit normal vector Y-coordinate of the halfspace describing the DITHEDGEINNERPOS1 detector boundary (see Budavari et al. 2010,)
dithedgeinnerpos1NormZdoublepos.cartesian.zCartesian unit normal vector Z-coordinate of the halfspace describing the DITHEDGEINNERPOS1 detector boundary (see Budavari et al. 2010,)
dithedgeinnerpos1Constdoublestat.paramOffset of halfspace along the unit normal vector describing the DITHEDGEINNERPOS1 detector boundary. If the detector boundary is straight, with no distortion this is zero.
dithedgeinnerpos2NormXdoublepos.cartesian.xCartesian unit normal vector X-coordinate of the halfspace describing the DITHEDGEINNERPOS2 detector boundary (see Budavari et al. 2010,)
dithedgeinnerpos2NormYdoublepos.cartesian.yCartesian unit normal vector Y-coordinate of the halfspace describing the DITHEDGEINNERPOS2 detector boundary (see Budavari et al. 2010,)
dithedgeinnerpos2NormZdoublepos.cartesian.zCartesian unit normal vector Z-coordinate of the halfspace describing the DITHEDGEINNERPOS2 detector boundary (see Budavari et al. 2010,)
dithedgeinnerpos2Constdoublestat.paramOffset of halfspace along the unit normal vector describing the DITHEDGEINNERPOS2 detector boundary. If the detector boundary is straight, with no distortion this is zero.
dithedgeinnerpos3NormXdoublepos.cartesian.xCartesian unit normal vector X-coordinate of the halfspace describing the DITHEDGEINNERPOS3 detector boundary (see Budavari et al. 2010,)
dithedgeinnerpos3NormYdoublepos.cartesian.yCartesian unit normal vector Y-coordinate of the halfspace describing the DITHEDGEINNERPOS3 detector boundary (see Budavari et al. 2010,)
dithedgeinnerpos3NormZdoublepos.cartesian.zCartesian unit normal vector Z-coordinate of the halfspace describing the DITHEDGEINNERPOS3 detector boundary (see Budavari et al. 2010,)
dithedgeinnerpos3Constdoublestat.paramOffset of halfspace along the unit normal vector describing the DITHEDGEINNERPOS3 detector boundary. If the detector boundary is straight, with no distortion this is zero.
dithedgeinnerpos4NormXdoublepos.cartesian.xCartesian unit normal vector X-coordinate of the halfspace describing the DITHEDGEINNERPOS4 detector boundary (see Budavari et al. 2010,)
dithedgeinnerpos4NormYdoublepos.cartesian.yCartesian unit normal vector Y-coordinate of the halfspace describing the DITHEDGEINNERPOS4 detector boundary (see Budavari et al. 2010,)
dithedgeinnerpos4NormZdoublepos.cartesian.zCartesian unit normal vector Z-coordinate of the halfspace describing the DITHEDGEINNERPOS4 detector boundary (see Budavari et al. 2010,)
dithedgeinnerpos4Constdoublestat.paramOffset of halfspace along the unit normal vector describing the DITHEDGEINNERPOS4 detector boundary. If the detector boundary is straight, with no distortion this is zero.
dithedgeouterpos1NormXdoublepos.cartesian.xCartesian unit normal vector X-coordinate of the halfspace describing the DITHEDGEOUTERPOS1 detector boundary (see Budavari et al. 2010,)
dithedgeouterpos1NormYdoublepos.cartesian.yCartesian unit normal vector Y-coordinate of the halfspace describing the DITHEDGEOUTERPOS1 detector boundary (see Budavari et al. 2010,)
dithedgeouterpos1NormZdoublepos.cartesian.zCartesian unit normal vector Z-coordinate of the halfspace describing the DITHEDGEOUTERPOS1 detector boundary (see Budavari et al. 2010,)
dithedgeouterpos1Constdoublestat.paramOffset of halfspace along the unit normal vector describing the DITHEDGEOUTERPOS1 detector boundary. If the detector boundary is straight, with no distortion this is zero.
dithedgeouterpos2NormXdoublepos.cartesian.xCartesian unit normal vector X-coordinate of the halfspace describing the DITHEDGEOUTERPOS2 detector boundary (see Budavari et al. 2010,)
dithedgeouterpos2NormYdoublepos.cartesian.yCartesian unit normal vector Y-coordinate of the halfspace describing the DITHEDGEOUTERPOS2 detector boundary (see Budavari et al. 2010,)
dithedgeouterpos2NormZdoublepos.cartesian.zCartesian unit normal vector Z-coordinate of the halfspace describing the DITHEDGEOUTERPOS2 detector boundary (see Budavari et al. 2010,)
dithedgeouterpos2Constdoublestat.paramOffset of halfspace along the unit normal vector describing the DITHEDGEOUTERPOS2 detector boundary. If the detector boundary is straight, with no distortion this is zero.
dithedgeouterpos3NormXdoublepos.cartesian.xCartesian unit normal vector X-coordinate of the halfspace describing the DITHEDGEOUTERPOS3 detector boundary (see Budavari et al. 2010,)
dithedgeouterpos3NormYdoublepos.cartesian.yCartesian unit normal vector Y-coordinate of the halfspace describing the DITHEDGEOUTERPOS3 detector boundary (see Budavari et al. 2010,)
dithedgeouterpos3NormZdoublepos.cartesian.zCartesian unit normal vector Z-coordinate of the halfspace describing the DITHEDGEOUTERPOS3 detector boundary (see Budavari et al. 2010,)
dithedgeouterpos3Constdoublestat.paramOffset of halfspace along the unit normal vector describing the DITHEDGEOUTERPOS3 detector boundary. If the detector boundary is straight, with no distortion this is zero.
dithedgeouterpos4NormXdoublepos.cartesian.xCartesian unit normal vector X-coordinate of the halfspace describing the DITHEDGEOUTERPOS4 detector boundary (see Budavari et al. 2010,)
dithedgeouterpos4NormYdoublepos.cartesian.yCartesian unit normal vector Y-coordinate of the halfspace describing the DITHEDGEOUTERPOS4 detector boundary (see Budavari et al. 2010,)
dithedgeouterpos4NormZdoublepos.cartesian.zCartesian unit normal vector Z-coordinate of the halfspace describing the DITHEDGEOUTERPOS4 detector boundary (see Budavari et al. 2010,)
dithedgeouterpos4Constdoublestat.paramOffset of halfspace along the unit normal vector describing the DITHEDGEOUTERPOS4 detector boundary. If the detector boundary is straight, with no distortion this is zero.
xifitrmsdoublearcsecstat.errorRMS errors in fit for xi
xnfitrmsdoublearcsecstat.errorRMS errors in fit for xn
xizpdoublearcsecarith.zpZeropoint offset in xi
sigadoublearcsecstat.fit;stat.stdevError on coefficient a
xnzpdoublearcsecarith.zpZeropoint offset in xn
sigddoublearcsecstat.fit;stat.stdevError on coefficient d
xiscdoubleinstr.scaleScale factor in xi
xnscdoubleinstr.scaleScale factor in xn
orientdoubleradpos.posAngOrientation of axes
nonperpdoubleradpos.posAngNon-perpendicularity of axes
chi2sdoublestat.fit.chi2Reduced chi-squared of fit
isCompleteintmeta.code.qualLevel of completeness: 0 redo both parts 1; halfspace calculation complete; 2 Astrometric correction complete; 3 All complete

Table vikingMergeLog

Contains frame set details of merged VIKING MultiframeDetector images

ColumnTypeUnitsUCDErrorDescriptionLinks
frameSetIDlongmeta.id;obs.fieldframe set ID, unique over the whole VSA via programme ID prefix, assigned by merging procedure
cuEventIDintmeta.bibUID of curation event giving rise to this record
radoubledegpos.eq.ra;meta.mainRight Ascension of field centre
decdoubledegpos.eq.dec;meta.mainDeclination of field centre
cxdoublepos.cartesian.x;pos.equnit vector of spherical co-ordinates
cydoublepos.cartesian.y;pos.equnit vector of spherical co-ordinates
czdoublepos.cartesian.z;pos.equnit vector of spherical co-ordinates
htmIDlongposHierarchical Triangular Mesh (HTM) index, 20 deep, for equatorial co-ordinates
zmfIDlongmeta.id;obs.field;em.opt.Ithe UID of the relevant Z multiframe
zeNumintmeta.number;em.opt.Ithe extension number of this Z frame
newZframeintmeta.code;em.opt.Inew/old flag (1/0) of this detector image
listProcZintmeta.code;em.opt.IFrame has been list processed (0=no; 1=yes)
ymfIDlongmeta.id;obs.field;em.IR.NIRthe UID of the relevant Y multiframe
yeNumintmeta.number;em.IR.NIRthe extension number of this Y frame
newYframeintmeta.code;em.IR.NIRnew/old flag (1/0) of this detector image
listProcYintmeta.code;em.IR.NIRFrame has been list processed (0=no; 1=yes)
jmfIDlongmeta.id;obs.field;em.IR.Jthe UID of the relevant J multiframe
jeNumintmeta.number;em.IR.Jthe extension number of this J frame
newJframeintmeta.code;em.IR.Jnew/old flag (1/0) of this detector image
listProcJintmeta.code;em.IR.JFrame has been list processed (0=no; 1=yes)
hmfIDlongmeta.id;obs.field;em.IR.Hthe UID of the relevant H multiframe
heNumintmeta.number;em.IR.Hthe extension number of this H frame
newHframeintmeta.code;em.IR.Hnew/old flag (1/0) of this detector image
listProcHintmeta.code;em.IR.HFrame has been list processed (0=no; 1=yes)
ksmfIDlongmeta.id;obs.field;em.IR.Kthe UID of the relevant Ks multiframe
kseNumintmeta.number;em.IR.Kthe extension number of this Ks frame
newKsframeintmeta.code;em.IR.Knew/old flag (1/0) of this detector image
listProcKsintmeta.code;em.IR.KFrame has been list processed (0=no; 1=yes)
mergeSwVersionfloatmeta.id;meta.softwareversion number of the software used to merge the frames
newFrameSetintmeta.codeFlag used internally by curation applications
deprecatedintmeta.codeframe set deprecation flag (1=deprecated)

Table vikingSourceNeighbours

Neighbouring sources for each entry in vikingSource

ColumnTypeUnitsUCDErrorDescriptionLinks
masterObjIDlongmeta.id;meta.mainThe unique ID in vikingSource (=sourceID)
slaveObjIDlongmeta.datasetThe unique ID of the neighbour in vikingSource (=sourceID)
distanceMinsfloatarcminutespos.angDistanceAngular separation between neighbours

Table vikingSourceXDR5lasSource

Cross-neighbours between viking and lasSource

ColumnTypeUnitsUCDErrorDescriptionLinks
masterObjIDlongmeta.id;meta.mainThe unique ID in vikingSource (=sourceID)
slaveObjIDlongmeta.datasetThe unique ID of the neighbour in UKIDSSDR5PLUS..lasSource (=sourceID)
distanceMinsfloatarcminutespos.angDistanceAngular separation between neighbours

Table vikingSourceXDR7PhotoObj

Cross-neighbours between viking and PhotoObj

ColumnTypeUnitsUCDErrorDescriptionLinks
masterObjIDlongmeta.id;meta.mainThe unique ID in vikingSource (=sourceID)
slaveObjIDlongmeta.datasetThe unique ID of the neighbour in BestDR7..PhotoObj (=objID)
distanceMinsfloatarcminutespos.angDistanceAngular separation between neighbours
sdssTypeintsrc.classSDSS type of neighbour: 3=galaxy; 6=star
sdssPrimaryintmeta.codeSDSS flag for neighbour being primary (1) or secondary (0)

Table vikingSourceXDR7PhotoObjAll

Cross-neighbours between viking and PhotoObjAll

ColumnTypeUnitsUCDErrorDescriptionLinks
masterObjIDlongmeta.id;meta.mainThe unique ID in vikingSource (=sourceID)
slaveObjIDlongmeta.datasetThe unique ID of the neighbour in BestDR7..PhotoObjAll (=objID)
distanceMinsfloatarcminutespos.angDistanceAngular separation between neighbours
sdssTypeintsrc.classSDSS type of neighbour: 3=galaxy; 6=star
sdssPrimaryintmeta.codeSDSS flag for neighbour being primary (1) or secondary (0)

Table vikingSourceXDetection

Cross-neighbours between master source list, vikingSource table, and the individual epoch detections, vikingDetection table

ColumnTypeUnitsUCDErrorDescriptionLinks
masterObjIDlongmeta.id;meta.mainThe unique ID in vikingSource (=sourceID)
slaveObjIDlongmeta.datasetThe unique ID of the neighbour in vikingDetection table (=objID)
distanceMinsfloatarcminutespos.angDistanceAngular separation between neighbours

Table vikingSourceXDetectionBestMatch

Links each unique source to the best set of possible detections

ColumnTypeUnitsUCDErrorDescriptionLinks
sourceIDlongmeta.id;meta.mainUID (unique over entire VSA via programme ID prefix) of this merged detection as assigned by merge algorithm
multiframeIDlongmeta.id;obs.fieldthe UID of the relevant multiframe
extNumintmeta.numberthe extension number of this frame
cuEventIDintmeta.bibUID of curation event giving rise to this record
seqNumintmeta.number
modelDistSecsfloatarcsecpos.posAngseparation from expected position given astrometric model in vikingSource variability.
flagintmeta.code.qualFlag for potential matching problems

Table vikingSourceXSSASource

Cross-neighbours between viking and Source

ColumnTypeUnitsUCDErrorDescriptionLinks
masterObjIDlongmeta.id;meta.mainThe unique ID in vikingSource (=sourceID)
slaveObjIDlongmeta.datasetThe unique ID of the neighbour in SSA..Source (=objID)
distanceMinsfloatarcminutespos.angDistanceAngular separation between neighbours

Table vikingSourceXStripe82PhotoObjAll

Cross-neighbours between viking and PhotoObjAll

ColumnTypeUnitsUCDErrorDescriptionLinks
masterObjIDlongmeta.id;meta.mainThe unique ID in vikingSource (=sourceID)
slaveObjIDlongmeta.datasetThe unique ID of the neighbour in Stripe82..PhotoObjAll (=objID)
distanceMinsfloatarcminutespos.angDistanceAngular separation between neighbours
sdssTypeintsrc.classSDSS type of neighbour: 3=galaxy; 6=star
sdssPrimaryintmeta.codeSDSS flag for neighbour being primary (1) or secondary (0)

Table vikingSourceXallwise_sc

Cross-neighbours between viking and allwise_sc

ColumnTypeUnitsUCDErrorDescriptionLinks
masterObjIDlongmeta.id;meta.mainThe unique ID in vikingSource (=sourceID)
slaveObjIDlongmeta.datasetThe unique ID of the neighbour in WISE..allwise_sc (=cntr)
distanceMinsfloatarcminutespos.angDistanceAngular separation between neighbours

Table vikingSourceXgrs_ngpSource

Cross-neighbours between viking and grs_ngpSource

ColumnTypeUnitsUCDErrorDescriptionLinks
masterObjIDlongmeta.id;meta.mainThe unique ID in vikingSource (=sourceID)
slaveObjIDlongmeta.datasetThe unique ID of the neighbour in TWODFGRS..grs_ngpSource (=SEQNUM)
distanceMinsfloatarcminutespos.angDistanceAngular separation between neighbours

Table vikingSourceXgrs_ranSource

Cross-neighbours between viking and grs_ranSource

ColumnTypeUnitsUCDErrorDescriptionLinks
masterObjIDlongmeta.id;meta.mainThe unique ID in vikingSource (=sourceID)
slaveObjIDlongmeta.datasetThe unique ID of the neighbour in TWODFGRS..grs_ranSource (=SEQNUM)
distanceMinsfloatarcminutespos.angDistanceAngular separation between neighbours

Table vikingSourceXgrs_sgpSource

Cross-neighbours between viking and grs_sgpSource

ColumnTypeUnitsUCDErrorDescriptionLinks
masterObjIDlongmeta.id;meta.mainThe unique ID in vikingSource (=sourceID)
slaveObjIDlongmeta.datasetThe unique ID of the neighbour in TWODFGRS..grs_sgpSource (=SEQNUM)
distanceMinsfloatarcminutespos.angDistanceAngular separation between neighbours

Table vikingSourceXmgcDetection

Cross-neighbours between viking and mgcDetection

ColumnTypeUnitsUCDErrorDescriptionLinks
masterObjIDlongmeta.id;meta.mainThe unique ID in vikingSource (=sourceID)
slaveObjIDlongmeta.datasetThe unique ID of the neighbour in MGC..mgcDetection (=MGCID)
distanceMinsfloatarcminutespos.angDistanceAngular separation between neighbours

Table vikingSourceXtwomass_psc

Cross-neighbours between viking and twomass_psc

ColumnTypeUnitsUCDErrorDescriptionLinks
masterObjIDlongmeta.id;meta.mainThe unique ID in vikingSource (=sourceID)
slaveObjIDlongmeta.datasetThe unique ID of the neighbour in TWOMASS..twomass_psc (=pts_key)
distanceMinsfloatarcminutespos.angDistanceAngular separation between neighbours

Table vikingSourceXtwomass_xsc

Cross-neighbours between viking and twomass_xsc

ColumnTypeUnitsUCDErrorDescriptionLinks
masterObjIDlongmeta.id;meta.mainThe unique ID in vikingSource (=sourceID)
slaveObjIDlongmeta.datasetThe unique ID of the neighbour in TWOMASS..twomass_xsc (=ext_key)
distanceMinsfloatarcminutespos.angDistanceAngular separation between neighbours

Table vikingSourceXwise_allskysc

Cross-neighbours between viking and wise_allskysc

ColumnTypeUnitsUCDErrorDescriptionLinks
masterObjIDlongmeta.id;meta.mainThe unique ID in vikingSource (=sourceID)
slaveObjIDlongmeta.datasetThe unique ID of the neighbour in WISE..wise_allskysc (=cntr)
distanceMinsfloatarcminutespos.angDistanceAngular separation between neighbours

Table vikingTilePawPrints

Contains tile<->paw-print paired detections from vikingDetection

ColumnTypeUnitsUCDErrorDescriptionLinks
detectIDlongmeta.id;meta.mainUID (unique over entire VSA via programme ID prefix) of this merged detection as assigned by merge algorithm
cuEventIDintmeta.bibUID of curation event giving rise to this record
tileSetIDlongmeta.bibUID of the set of frames that this merged source comes from
radoubleDegreespos.eq.ra;meta.mainCelestial Right Ascension
decdoubleDegreespos.eq.dec;meta.mainCelestial Declination
cxdoublepos.cartesian.x;pos.equnit vector of spherical co-ordinates
cydoublepos.cartesian.y;pos.equnit vector of spherical co-ordinates
czdoublepos.cartesian.z;pos.equnit vector of spherical co-ordinates
htmIDlongposHierarchical Triangular Mesh (HTM) index, 20 deep, for equatorial co-ordinates
ldoubleDegreespos.galactic.lonGalactic longitude
bdoubleDegreespos.galactic.latGalactic latitude
lambdadoubleDegreesposSDSS system spherical co-ordinate 1
etadoubleDegreesposSDSS system spherical co-ordinate 2
tlExtNumintmeta.idthe extension number of the tile detection (should always be 2)
tlSeqNumintmeta.numberthe running number of the tile detection
tlXifloatarcsecpos.eq.ra;arith.diffOffset of &As& detection from master position (+east/-west)
tlEtafloatarcsecpos.eq.dec;arith.diffOffset of &As& detection from master position (+north/-south)
o1ExtNumintmeta.idthe extension number of the O1 detection
o1SeqNumintmeta.numberthe running number of the O1 detection
o1Xifloatarcsecpos.eq.ra;arith.diffOffset of O1 detection from master position (+east/-west)
o1Etafloatarcsecpos.eq.dec;arith.diffOffset of O1 detection from master position (+north/-south)
o2ExtNumintmeta.idthe extension number of the O2 detection
o2SeqNumintmeta.numberthe running number of the O2 detection
o2Xifloatarcsecpos.eq.ra;arith.diffOffset of O2 detection from master position (+east/-west)
o2Etafloatarcsecpos.eq.dec;arith.diffOffset of O2 detection from master position (+north/-south)
o3ExtNumintmeta.idthe extension number of the O3 detection
o3SeqNumintmeta.numberthe running number of the O3 detection
o3Xifloatarcsecpos.eq.ra;arith.diffOffset of O3 detection from master position (+east/-west)
o3Etafloatarcsecpos.eq.dec;arith.diffOffset of O3 detection from master position (+north/-south)
o4ExtNumintmeta.idthe extension number of the O4 detection
o4SeqNumintmeta.numberthe running number of the O4 detection
o4Xifloatarcsecpos.eq.ra;arith.diffOffset of O4 detection from master position (+east/-west)
o4Etafloatarcsecpos.eq.dec;arith.diffOffset of O4 detection from master position (+north/-south)
o5ExtNumintmeta.idthe extension number of the O5 detection
o5SeqNumintmeta.numberthe running number of the O5 detection
o5Xifloatarcsecpos.eq.ra;arith.diffOffset of O5 detection from master position (+east/-west)
o5Etafloatarcsecpos.eq.dec;arith.diffOffset of O5 detection from master position (+north/-south)
o6ExtNumintmeta.idthe extension number of the O6 detection
o6SeqNumintmeta.numberthe running number of the O6 detection
o6Xifloatarcsecpos.eq.ra;arith.diffOffset of O6 detection from master position (+east/-west)
o6Etafloatarcsecpos.eq.dec;arith.diffOffset of O6 detection from master position (+north/-south)
tileSetSeqNumintmeta.bibRunning number of the match in this tile set

Table vikingTilePawTDOnly

vikingTilePawPrints table with only good tile detections only and default

ColumnTypeUnitsUCDErrorDescriptionLinks
detectIDlongmeta.id;meta.mainUID (unique over entire VSA via programme ID prefix) of this merged detection as assigned by merge algorithm
cuEventIDintmeta.bibUID of curation event giving rise to this record
tileSetIDlongmeta.bibUID of the set of frames that this merged source comes from
radoubleDegreespos.eq.ra;meta.mainCelestial Right Ascension
decdoubleDegreespos.eq.dec;meta.mainCelestial Declination
cxdoublepos.cartesian.x;pos.equnit vector of spherical co-ordinates
cydoublepos.cartesian.y;pos.equnit vector of spherical co-ordinates
czdoublepos.cartesian.z;pos.equnit vector of spherical co-ordinates
htmIDlongposHierarchical Triangular Mesh (HTM) index, 20 deep, for equatorial co-ordinates
ldoubleDegreespos.galactic.lonGalactic longitude
bdoubleDegreespos.galactic.latGalactic latitude
lambdadoubleDegreesposSDSS system spherical co-ordinate 1
etadoubleDegreesposSDSS system spherical co-ordinate 2
tlExtNumintmeta.idthe extension number of the tile detection (should always be 2)
tlSeqNumintmeta.numberthe running number of the tile detection
tlXifloatarcsecpos.eq.ra;arith.diffOffset of &As& detection from master position (+east/-west)
tlEtafloatarcsecpos.eq.dec;arith.diffOffset of &As& detection from master position (+north/-south)
o1ExtNumintmeta.idthe extension number of the O1 detection
o1SeqNumintmeta.numberthe running number of the O1 detection
o1Xifloatarcsecpos.eq.ra;arith.diffOffset of O1 detection from master position (+east/-west)
o1Etafloatarcsecpos.eq.dec;arith.diffOffset of O1 detection from master position (+north/-south)
o2ExtNumintmeta.idthe extension number of the O2 detection
o2SeqNumintmeta.numberthe running number of the O2 detection
o2Xifloatarcsecpos.eq.ra;arith.diffOffset of O2 detection from master position (+east/-west)
o2Etafloatarcsecpos.eq.dec;arith.diffOffset of O2 detection from master position (+north/-south)
o3ExtNumintmeta.idthe extension number of the O3 detection
o3SeqNumintmeta.numberthe running number of the O3 detection
o3Xifloatarcsecpos.eq.ra;arith.diffOffset of O3 detection from master position (+east/-west)
o3Etafloatarcsecpos.eq.dec;arith.diffOffset of O3 detection from master position (+north/-south)
o4ExtNumintmeta.idthe extension number of the O4 detection
o4SeqNumintmeta.numberthe running number of the O4 detection
o4Xifloatarcsecpos.eq.ra;arith.diffOffset of O4 detection from master position (+east/-west)
o4Etafloatarcsecpos.eq.dec;arith.diffOffset of O4 detection from master position (+north/-south)
o5ExtNumintmeta.idthe extension number of the O5 detection
o5SeqNumintmeta.numberthe running number of the O5 detection
o5Xifloatarcsecpos.eq.ra;arith.diffOffset of O5 detection from master position (+east/-west)
o5Etafloatarcsecpos.eq.dec;arith.diffOffset of O5 detection from master position (+north/-south)
o6ExtNumintmeta.idthe extension number of the O6 detection
o6SeqNumintmeta.numberthe running number of the O6 detection
o6Xifloatarcsecpos.eq.ra;arith.diffOffset of O6 detection from master position (+east/-west)
o6Etafloatarcsecpos.eq.dec;arith.diffOffset of O6 detection from master position (+north/-south)
tileSetSeqNumintmeta.bibRunning number of the match in this tile set

Table vikingTileSet

Contains tile set details for VIKING Multiframe paw-print images

ColumnTypeUnitsUCDErrorDescriptionLinks
tileSetIDlongmeta.id;obs.fieldframe set ID, unique over the whole VSA via programme ID prefix, assigned by merging procedure
cuEventIDintmeta.bibUID of curation event giving rise to this record
radoubledegpos.eq.ra;meta.mainRight Ascension of field centre
decdoubledegpos.eq.dec;meta.mainDeclination of field centre
cxdoublepos.cartesian.x;pos.equnit vector of spherical co-ordinates
cydoublepos.cartesian.y;pos.equnit vector of spherical co-ordinates
czdoublepos.cartesian.z;pos.equnit vector of spherical co-ordinates
htmIDlongposHierarchical Triangular Mesh (HTM) index, 20 deep, for equatorial co-ordinates
tlmfIDlongmeta.id;obs.fieldthe UID of the relevant tile multiframe
o1mfIDlongmeta.id;obs.fieldthe UID of the relevant offset O1 multiframe
o2mfIDlongmeta.id;obs.fieldthe UID of the relevant offset O2 multiframe
o3mfIDlongmeta.id;obs.fieldthe UID of the relevant offset O3 multiframe
o4mfIDlongmeta.id;obs.fieldthe UID of the relevant offset O4 multiframe
o5mfIDlongmeta.id;obs.fieldthe UID of the relevant offset O5 multiframe
o6mfIDlongmeta.id;obs.fieldthe UID of the relevant offset O6 multiframe
mergeSwVersionfloatmeta.id;meta.softwareversion number of the software used to merge the frames
newFrameSetintmeta.codeFlag used internally by curation applications
deprecatedintmeta.codeframe set deprecation flag (1=deprecated)

Table vikingVarFrameSetInfo

Contains fitting information for each frameSet

ColumnTypeUnitsUCDErrorDescriptionLinks
frameSetIDlongmeta.id;obs.fieldframe set ID, unique over the whole VSA via programme ID prefix, assigned by merging procedure
cuEventIDintmeta.bibUID of curation event giving rise to this record
motionModelstringmeta.code.classMotion model used to produce BestMatch table. Values: static;proper motion;proper motion and parallax.
jaStratAstfloatstat.fit.param;em.IR.JStrateva parameter, a, in fit to astrometric rms vs magnitude in J band, see Sesar et al. 2007.
jbStratAstfloatstat.fit.param;em.IR.JStrateva parameter, b, in fit to astrometric rms vs magnitude in J band, see Sesar et al. 2007.
jcStratAstfloatstat.fit.param;em.IR.JStrateva parameter, c, in fit to astrometric rms vs magnitude in J band, see Sesar et al. 2007.
jchiSqAstfloatstat.fit.goodness;em.IR.JGoodness of fit of Strateva function to astrometric data in J band
jnDofAstintstat.fit.dof;stat.param;em.IR.JNumber of degrees of freedom of astrometric fit in J band.
jisDefAstintmeta.code;em.IR.JUse a default model for the astrometric noise in J band.
jaStratPhtfloatstat.fit.param;em.IR.JStrateva parameter, a, in fit to photometric rms vs magnitude in J band, see Sesar et al. 2007.
jbStratPhtfloatstat.fit.param;em.IR.JStrateva parameter, b, in fit to photometric rms vs magnitude in J band, see Sesar et al. 2007.
jcStratPhtfloatstat.fit.param;em.IR.JStrateva parameter, c, in fit to photometric rms vs magnitude in J band, see Sesar et al. 2007.
jchiSqPhtfloatstat.fit.goodness;em.IR.JGoodness of fit of Strateva function to photometric data in J band
jnDofPhtintstat.fit.dof;stat.param;em.IR.JNumber of degrees of freedom of photometric fit in J band.
jisDefPhtintmeta.code;em.IR.JUse a default model for the photometric noise in J band.
jexpMLfloatmagphot.mag;em.IR.J;stat.maxExpected magnitude limit of frameSet in this in J band.

Table vikingVariability

Contains statistical analysis of VIKING primary sources

ColumnTypeUnitsUCDErrorDescriptionLinks
sourceIDlongmeta.id;meta.mainUID (unique over entire VSA via programme ID prefix) of this merged detection as assigned by merge algorithm
cuEventIDintmeta.bibUID of curation event giving rise to this record
frameSetIDlongmeta.id;obs.fieldframe set ID, unique over the whole VSA via programme ID prefix, assigned by merging procedure
radoubleDegreespos.eq.ra;meta.mainMean Right Ascension
decdoubleDegreespos.eq.dec;meta.mainMean Declination
sigRafloatDegreesstat.errorUncertainty in mean RA
sigDecfloatDegreesstat.errorUncertainty in mean Dec
expAstErrfloatarcsecstat.errorRms calculated from polynomial fit to minimum astrometric RMS as a function of magnitude
epochdoubleYearstime.epochEpoch of measurement
muRafloatmas/yrpos.eq.ra;pos.pmProper motion in RA
muDecfloatmas/yrpos.eq.dec;pos.pmProper motion in Dec
sigMuRafloatmas/yrstat.errorError on proper motion in RA
sigMuDecfloatmas/yrstat.errorError on proper motion in Dec
parallaxfloatmaspos.parallaxParallax of star
minPllxfloatmaspos.parallax;stat.minLower limit of 90% confidence interval for parallax measurement
maxPllxfloatmaspos.parallax;stat.maxUpper limit of 90% confidence interval for parallax measurement
chi2floatstat.fit.chi2Chi-squared value of astrometric solution
nFramesintmeta.numberNumber of frames with good detections used to calculate astrometric fits
jnGoodObsintmeta.number;em.IR.JNumber of good detections in J band
jnFlaggedObsintmeta.number;em.IR.JNumber of detections in J band flagged as potentially spurious by vikingDetection.ppErrBits
jnMissingObsintmeta.number;em.IR.JNumber of J band frames that this object should have been detected on and was not
jbestAperintmeta.code.class;em.IR.JBest aperture (1-6) for photometric statistics in the J band
jminCadencefloatdaystime.interval;obs;stat.minminimum gap between observations
jmedCadencefloatdaystime.interval;obs;stat.medianmedian gap between observations
jmaxCadencefloatdaystime.interval;obs;stat.maxmaximum gap between observations
jtotalPeriodfloatdaystime.durationtotal period of observations (last obs-first obs)
jmeanMagfloatmagphot.mag;em.IR.J;stat.mean;em.IR.JMean J magnitude
jmedianMagfloatmagphot.mag;em.IR.J;stat.median;em.IR.JMedian J magnitude
jMagRmsfloatmagstat.error;em.IR.J;phot.magrms of J magnitude
jMagMADfloatmagstat.err;em.IR.J;phot.magMedian Absolute Deviation of J magnitude
jskewnessfloatmagstat.param;em.IR.JSkewness in J band (see Sesar et al. 2007)
jMinMagfloatmagphot.mag;em.IR.J;stat.minMinimum magnitude in J band, of good detections
jMaxMagfloatmagphot.mag;em.IR.J;stat.maxMaximum magnitude in J band, of good detections
jNgt3sigintmeta.number;em.IR.JNumber of good detections in J-band that are more than 3 sigma deviations
jExpRmsfloatmagstat.error;em.IR.JRms calculated from polynomial fit to modal RMS as a function of magnitude in J band
jIntRmsfloatmagstat.error;em.IR.JIntrinsic rms in J-band
jchiSqpdfloatstat.fit.chi2;em.IR.JChi square (per degree of freedom) fit to data (mean and expected rms)
jndofintstat.fit.dof;em.IR.JNumber of degrees of freedom for chisquare
jprobVarfloatstat.probability;em.IR.JProbability of variable from chi-square (and other data)
jVarClassintmeta.code.class;src.var;em.IR.JClassification of variability in this band
variableClassintmeta.code.classClassification of objects across all bands.