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Glossary of WSA attributes |
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This Glossary alphabetically lists all attributes used in the UKIDSSDR4 database(s) held in the WSA. If you would like to have more information about the schema tables please use the UKIDSSDR4 Schema Browser (other Browser versions). |
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| Name | Schema Table | Database | Description | Type | Length | Unit | Default Value | Unified Content Descriptor |
| r_3sig | twomass_xsc | 2MASS | 3-sigma K isophotal semi-major axis. | real | 4 | arcsec | ERROR | |
| R_D | mgcGalaxyStruct | MGC | Exponential Disk Scale Length | real | 4 | 99.99 | ||
| R_D_KPC | mgcGalaxyStruct | MGC | Exponential Disk Scale Length | real | 4 | kpc | 99.99 | |
| R_Dm | mgcGalaxyStruct | MGC | Exponential Disk Scale Length error (-) | real | 4 | 99.99 | ||
| R_Dp | mgcGalaxyStruct | MGC | Exponential Disk Scale Length error (+) | real | 4 | 99.99 | ||
| r_ext | twomass_xsc | 2MASS | extrapolation/total radius. | real | 4 | arcsec | EXTENSION_RAD | |
| r_fc | twomass_xsc | 2MASS | K fiducial Kron circular aperture radius. | real | 4 | arcsec | EXTENSION_RAD | |
| r_fe | twomass_xsc | 2MASS | K fiducial Kron elliptical aperture semi-major axis. | real | 4 | arcsec | EXTENSION_RAD | |
| r_j21fc | twomass_xsc | 2MASS | 21mag/sq." isophotal J fiducial circular ap. radius. | real | 4 | arcsec | EXTENSION_RAD | |
| r_j21fe | twomass_xsc | 2MASS | 21mag/sq." isophotal J fiducial ell. ap. semi-major axis. | real | 4 | arcsec | EXTENSION_RAD | |
| r_k20fc | twomass_xsc | 2MASS | 20mag/sq." isophotal K fiducial circular ap. radius. | real | 4 | arcsec | EXTENSION_RAD | |
| r_k20fe | twomass_xsc | 2MASS | 20mag/sq." isophotal K fiducial ell. ap. semi-major axis. | real | 4 | arcsec | EXTENSION_RAD | |
| RA | twoxmm | XMM | Corrected Right Ascension of the detection in degrees (J2000) after statistical correlation of the emldetect coordinates, RA_UNC and DEC_UNC, with the USNO B1.0 optical source catalogue using the SAS task eposcorr. In case where the cross-correlation is determined to be unreliable no correction is applied and this value is therefore the same as RA_UNC. | float | 8 | degrees | ||
| ra | CompleteStars, ReliableGalaxies, ReliableStars, Source | SSA | Mean RA, computed from detections merged in this catalogue | float | 8 | degrees | POS_EQ_RA_MAIN | |
| ra | Detection | SSA | Celestial Right Ascension | float | 8 | degrees | POS_EQ_RA_MAIN | |
| ra | RequiredMosaic | WSA | Right Ascension of mosaic centre | float | 8 | degrees | POS_EQ_RA_MAIN | |
| ra | RequiredMosaic | WSATransit | Right Ascension of mosaic centre | float | 8 | degrees | POS_EQ_RA_MAIN | |
| ra | RequiredStack | WSA | Right Ascension of stack centre | float | 8 | degrees | POS_EQ_RA_MAIN | |
| ra | RequiredStack | WSATransit | Right Ascension of stack centre | float | 8 | degrees | POS_EQ_RA_MAIN | |
| ra | dxsJKsource, gcsPointSource, gcsZYJHKsource, gpsJHKsource, gpsPointSource, lasExtendedSource, lasPointSource, lasYJHKsource, reliableDxsSource, reliableGcsPointSource, reliableGpsPointSource, reliableLasPointSource, reliableUdsSource, UKIDSSDetection | WSA | Celestial Right Ascension | float | 8 | Degrees | POS_EQ_RA_MAIN | |
| ra | dxsDetection, dxsListRemeasurement, dxsSource, dxsSourceRemeasurement, dxsVariability, gcsDetection, gcsListRemeasurement, gcsSource, gcsSourceRemeasurement, gpsDetection, gpsListRemeasurement, gpsSource, gpsSourceRemeasurement, lasDetection, lasListRemeasurement, lasSource, lasSourceRemeasurement, udsDetection, udsListRemeasurement, udsSource, udsSourceRemeasurement, udsVariability | WSA | Celestial Right Ascension | float | 8 | Degrees | POS_EQ_RA_MAIN | |
| Celestial Right Ascension as computed in the processing pipeline, accurate to of order 0.1 arcsec. Note that original catalogue data has only r*4 storage precision, accurate only to ≈ 50mas. RA and Dec in the database are derived more precisely from WCS in the header and x and y attributes. | ||||||||
| ra | dxsJKmergeLog, dxsMergeLog, gcsMergeLog, gcsZYJHKmergeLog, gpsJHKmergeLog, gpsMergeLog, lasMergeLog, lasYJHKmergeLog, udsMergeLog | WSA | Right Ascension of field centre | float | 8 | degrees | POS_EQ_RA_MAIN | |
| ra | firstSource | FIRST | J2000 Celestial Right Ascension | float | 8 | degrees | POS_EQ_RA_MAIN | |
| ra | glimpse_hrc_inter, glimpse_mca_inter | GLIMPSE | Right Ascension (J2000) | float | 8 | degrees | POS_EQ_RA_MAIN | |
| ra | iras_psc | IRAS | J2000 Celestial Right Ascension | float | 8 | degrees | POS_EQ_RA_MAIN | |
| ra | mgcDetection | MGC | Object right ascension (J2000) | float | 8 | deg | ||
| ra | nvssSource | NVSS | J2000 Celestial Right Ascension | float | 8 | degrees | POS_EQ_RA_MAIN | |
| ra | ptsDetection | WSATransit | Celestial Right Ascension | float | 8 | Degrees | POS_EQ_RA_MAIN | |
| Celestial Right Ascension as computed in the processing pipeline, accurate to of order 0.1 arcsec. Note that original catalogue data has only r*4 storage precision, accurate only to ≈ 50mas. RA and Dec in the database are derived more precisely from WCS in the header and x and y attributes. | ||||||||
| ra | rosat_bsc, rosat_fsc | ROSAT | Right Ascension (decimal degrees; J2000) | float | 8 | degrees | POS_EQ_RA_MAIN | |
| ra | twomass_psc | 2MASS | J2000 right ascension with respect to the ICRS | float | 8 | degrees | POS_EQ_RA_MAIN | |
| ra | twomass_scn | 2MASS | Right ascension of scan center for equinox J2000. | float | 8 | degrees | POS_EQ_RA_MAIN | |
| ra | twomass_xsc | 2MASS | Right ascension (J2000 decimal deg) based on peak pixel. | float | 8 | degrees | POS_EQ_RA_MAIN | |
| ra | ukirtFSstars | WSA | Right Ascension of star at Equinox J2000.0 | float | 8 | degrees | POS_EQ_RA_MAIN | |
| ra_1 | twomass_scn | 2MASS | J2000 right ascension of the eastern corner at start of scan. | float | 8 | degrees | POS_EQ_RA_MAIN | |
| ra_2 | twomass_scn | 2MASS | J2000 right ascension of the western corner at start of scan. | float | 8 | degrees | POS_EQ_RA_MAIN | |
| ra_3 | twomass_scn | 2MASS | J2000 right ascension of the eastern corner at end of scan. | float | 8 | degrees | POS_EQ_RA_MAIN | |
| ra_4 | twomass_scn | 2MASS | J2000 right ascension of the western corner at end of scan. | float | 8 | degrees | POS_EQ_RA_MAIN | |
| ra_err | glimpse_hrc_inter, glimpse_mca_inter | GLIMPSE | Error in Right Ascension | float | 8 | arcsec | ERROR | |
| RA_UNC | twoxmm | XMM | Right Ascension of the source in degrees (J2000) as determined by the SAS task emldetect by fitting a detection simultaneously in all cameras and energy bands. | float | 8 | degrees | ||
| raB1950 | mgcDetection | MGC | Object right ascension (B1950) | float | 8 | deg | ||
| raBase | Multiframe | WSA | Right ascension of base position {image primary HDU keyword: RABASE} | float | 8 | hours | -0.9999995e9 | POS_EQ_RA_MAIN |
| raBase | Multiframe | WSATransit | Right ascension of base position {image primary HDU keyword: RABASE} | float | 8 | hours | -0.9999995e9 | POS_EQ_RA_MAIN |
| raCentre | StdFieldInfo | WSA | Right Ascension of field centre | float | 8 | degrees | POS_EQ_RA_MAIN | |
| raCol | Plate | SSA | Name of RA column in reference catalogue | varchar | 16 | REMARKS | ||
| RAD_20KPC20 | mgcGalaxyStruct | MGC | 1kpc radius at object distance (h=1) | real | 4 | arcsecs | 0.000 | |
| RADEC_ERR | twoxmm | XMM | Statistical 1 σ error on the detection position in arcseconds. | real | 4 | arcsec | ||
| raDecSys | Multiframe | WSA | Mean equator of co-ordinates {image primary HDU keyword: RADESYS} | varchar | 4 | NONE | VAR_MEAN | |
| raDecSys | Multiframe | WSATransit | Mean equator of co-ordinates {image primary HDU keyword: RADESYS} | varchar | 4 | NONE | VAR_MEAN | |
| radecSys | Plate | SSA | Co-ordinate system of raPnt/decPnt, eg. FK4 | varchar | 4 | POS_REFERENCE-SYSTEM | ||
| radius1 | iras_asc | IRAS | Radius Vector from IRAS Source to Association | smallint | 2 | arcsec | EXTENSION_RAD | |
| radShieldTemp | Multiframe | WSA | Rad shield temperature {image primary HDU keyword: RS_TEMP} | real | 4 | degrees_Kelvin | -0.9999995e9 | |
| radShieldTemp | Multiframe | WSATransit | Rad shield temperature {image primary HDU keyword: RS_TEMP} | real | 4 | degrees_Kelvin | -0.9999995e9 | |
| raExtent | RequiredMosaic | WSA | The angular extent in RA of the mosaic image | real | 4 | degrees | ?? | |
| raExtent | RequiredMosaic | WSATransit | The angular extent in RA of the mosaic image | real | 4 | degrees | ?? | |
| raMoon | Multiframe | WSA | Geocentric J2000 FK5 Mean Right ascension of the Moon | float | 8 | hours | -0.9999995e9 | POS_EQ_RA_MAIN |
| raMoon | Multiframe | WSATransit | Geocentric J2000 FK5 Mean Right ascension of the Moon | float | 8 | hours | -0.9999995e9 | POS_EQ_RA_MAIN |
| raMoonTopo | Multiframe | WSA | Apparent topocentric Right ascension of the Moon (including precession, nutation, and annual aberration) | float | 8 | hours | -0.9999995e9 | POS_EQ_RA_MAIN |
| raMoonTopo | Multiframe | WSATransit | Apparent topocentric Right ascension of the Moon (including precession, nutation, and annual aberration) | float | 8 | hours | -0.9999995e9 | POS_EQ_RA_MAIN |
| raPMCol | Plate | SSA | Name of RA proper motion column in reference catalogue | varchar | 16 | REMARKS | ||
| raPnt | Plate | SSA | Mean plate centre RA | real | 4 | degrees | POS_EQ_RA_MAIN | |
| raTelOff | Multiframe | WSA | Right ascension telescope offset {image primary HDU keyword: TRAOFF} | real | 4 | arcsec | -0.9999995e9 | POS_EQ_RA_OFF |
| raTelOff | Multiframe | WSATransit | Right ascension telescope offset {image primary HDU keyword: TRAOFF} | real | 4 | arcsec | -0.9999995e9 | POS_EQ_RA_OFF |
| rCore | RequiredMosaic | WSATransit | CASU/SEX source extraction tool option for default profile fitting radius (recommended value=expected image FWHM) | real | 4 | pixels | -0.9999995e9 | ?? |
| rCore | RequiredMosaic, RequiredStack | WSA | CASU/SEX source extraction tool option for default profile fitting radius (recommended value=expected image FWHM) | real | 4 | pixels | -0.9999995e9 | ?? |
| rCritAbs | Plate | SSA | Absolute object rejection criterion | real | 4 | microns | REDUCT_PARAM | |
| rCritFin | Plate | SSA | Final residual tolerance | real | 4 | sigma | REDUCT_PARAM | |
| rCritIni | Plate | SSA | Initial matching tolerance for refstars | real | 4 | microns | REDUCT_PARAM | |
| rCritRel | Plate | SSA | Relative object rejection criterion | real | 4 | REDUCT_PARAM | ||
| rct1 | rosat_fsc | ROSAT | number of nearby RASS detections with distances in range 0'-5' | tinyint | 1 | ID_NUMBER | ||
| rct2 | rosat_fsc | ROSAT | number of nearby RASS detections with distances in range 5'-10' | tinyint | 1 | ID_NUMBER | ||
| rct3 | rosat_fsc | ROSAT | number of nearby RASS detections with distances in range 10'-15' | tinyint | 1 | ID_NUMBER | ||
| rd_flg | twomass_psc | 2MASS | Read flag. | varchar | 3 | CODE_MISC | ||
| RE_BULGE_KPC | mgcGalaxyStruct | MGC | Bulge Effective Radius | real | 4 | kpc | 99.99 | |
| readInterval | Multiframe | WSA | Interval between reads {image primary HDU keyword: READINT} | real | 4 | seconds | -0.9999995e9 | TIME_INTERVAL |
| readInterval | Multiframe | WSATransit | Interval between reads {image primary HDU keyword: READINT} | real | 4 | seconds | -0.9999995e9 | TIME_INTERVAL |
| readMode | MultiframeDetector | WSA | Name of camera readmode {image primary HDU keyword: READMODE} | varchar | 8 | NONE | ?? | |
| readMode | MultiframeDetector | WSATransit | Name of camera readmode {image primary HDU keyword: READMODE} | varchar | 8 | NONE | ?? | |
| readNoise | MultiframeDetector | WSA | Readnoise estimate {image extension keyword: READNOIS} | real | 4 | -0.9999995e9 | ?? | |
| readNoise | MultiframeDetector | WSATransit | Readnoise estimate {image extension keyword: READNOIS} | real | 4 | -0.9999995e9 | ?? | |
| readOutApp | MultiframeDetector | WSA | Name of camera readout application {image extension keyword: CAPPLICN} | varchar | 32 | NONE | ?? | |
| readOutApp | MultiframeDetector | WSATransit | Name of camera readout application {image extension keyword: CAPPLICN} | varchar | 32 | NONE | ?? | |
| recipe | Multiframe | WSA | Data reduction recipe to be used {image primary HDU keyword: RECIPE} | varchar | 64 | NONE | REDUCT_METHOD | |
| recipe | Multiframe | WSATransit | Data reduction recipe to be used {image primary HDU keyword: RECIPE} | varchar | 64 | NONE | REDUCT_METHOD | |
| recNo | iras_asc | IRAS | Record Number of source in data file | int | 4 | RECORD | ||
| recNum | Detection | SSA | The record number in the original IAM file | int | 4 | RECORD | ||
| refDecShift02 | CurrentAstrometry | WSA | Ref Dec shift pass 0 to 2 (new - old) {image extension keyword: DECZP02} | float | 8 | arcsec | -0.9999995e9 | ?? |
| refDecShift02 | CurrentAstrometry | WSATransit | Ref Dec shift pass 0 to 2 (new - old) {image extension keyword: DECZP02} | float | 8 | arcsec | -0.9999995e9 | ?? |
| reference | Programme | WSA | a reference for the programme, eg. "http://www.ukidss.org/surveys/surveys.html" | varchar | 256 | REFER_CODE | ||
| reference | Programme | WSATransit | a reference for the programme, eg. "http://www.ukidss.org/surveys/surveys.html" | varchar | 256 | REFER_CODE | ||
| refRaShift02 | CurrentAstrometry | WSA | Ref RA shift pass 0 to 2 (new - old) {image extension keyword: RAZP02} | float | 8 | arcsec | -0.9999995e9 | ?? |
| refRaShift02 | CurrentAstrometry | WSATransit | Ref RA shift pass 0 to 2 (new - old) {image extension keyword: RAZP02} | float | 8 | arcsec | -0.9999995e9 | ?? |
| rel0 | twomass_scn | 2MASS | Flag indicating whether the scan is contained in the TWOMASS Sampler Release. | smallint | 2 | CODE_MISC | ||
| rel1 | twomass_scn | 2MASS | Flag indicating whether the scan is contained in the TWOMASS First Incremental Data Release (IDR1). | smallint | 2 | CODE_MISC | ||
| rel2 | twomass_scn | 2MASS | Flag indicating whether the scan is contained in the TWOMASS Second Incremental Data Release (IDR2). | smallint | 2 | CODE_MISC | ||
| releaseDate | Release | WSA | the release date | datetime | 8 | MM-DD-YYYY | 12-31-9999 | TIME_DATE |
| releaseDate | Release | WSATransit | the release date | datetime | 8 | MM-DD-YYYY | 12-31-9999 | TIME_DATE |
| releaseNum | Release | WSA | the release number | smallint | 2 | ID_VERSION | ||
| releaseNum | Release | WSATransit | the release number | smallint | 2 | ID_VERSION | ||
| relUnc_100 | iras_psc | IRAS | percent relative 100 micron flux density uncertainties. | smallint | 2 | ERROR | ||
| relUnc_12 | iras_psc | IRAS | percent relative 12 micron flux density uncertainties. | smallint | 2 | ERROR | ||
| relUnc_25 | iras_psc | IRAS | percent relative 25 micron flux density uncertainties. | smallint | 2 | ERROR | ||
| relUnc_60 | iras_psc | IRAS | percent relative 60 micron flux density uncertainties. | smallint | 2 | ERROR | ||
| remoteAgent | Multiframe | WSA | Name of remote agent (if any) {image primary HDU keyword: RMTAGENT} | varchar | 64 | NONE | ?? | |
| remoteAgent | Multiframe | WSATransit | Name of remote agent (if any) {image primary HDU keyword: RMTAGENT} | varchar | 64 | NONE | ?? | |
| reqCloudMax | Multiframe | WSA | requested maximum cloud coverage {image primary HDU keyword: RQ_MAXCL} | float | 8 | percentage | -0.9999995e9 | |
| reqCloudMax | Multiframe | WSATransit | requested maximum cloud coverage {image primary HDU keyword: RQ_MAXCL} | float | 8 | percentage | -0.9999995e9 | |
| reqCloudMin | Multiframe | WSA | requested minimum cloud coverage {image primary HDU keyword: RQ_MINCL} | float | 8 | percentage | -0.9999995e9 | |
| reqCloudMin | Multiframe | WSATransit | requested minimum cloud coverage {image primary HDU keyword: RQ_MINCL} | float | 8 | percentage | -0.9999995e9 | |
| reqJSkyMax | Multiframe | WSA | requested maximum J sky brightness {image primary HDU keyword: RQ_MAXSB} | float | 8 | mag/arcsec**2 | -0.9999995e9 | |
| reqJSkyMax | Multiframe | WSATransit | requested maximum J sky brightness {image primary HDU keyword: RQ_MAXSB} | float | 8 | mag/arcsec**2 | -0.9999995e9 | |
| reqJSkyMin | Multiframe | WSA | requested minimum J sky brightness {image primary HDU keyword: RQ_MINSB} | float | 8 | mag/arcsec**2 | -0.9999995e9 | |
| reqJSkyMin | Multiframe | WSATransit | requested minimum J sky brightness {image primary HDU keyword: RQ_MINSB} | float | 8 | mag/arcsec**2 | -0.9999995e9 | |
| reqMoonMax | Multiframe | WSA | requested maximum illumination moon {image primary HDU keyword: RQ_MAXMN} | float | 8 | percentage | -0.9999995e9 | |
| reqMoonMax | Multiframe | WSATransit | requested maximum illumination moon {image primary HDU keyword: RQ_MAXMN} | float | 8 | percentage | -0.9999995e9 | |
| reqMoonMin | Multiframe | WSA | requested minimum illumination moon {image primary HDU keyword: RQ_MINMN} | float | 8 | percentage | -0.9999995e9 | |
| reqMoonMin | Multiframe | WSATransit | requested minimum illumination moon {image primary HDU keyword: RQ_MINMN} | float | 8 | percentage | -0.9999995e9 | |
| reqSeeingMax | Multiframe | WSA | requested maximum seeing {image primary HDU keyword: RQ_MXSEE} | float | 8 | arcsec | -0.9999995e9 | |
| reqSeeingMax | Multiframe | WSATransit | requested maximum seeing {image primary HDU keyword: RQ_MXSEE} | float | 8 | arcsec | -0.9999995e9 | |
| reqSeeingMin | Multiframe | WSA | requested minimum seeing {image primary HDU keyword: RQ_MNSEE} | float | 8 | arcsec | -0.9999995e9 | |
| reqSeeingMin | Multiframe | WSATransit | requested minimum seeing {image primary HDU keyword: RQ_MNSEE} | float | 8 | arcsec | -0.9999995e9 | |
| reqTauMax | Multiframe | WSA | requested maximum tau constraint {image primary HDU keyword: RQ_MXTAU} | float | 8 | -0.9999995e9 | ||
| reqTauMax | Multiframe | WSATransit | requested maximum tau constraint {image primary HDU keyword: RQ_MXTAU} | float | 8 | -0.9999995e9 | ||
| reqTauMin | Multiframe | WSA | requested minimum tau constraint {image primary HDU keyword: RQ_MNTAU} | float | 8 | -0.9999995e9 | ||
| reqTauMin | Multiframe | WSATransit | requested minimum tau constraint {image primary HDU keyword: RQ_MNTAU} | float | 8 | -0.9999995e9 | ||
| resFlux | nvssSource | NVSS | Peak residual flux, in mJy/beam | real | 4 | mJy | PHOT_FLUX_RADIO_MISC | |
| resultsFile | ArchiveCurationHistory | WSA | filename of any results file | varchar | 256 | ID_FILE | ||
| resultsFile | ArchiveCurationHistory | WSATransit | filename of any results file | varchar | 256 | ID_FILE | ||
| REVOLUT | twoxmm | XMM | The XMM-Newton revolution number. | varchar | 4 | orbit | ||
| rFlag | rosat_bsc, rosat_fsc | ROSAT | source counts and extraction radius recalculated | varchar | 1 | CODE_MISC | ||
| rh | twomass_scn | 2MASS | Relative humidity of telescope enclosure at beginning of scan. | smallint | 2 | % | OBS_CONDITIONS | |
| RHALF | mgcGalaxyStruct | MGC | GIM2D HLR | real | 4 | 99.99 | ||
| rl | rosat_fsc | ROSAT | reliability of source detection (0...99) | tinyint | 1 | STAT_SIGNIFICANCE | ||
| rms | firstSource | FIRST | local noise estimate at the source position | real | 4 | mJy | INST_NOISE | |
| rolledBack | ArchiveCurationHistory | WSA | Flag for roll-back of this event: 0=no, 1 = yes | tinyint | 1 | ?? | ||
| rolledBack | ArchiveCurationHistory | WSATransit | Flag for roll-back of this event: 0=no, 1 = yes | tinyint | 1 | ?? | ||
| runID | MultiframeDetector | WSA | Name of CASU raw data file {image extension keyword: RUNID} | varchar | 256 | NONE | ID_FILE | |
| runID | MultiframeDetector | WSATransit | Name of CASU raw data file {image extension keyword: RUNID} | varchar | 256 | NONE | ID_FILE | |
| rvCol | Plate | SSA | Name of radial velocity column in reference catalogue | varchar | 16 | REMARKS | ||