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Glossary of WSA attributes

This Glossary alphabetically lists all attributes used in the UKIDSSR1 database(s) held in the WSA. If you would like to have more information about the schema tables please use the UKIDSSR1 Schema Browser (other Browser versions).
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NameSchema TableDatabaseDescriptionTypeLengthUnitDefault ValueUnified Content Descriptor
b CurrentAstrometry, calDetection, commDetection, commSource, dxsDetection, dxsListRemeasurement, dxsSource, dxsSourceRemeasurement, gcsDetection, gcsListRemeasurement, gcsSource, gcsSourceRemeasurement, gpsDetection, gpsListRemeasurement, gpsSource, gpsSourceRemeasurement, lasDetection, lasListRemeasurement, lasSource, lasSourceRemeasurement, PreviousAstrometry, u05a18Detection, udsDetection, udsListRemeasurement, udsSource, udsSourceRemeasurement WSA Galactic latitude float 8 Degrees   POS_GAL_LAT
b Source SSA The Galactic latitude of the source real 4 degrees   POS_GAL_LAT
b_m_opt twomass_psc 2MASS Blue magnitude of associated optical source. real 4 mag   SPECT_FLUX_VALUE
bgrCpsa rosat_bsc, rosat_fsc ROSAT background countrate, vignetting corrected real 4 counts/sec/arcmin**2   INST_BACKGROUND
bI Detection SSA Semi-minor axis of intensity-weighted fitted ellip. real 4 microns   EXTENSION_SMIN
bitsPerPix MultiframeDetector WSA Number of bits per data pixel, eg. +32 = 4 byte integers {image extension keyword: BITPIX} smallint 2 FITS bitpix   NUMBER
bl_flg twomass_psc 2MASS Blend flag. varchar 3     CODE_MISC
bl_sub_flg twomass_xsc 2MASS blanked/subtracted src description flag. smallint 2     CODE_MISC
blend Detection SSA Deblend flag: -n=parent of n children; +n = nth child of a parent int 4     CODE_MULT_INDEX
blendB Source SSA Blend flag from B band detection int 4   -99999999 CODE_MULT_INDEX
blendI Source SSA Blend flag from I band detection int 4   -99999999 CODE_MULT_INDEX
blendR1 Source SSA Blend flag from R1 band detection int 4   -99999999 CODE_MULT_INDEX
blendR2 Source SSA Blend flag from R2 band detection int 4   -99999999 CODE_MULT_INDEX
blk_fac twomass_xsc 2MASS LCSB blocking factor (1, 2, 4, 8). smallint 2     FIT_PARAM
brClass commSource WSA discrete image classification flag in Br smallint 2   -9999 CLASS_MISC
brClassStat commSource WSA N(0,1) stellarness-of-profile statistic in Br real 4   -0.9999995e9 STAT_PROP
brDeblend commSource WSA flag indicating parent/child relation in Br int 4   -99999999 CODE_MISC
brEll commSource WSA 1-b/a, where a/b=semi-major/minor axes in Br real 4   -0.9999995e9 PHYS_ELLIPTICITY
breNum calMergeLog, commMergeLog WSA the extension number of this Br frame (ep1) tinyint 1     NUMBER
brErrBits commSource WSA processing warning/error bitwise flags in Br int 4   -99999999 CODE_MISC
brEta commSource WSA Offset of Br detection from master position (+north/-south) real 4 arcsec -0.9999995e9 POS_EQ_DEC_OFF
brGausig commSource WSA RMS of axes of ellipse fit in Br real 4 pixels -0.9999995e9 MORPH_PARAM
brightLim Plate SSA Bright mag limit for selected astrometric refstars real 4     PHOT_MAG_LIMIT
brightObjID JunkDetection SSA The Detection.objID of the artifact-inducing bright star bigint 8   0 ID_ASSOCIATED
brMag commSource WSA Br mag (as appropriate for this merged source) real 4 mag -0.9999995e9 PHOT_MAG
brMagErr commSource WSA Error in Br mag real 4 mag -0.9999995e9 ERROR
brmfID calMergeLog, commMergeLog WSA the UID of the relevant Br multiframe (ep1) bigint 8     ID_FRAME
brObjID commSource WSA the UID of the Br detection bigint 8   -99999999 ID_NUMBER
brPA commSource WSA ellipse fit celestial orientation in Br real 4 Degrees -0.9999995e9 POS_POS-ANG
brppErrBits commSource WSA additional WFAU post-processing error bits in Br int 4   -99999999 CODE_MISC
brSeqNum commSource WSA the running number of the Br detection int 4   -99999999 ID_NUMBER
brXi commSource WSA Offset of Br detection from master position (+east/-west) real 4 arcsec -0.9999995e9 POS_EQ_RA_OFF
bU Detection SSA Semi-minor axis of unweighted fitted ellipse real 4 microns   EXTENSION_SMIN



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