TABLE  firstSource12Feb16

Contains the parameters provided for each source in the FIRST Survey Catalog: 12Feb16 Version.

This table contains brief descriptions of the parameters provided for
each source in the FIRST SC. It contains 946,464 sources arranged in
order of decreasing declination.

Required constraints:
  • Primary key is (seqNo)

NameTypeLengthUnitDescriptionDefault ValueUnified Content Descriptor
fieldNamevarchar12 Name of the coadded image containing the source (encodes the position of the field center). ID_IMAGE
seqNoint4 sequential object number ID_NUMBER
cxfloat8 unit vector of spherical co-ordinates POS_EQ_X
cyfloat8 unit vector of spherical co-ordinates POS_EQ_Y
czfloat8 unit vector of spherical co-ordinates POS_EQ_Z
htmIDbigint8 Hierarchical Triangular Mesh (HTM) index, 20 deep, for equatorial co-ordinates POS_GENERAL
rafloat8degreesJ2000 Celestial Right Ascension POS_EQ_RA_MAIN
decfloat8degreesJ2000 Celestial Declination POS_EQ_DEC_MAIN
sourceProbreal4 probability that the source is spurious (most commonly because it is a sidelobe of of a nearby bright source.) Low values mean the source is unlikely to be spurious. CODE_MISC
fPeakreal4mJypeak flux densities PHOT_FLUX_RADIO_1.4G
fIntreal4mJyintegrated flux densities PHOT_FLUX_RADIO_1.4G
rmsreal4mJylocal noise estimate at the source position INST_NOISE
majreal4arcsecmajor axes derived from the elliptical Gaussian model for the source after deconvolution. EXTENSION_FWHM_MAJ
minreal4arcsecminor axes derived from the elliptical Gaussian model for the source after deconvolution. EXTENSION_FWHM_MIN
pareal4degreesposition angle (east of north) derived from the elliptical Gaussian model for the source POS_POS-ANG
fMajreal4arcsecmajor axes derived from the elliptical Gaussian model for the source before deconvolution. EXTENSION_FWHM_MAJ
fMinreal4arcsecminor axes derived from the elliptical Gaussian model for the source before deconvolution. EXTENSION_FWHM_MIN
fPAreal4degreesposition angle (east of north) derived from the elliptical Gaussian model for the source before deconvolution. POS_POS-ANG
sdssMatchessmallint2 number of matches within a fiducial radius (8 arcsec) with SDSS DR6  
sdssSepreal4arcsecseparation of the nearest match in SDSS DR6 from the FIRST position  
sdssMagreal4magSDSS i magnitude  
sdssClassvarchar1 morphological classification in SDSS DR6 (s=stellar, g=nonstellar/galaxy)  
twomassMatchessmallint2 number of matches within a fiducial radius (8 arcsec) with 2MASS  
twomassSepreal4arcsecseparation of the nearest match in 2MASS from the FIRST position  
twomassMagreal4mag2MASS K magnitude  
Total length125