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List of available measurement catalogs :
Diameter
|
collection of stellar diameters
|
Distance
|
collection of distances (pc, kpc or Mpc) by several means.
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Fe/H
|
collection of metallicity, as well as Teff, logg for stars
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Herschel
|
The Herschel observing Log
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ISO
|
Infrared Space Observatory (ISO) observing log
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IUE
|
International Ultraviolet Explorer observing log
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SpT
|
collection of spectral types
|
Plx
|
collection of trigonometric parallaxes
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PM
|
collection of proper motions
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Rot
|
Stellar Rotational Velocities.
|
Var
|
collection of stellar variability types and periods
|
Velocities
|
collection of HRV, Vlsr, cz and redshifts
|
XMM
|
XMM observing log
|
Diameter
|
collection of stellar diameters
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Display format:
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| diameterQ unit| error | filter | method | Reference |
-------------------------------------------------------------------
| 3.15E-05 mas |0.10E-05 |B |6A |2001A&A...367..521P|
fieldname
|
data type
|
description
|
votable type
|
UCD
|
Unit
|
diameter
|
float8
|
Diameter value |
double
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PHYS.ANGSIZE
|
|
Q
|
char(1)
|
Quality |
char
|
META.CODE.QUAL
|
|
unit
|
char(4)
|
Unit (mas/km) |
char
|
META.UNIT
|
|
error
|
float8
|
Error |
double
|
STAT.ERROR
|
|
filter
|
char(8)
|
filter or wavelength |
char
|
INSTR.FILTER
|
|
method
|
char(8)
|
calculation method FundStP = Fundamental Stellar Parameters |
char
|
INSTR.SETUP
|
|
bibcode
|
char(19)
|
Bibcode |
char
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META.BIB.BIBCODE
|
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Distance
|
collection of distances (pc, kpc or Mpc) by several means.
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Display format:
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0123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123
| distance Q unit | err- err+ | method | Reference |
------------------------------------------------------------------
| 17.3 Mpc | -0.2 +0.6 |ST-L |2000A&A...356..849G|
fieldname
|
data type
|
description
|
votable type
|
UCD
|
Unit
|
distance
|
float8
|
Distance value |
double
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POS.DISTANCE
|
|
Q
|
char(1)
|
Quality |
char
|
META.CODE.QUAL
|
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unit
|
char(4)
|
Unit (pc,kpc or Mpc) |
char
|
META.UNIT
|
|
merr
|
float8
|
minus error |
double
|
STAT.ERROR
|
|
perr
|
float8
|
plus error |
double
|
STAT.ERROR
|
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method
|
char(8)
|
distance calculation method Cep, RRLyr : Stars. period-luminosity relationship T-RGB : Stars. Tip of the Red Giant Branch ST-L : Stars. Inferred from photometry and spectral type T-F : Galaxies. Tully-Fisher relation Redshift: Galaxies SBF : Galaxies. Surface Brightness Fluctuation Kin : galactic objects. kinematic distance CaIIHK : Observation of spectral lines paral : parallaxe |
char
|
INSTR.SETUP
|
|
bibcode
|
char(19)
|
Bibcode |
char
|
META.BIB.BIBCODE
|
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Fe/H
|
collection of metallicity, as well as Teff, logg for stars
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Display format:
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012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456
| Teff log_g| Fe_H *|CompStar |CatNo| Reference |
-----------------------------------------------------------
| 5196 4.5 |-1.40 M|SUN |F4716|1991ApJS...77..515L|
fieldname
|
data type
|
description
|
votable type
|
UCD
|
Unit
|
Teff
|
int4
|
Effective Temperature |
int
|
PHYS.TEMPERATURE.EFFECTIVE
|
unit-degK
|
log_g
|
float4
|
Decimal logarithm of the surface gravity |
float
|
PHYS.GRAVITY
|
cm/s**2
|
Fe_H
|
float4
|
Metallicity index relative to the Sun |
float
|
PHYS.ABUND.FE
|
|
flag
|
char(1)
|
Flag on the [Fe/H] value |
char
|
META.CODE.ERROR
|
|
CompStar
|
char(9)
|
Designates the comparison star from which the [Fe/H] value was obtained |
char
|
META.ID
|
|
CatNo
|
char(5)
|
Star in the Cayrel et al. (1997A&AS..124..299C) compilation |
char
|
META.ID;META.MAIN
|
|
bibcode
|
char(19)
|
Bibcode |
char
|
META.BIB.BIBCODE
|
|
Herschel
|
The Herschel observing Log
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Display format:
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| ObsId | alpha delta |
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|1342271266|18 52 22.19 -00 14 13.9|
fieldname
|
data type
|
description
|
votable type
|
UCD
|
Unit
|
ObsId
|
char(10)
|
Observation identifier |
char
|
META.ID;META.MAIN
|
|
alpha
|
char(11)
|
Right ascension |
char
|
POS.EQ.RA;META.MAIN
|
h:m:s
|
delta
|
char(11)
|
Declination |
char
|
POS.EQ.DEC;META.MAIN
|
d:m:s
|
ISO
|
Infrared Space Observatory (ISO) observing log
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Display format:
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| TDT | alpha delta |
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|76802105|315.5775+36.6924|
fieldname
|
data type
|
description
|
votable type
|
UCD
|
Unit
|
TDT
|
char(8)
|
Observation identifier |
char
|
META.ID;META.MAIN
|
|
alpha
|
float8
|
Right ascension |
double
|
POS.EQ.RA;META.MAIN
|
deg
|
delta
|
float8
|
Declination |
double
|
POS.EQ.DEC;META.MAIN
|
deg
|
IUE
|
International Ultraviolet Explorer observing log
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Display format:
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012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234
|Homogenized Name: ComplID |PROG |CL|D CAM IMAGE A| FES MD|Obs.date Time|ExpTim|m|CEB|S|Comments |F|Reference |
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|HD 48915 : |AMBJL|30|H SWP 08034 L|28673 FU|800224 022900|000004| |X03|G|C=2X,B=50 |*|1996IUEML.C......0I|
fieldname
|
data type
|
description
|
votable type
|
UCD
|
Unit
|
Homogenized_Name
|
char(16)
|
Homogenized Name |
char
|
META.ID;META.MAIN
|
|
ComplID
|
char(12)
|
Complementary Identifier |
char
|
META.ID
|
|
PROG
|
char(5)
|
Observing Program Identification |
char
|
META.ID;OBS
|
|
CL
|
int2
|
IUE class code |
int
|
SRC.CLASS
|
|
D
|
char(1)
|
Dispersion code |
char
|
META.CODE
|
|
CAM
|
char(3)
|
Camera id |
char
|
META.ID;INSTR
|
|
IMAGE
|
int4
|
Image number |
int
|
OBS.IMAGE
|
|
A
|
char(1)
|
Aperture designation code |
char
|
INSTR.FOV
|
|
FES
|
int4
|
FES count |
int
|
PHOT.COUNT;EM.OPT
|
|
MD
|
char(2)
|
FES mode |
char
|
META.CODE
|
|
ObsDate
|
char(6)
|
Observation date |
char
|
TIME.EPOCH
|
|
Time
|
char(6)
|
Observation time |
char
|
TIME.EPOCH
|
|
ExpTim
|
int4
|
Effective exposure time |
int
|
TIME.EXPO
|
sec
|
m
|
char(1)
|
Abnormality code |
char
|
META.CODE.QUAL
|
|
CEB
|
char(3)
|
Exposure quality code |
char
|
META.CODE.CLASS
|
|
S
|
char(1)
|
Station (V=Vilspa/G=Goddard) |
char
|
META.FLAG;INSTR.TEL
|
|
Comments
|
char(20)
|
Comments |
char
|
META.NOTE
|
|
F
|
char(1)
|
Flag |
char
|
META.CODE
|
|
bibcode
|
char(19)
|
Bibcode |
char
|
META.BIB.BIBCODE
|
|
SpT
|
collection of spectral types
|
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Display format:
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012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345
|ds/mss |Spectral type | reference |
--------------------------------------------------------------------
| / |G2Ibvar |1954ApJS....1..175B|
fieldname
|
data type
|
description
|
votable type
|
UCD
|
Unit
|
ds
|
char(2)
|
dispersive system |
char
|
META.ID;INSTR
|
|
mss
|
char(3)
|
mss notes |
char
|
META.NOTE
|
|
Spectral_type
|
char(36)
|
MK/MSS spectral type |
char
|
SRC.SPTYPE
|
|
bibcode
|
char(19)
|
Bibcode |
char
|
META.BIB.BIBCODE
|
|
Plx
|
collection of trigonometric parallaxes
|
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Display format:
0 1 2 3 4
0123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901
| plx : m.e R | reference |
------------------------------------------------------
| -1234.005695:0000.000009 Yk|1952GCTP..C......0J|
fieldname
|
data type
|
description
|
votable type
|
UCD
|
Unit
|
plx
|
float4
|
Parallaxe |
float
|
POS.PARALLAX.TRIG
|
mas
|
me
|
float4
|
sigma{plx} |
float
|
STAT.ERROR
|
mas
|
R
|
char(2)
|
Observatory code |
char
|
META.ID;INSTR.OBSTY
|
|
bibcode
|
char(19)
|
Bibcode |
char
|
META.BIB.BIBCODE
|
|
PM
|
collection of proper motions
|
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top
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Display format:
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012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789
| pm-ra [ m.e ]| pm-de [ m.e ]|SYST| reference |
--------------------------------------------------------------
| -.026[ .015 ]| +.025[ .012 ]|FK4 |1971$AGK3.C.......L|
fieldname
|
data type
|
description
|
votable type
|
UCD
|
Unit
|
pmra
|
float4
|
Proper motion R.A. |
float
|
POS.PM;POS.EQ.RA
|
mas.yr-1
|
me_pmra
|
float4
|
sigma{pm-ra} |
float
|
STAT.ERROR
|
mas.yr-1
|
pmde
|
float4
|
Proper motion DEC. |
float
|
POS.PM;POS.EQ.DEC
|
mas.yr-1
|
me_pmde
|
float4
|
sigma{pm-de} |
float
|
STAT.ERROR
|
mas.yr-1
|
system
|
char(4)
|
coordinates system designation |
char
|
POS.FRAME
|
|
bibcode
|
char(19)
|
Bibcode |
char
|
META.BIB.BIBCODE
|
|
Rot
|
Stellar Rotational Velocities.
|
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Display format:
0 1 2 3
012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234
| Vsini [ err ] (mes)|Q| reference |
-----------------------------------------------
| 9 [ ] ( 10)|E|1970$KwKy.189.....U|
fieldname
|
data type
|
description
|
votable type
|
UCD
|
Unit
|
upVsini
|
char(1)
|
Upper value of Vsini |
char
|
META.CODE
|
|
Vsini
|
float4
|
V sini |
float
|
PHYS.VELOC.ROTAT
|
km.s-1
|
err
|
float4
|
error |
float
|
STAT.ERROR
|
|
mes
|
int2
|
Number of measurements |
int
|
META.NUMBER
|
|
qual
|
char(1)
|
Quality |
char
|
CODE.QUAL
|
|
bibcode
|
char(19)
|
Bibcode |
char
|
META.BIB.BIBCODE
|
|
Var
|
collection of stellar variability types and periods
|
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Display format:
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012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890
|vartyp| Vmax p Vmin | period (d) | epoch (JD) |D/rt%|Reference |
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|M | 13.50 p >16.50 |> 250 | 2424935 :|~ |1971GCVS3.C......0K|
fieldname
|
data type
|
description
|
votable type
|
UCD
|
Unit
|
vartyp
|
char(16)
|
Type of variability |
char
|
META.CODE;SRC.VAR
|
|
LoVmax
|
char(1)
|
Upper limit flag for Vmax |
char
|
META.CODE.ERROR
|
|
Vmax
|
float4
|
Maximum of brightness |
float
|
PHOT.MAG
|
mag
|
R_Vmax
|
char(1)
|
Uncertainty flag |
char
|
META.CODE.ERROR
|
|
magtyp
|
char(1)
|
Magnitude type |
char
|
META.ID;PHOT
|
|
UpVmin
|
char(1)
|
Lower limit flag for Vmin |
char
|
META.CODE
|
|
Vmin
|
float4
|
Minimum of brightness |
float
|
PHOT.MAG
|
mag
|
R_Vmin
|
char(1)
|
Uncertainty flag for Vmin |
char
|
META.CODE.ERROR
|
|
UpPeriod
|
char(1)
|
Lower limit flag for the period |
char
|
META.CODE
|
|
period
|
float8
|
Period |
double
|
TIME.PERIOD
|
day
|
R_period
|
char(2)
|
Uncertainty flag on period (:+) |
char
|
META.CODE.ERROR
|
|
epoch
|
float8
|
Epoch of maximum or minimum |
double
|
TIME.EPOCH
|
day
|
R_epoch
|
char(1)
|
Uncertainty on epoch (:) |
char
|
META.CODE.ERROR
|
|
D_rt
|
float4
|
Raising time for all other variable types |
float
|
TIME.INTERVAL
|
|
R_D_rt
|
char(1)
|
Uncertainty flag on raising time |
char
|
META.CODE.ERROR
|
|
bibcode
|
char(19)
|
Bibcode |
char
|
META.BIB.BIBCODE
|
|
Velocities
|
collection of HRV, Vlsr, cz and redshifts
|
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top
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Display format:
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01234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456
|type| Value R m.e. | Acc (Nmes)|nat,Q,dom,res D| Date |Rem. | Origin | Reference |
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|cz | 492.13 ? 12.123 | A ( 1)|e ,D,X, 0.11 | 50000.4324 | |t |1966POHP....8...25F|
fieldname
|
data type
|
description
|
votable type
|
UCD
|
Unit
|
type
|
char(3)
|
velocity type (v, z or cz) |
char
|
META.CODE;SPECT.DOPPLERVELOC
|
|
Value
|
float8
|
Velocity |
double
|
SPECT.DOPPLERVELOC
|
|
R
|
char(1)
|
colon is uncertain question mark is questionable |
char
|
META.NOTE
|
|
me
|
float8
|
sigma(Value) |
double
|
STAT.ERROR
|
|
Acc
|
char(1)
|
Quality |
char
|
META.CODE.QUAL
|
|
Nmes
|
int2
|
Number of measurements |
int
|
META.NUMBER
|
|
nat
|
char(2)
|
nature of the measurement p = photometric s = spectroscopic se= spectroscopic on emmision line sa= spectroscopic on absorption line |
char
|
META.CODE;SPECT.DOPPLERVELOC
|
|
Q
|
char(1)
|
Quality |
char
|
META.CODE.QUAL
|
|
dom
|
char(4)
|
Wavelength domain (Rad,mm,IR,Opt,UV,XRay,Gam) |
char
|
EM.WL.CENTRAL;SPECT.DOPPLERVELOC
|
|
res
|
float8
|
Resolution |
float
|
SPECT.RESOLUTION
|
|
d
|
char(1)
|
D |
char
|
META.CODE
|
|
Date
|
float8
|
Observation date |
double
|
TIME.EPOCH
|
|
Rem
|
char(7)
|
Remarks |
char
|
META.NOTE
|
|
Origin
|
char(2)
|
Origin of the radial velocity |
char
|
META.NOTE
|
|
bibcode
|
char(19)
|
Bibcode |
char
|
META.BIB.BIBCODE
|
|
XMM
|
XMM observing log
|
|
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Display format:
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012345678901
| Obsno |
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|0143630901|
fieldname
|
data type
|
description
|
votable type
|
UCD
|
Unit
|
Obsno
|
char(10)
|
Observation identifier |
char
|
META.ID;META.MAIN
|
|