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Glossary of VULCAN attributes

This Glossary alphabetically lists all attributes used in the VULCANv20260525 database(s) held in the ASNIR. If you would like to have more information about the schema tables please use the VULCANv20260525 Schema Browser (other Browser versions).
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NameSchema TableDatabaseDescriptionTypeLengthUnitDefault ValueUnified Content Descriptor
objAltName1 ObjectThin PS1DR2 Alternate name for this object. varchar 32     meta.id
objAltName2 ObjectThin PS1DR2 Altername name for this object. varchar 32     meta.id
objAltName3 ObjectThin PS1DR2 Altername name for this object. varchar 32     meta.id
objID Detection, MeanObject, StackObjectAttributes, StackObjectThin PS1DR2 Unique object identifier. bigint 8      
objID ObjectThin PS1DR2 Unique object identifier. bigint 8     meta.id;meta.main
objInfoFlag ObjectThin PS1DR2 Information flag bitmask indicating details of the photometry. Values listed in ObjectInfoFlags int 4   0 meta.code
objName ObjectThin PS1DR2 IAU name for this object. varchar 32     meta.id
objNameHMS ObjectThin PS1DR2 Alternate Pan-STARRS name for this object. varchar 32     meta.id
objPopularName ObjectThin PS1DR2 Well known name for this object. varchar 140     meta.id
obReqs RequiredFilters VULCANiDR For wide shallow surveys with small number of epochs, what OB requirements for each epoch. varchar 32   NONE meta.note
obsTime Detection PS1DR2 Modified Julian Date at the midpoint of the observation. float 8 days -999  
obstype Multiframe VULCANiDR Type (BIAS|DARK|ARC|FLAT|OBJECT|SKY) {image primary HDU keyword: HIERARCH ESO DPR TYPE} varchar 32   NONE  
oneSecMLVg Filter VULCANiDR The Vega magnitude limit of a 1s exposure in this filter real 4 mag -0.9999995e9  



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