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Details - VISTA Magellanic Survey: Band-merged Master Source Catalog (YJKs)

Title VISTA Magellanic Survey: Band-merged Master Source Catalog (YJKs)
Version 5
Data Provider/P.I. Maria-Rosa L. Cioni
Data Collection VMC
Data Release DR6
Submission Date 2022-07-29
Publication Date 2022-09-26
Description Epoch-merged and band-merged master source catalogues covering the full survey area: LMC, SMC, the Bridge and Stream in YJKs.
Please refer to the full data release description for further information.
Telescope ESO-VISTA
Instrument VIRCAM
Technique of Observation IMAGE,JITTER
Start of Observations 55,139.293 (2009-11-04T20:02:21)
End of Observations 58,408.263 (2018-10-17T20:19:09)
Filter Set/bands Y J Ks
Sky Solid Angle 168.09
Number of Records 70462061
Number of Columns 96
Reference 2011A&A...527A.116C
Acknowledgment Policy Please include the following acknowledgment in any published material that makes use of this data product: Based on data obtained from the ESO Science Archive Facility with DOI: https://doi.org/10.18727/archive/64
Position Name Description Data Type Data Size UCD Physical Unit
1 IAUNAME IAU Name (not unique) STRING 29 meta.id
2 SOURCEID UID of this merged detection as assigned by merge algorithm INT64 1 meta.id;meta.main
3 CUEVENTID UID of curation event giving rise to this record INT32 1 meta.id
4 FRAMESETID UID of the set of frames that this merged source comes from INT64 1 meta.id
5 RA2000 Celestial Right Ascension DOUBLE 1 pos.eq.ra;meta.main deg
6 DEC2000 Celestial Declination DOUBLE 1 pos.eq.dec;meta.main deg
7 L Galactic longitude DOUBLE 1 pos.galactic.lon deg
8 B Galactic latitude DOUBLE 1 pos.galactic.lat deg
9 LAMBDA SDSS system spherical co-ordinate 1 DOUBLE 1 pos deg
10 ETA SDSS system spherical co-ordinate 2 DOUBLE 1 pos deg
11 PRIORSEC Seam code for a unique (=0) or duplicated (!=0) source INT64 1 meta.code
12 YMJPNT Point source colour Y-J (using aperMag3) FLOAT 1 phot.color;em.IR.NIR;em.IR.J mag
13 YMJPNTERR Error on point source colour Y-J FLOAT 1 stat.error;em.IR.NIR;em.IR.J mag
14 JMKSPNT Point source colour J-Ks (using aperMag3) FLOAT 1 phot.color;em.IR.J;em.IR.K mag
15 JMKSPNTERR Error on point source colour J-Ks FLOAT 1 stat.error;em.IR.J;em.IR.K mag
16 YMJEXT Extended source colour Y-J (using aperMagNoAperCorr3) FLOAT 1 phot.color;em.IR.NIR;em.IR.J mag
17 YMJEXTERR Error on extended source colour Y-J FLOAT 1 stat.error;em.IR.NIR;em.IR.J mag
18 JMKSEXT Extended source colour J-Ks (using aperMagNoAperCorr3) FLOAT 1 phot.color;em.IR.J;em.IR.K mag
19 JMKSEXTERR Error on extended source colour J-Ks FLOAT 1 stat.error;em.IR.J;em.IR.K mag
20 MERGEDCLASSSTAT Merged N(0,1) stellarness-of-profile statistic FLOAT 1 stat
21 MERGEDCLASS Class flag,1|0|-1|-2|-3|-9=gal|noise|star|probStar|probGal|saturated INT16 1 meta.code
22 PSTAR Probability that the source is a star FLOAT 1 stat.probability
23 PGALAXY Probability that the source is a galaxy FLOAT 1 stat.probability
24 PNOISE Probability that the source is noise FLOAT 1 stat.probability
25 PSATURATED Probability that the source is saturated FLOAT 1 stat.probability
26 KSMJD Modified Julian Day in Ks band DOUBLE 1 time.epoch;em.IR.K d
27 KSPETROMAG Extended source Ks mag (Petrosian) FLOAT 1 phot.mag;em.IR.K mag
28 KSPETROMAGERR Error in extended source Ks mag (Petrosian) FLOAT 1 stat.error;phot.mag;em.IR.K mag
29 KSAPERMAG3 Default point source Ks aperture corrected mag (2.0 arcsec diam) FLOAT 1 phot.mag;em.IR.K mag
30 KSAPERMAG3ERR Error in default point source ks aperture corrected mag (2.0 arcsec FLOAT 1 stat.error;phot.mag;em.IR.K mag
31 KSAPERMAG4 Point source Ks aperture corrected mag (2.8 arcsec aperture diam) FLOAT 1 phot.mag;em.IR.K mag
32 KSAPERMAG4ERR Error in point source ks aperture corrected mag (2.8 arcsec aperture FLOAT 1 stat.error;phot.mag;em.IR.K mag
33 KSAPERMAG6 Point source Ks aperture corrected mag (5.7 arcsec aperture diam) FLOAT 1 phot.mag;em.IR.K mag
34 KSAPERMAG6ERR Error in point source ks aperture corrected mag (5.7 arcsec aperture FLOAT 1 stat.error;phot.mag;em.IR.K mag
35 KSAPERMAGNOAPERCORR3 Default extended source Ks aperture mag (2.0 arcsec diam) FLOAT 1 phot.mag;em.IR.K mag
36 KSAPERMAGNOAPERCORR4 Extended source Ks aperture mag (2.8 arcsec aperture diameter) FLOAT 1 phot.mag;em.IR.K mag
37 KSAPERMAGNOAPERCORR6 Extended source Ks aperture mag (5.7 arcsec aperture diameter) FLOAT 1 phot.mag;em.IR.K mag
38 KSGAUSIG RMS of axes of ellipse fit in Ks FLOAT 1 src.morph.param;em.IR.K pix
39 KSELL 1-b/a, where a/b=semi-major/minor axes in Ks FLOAT 1 src.ellipticity;em.IR.K
40 KSPA ellipse fit celestial orientation in Ks FLOAT 1 pos.posAng;em.IR.K deg
41 KSERRBITS processing warning/error bitwise flags in Ks INT32 1 meta.code;em.IR.K
42 KSAVERAGECONF average confidence in 2 arcsec diam default aperture 3 Ks FLOAT 1 stat.likelihood;em.IR.K
43 KSCLASS discrete image classification flag in Ks INT16 1 src.class;em.IR.K
44 KSCLASSSTAT N(0,1) stellarness-of-profile statistic in Ks FLOAT 1 stat;em.IR.K
45 KSPPERRBITS additional WFAU post-processing error bits in Ks INT32 1 meta.code;em.IR.K
46 KSSEQNUM the running number of the Ks detection INT32 1 meta.id;em.IR.K
47 KSXI Offset of Ks detection from master position (+east/-west) FLOAT 1 pos.eq.ra;arith.diff;em.IR.K arcsec
48 KSETA Offset of Ks detection from master position (+north/-south) FLOAT 1 pos.eq.dec;arith.diff;em.IR.K arcsec
49 JMJD Modified Julian Day in J band DOUBLE 1 time.epoch;em.IR.J d
50 JPETROMAG Extended source J mag (Petrosian) FLOAT 1 phot.mag;em.IR.J mag
51 JPETROMAGERR Error in extended source J mag (Petrosian) FLOAT 1 stat.error;phot.mag;em.IR.J mag
52 JAPERMAG3 Default point source J aperture corrected mag (2.0 arcsec diam) FLOAT 1 phot.mag;em.IR.J mag
53 JAPERMAG3ERR Error in default point source j aperture corrected mag (2.0 arcsec FLOAT 1 stat.error;phot.mag;em.IR.J mag
54 JAPERMAG4 Point source J aperture corrected mag (2.8 arcsec aperture diam) FLOAT 1 phot.mag;em.IR.J mag
55 JAPERMAG4ERR Error in point source j aperture corrected mag (2.8 arcsec aperture FLOAT 1 stat.error;phot.mag;em.IR.J mag
56 JAPERMAG6 Point source J aperture corrected mag (5.7 arcsec aperture diam) FLOAT 1 phot.mag;em.IR.J mag
57 JAPERMAG6ERR Error in point source j aperture corrected mag (5.7 arcsec aperture FLOAT 1 stat.error;phot.mag;em.IR.J mag
58 JAPERMAGNOAPERCORR3 Default extended source J aperture mag (2.0 arcsec diam) FLOAT 1 phot.mag;em.IR.J mag
59 JAPERMAGNOAPERCORR4 Extended source J aperture mag (2.8 arcsec aperture diameter) FLOAT 1 phot.mag;em.IR.J mag
60 JAPERMAGNOAPERCORR6 Extended source J aperture mag (5.7 arcsec aperture diameter) FLOAT 1 phot.mag;em.IR.J mag
61 JGAUSIG RMS of axes of ellipse fit in J FLOAT 1 src.morph.param;em.IR.J pix
62 JELL 1-b/a, where a/b=semi-major/minor axes in J FLOAT 1 src.ellipticity;em.IR.J
63 JPA ellipse fit celestial orientation in J FLOAT 1 pos.posAng;em.IR.J deg
64 JERRBITS processing warning/error bitwise flags in J INT32 1 meta.code;em.IR.J
65 JAVERAGECONF average confidence in 2 arcsec diam default aperture 3 J FLOAT 1 stat.likelihood;em.IR.J
66 JCLASS discrete image classification flag in J INT16 1 src.class;em.IR.J
67 JCLASSSTAT N(0,1) stellarness-of-profile statistic in J FLOAT 1 stat;em.IR.J
68 JPPERRBITS additional WFAU post-processing error bits in J INT32 1 meta.code;em.IR.J
69 JSEQNUM the running number of the J detection INT32 1 meta.id;em.IR.J
70 JXI Offset of J detection from master position (+east/-west) FLOAT 1 pos.eq.ra;arith.diff;em.IR.J arcsec
71 JETA Offset of J detection from master position (+north/-south) FLOAT 1 pos.eq.dec;arith.diff;em.IR.J arcsec
72 YMJD Modified Julian Day in Y band DOUBLE 1 time.epoch;em.IR.NIR d
73 YPETROMAG Extended source Y mag (Petrosian) FLOAT 1 phot.mag;em.IR.NIR mag
74 YPETROMAGERR Error in extended source Y mag (Petrosian) FLOAT 1 stat.error;phot.mag;em.IR.NIR mag
75 YAPERMAG3 Default point source Y aperture corrected mag (2.0 arcsec diam) FLOAT 1 phot.mag;em.IR.NIR mag
76 YAPERMAG3ERR Error in default point source y aperture corrected mag (2.0 arcsec FLOAT 1 stat.error;phot.mag;em.IR.NIR mag
77 YAPERMAG4 Point source Y aperture corrected mag (2.8 arcsec aperture diam) FLOAT 1 phot.mag;em.IR.NIR mag
78 YAPERMAG4ERR Error in point source y aperture corrected mag (2.8 arcsec aperture FLOAT 1 stat.error;phot.mag;em.IR.NIR mag
79 YAPERMAG6 Point source Y aperture corrected mag (5.7 arcsec aperture diam) FLOAT 1 phot.mag;em.IR.NIR mag
80 YAPERMAG6ERR Error in point source y aperture corrected mag (5.7 arcsec aperture FLOAT 1 stat.error;phot.mag;em.IR.NIR mag
81 YAPERMAGNOAPERCORR3 Default extended source Y aperture mag (2.0 arcsec diam) FLOAT 1 phot.mag;em.IR.NIR mag
82 YAPERMAGNOAPERCORR4 Extended source Y aperture mag (2.8 arcsec aperture diameter) FLOAT 1 phot.mag;em.IR.NIR mag
83 YAPERMAGNOAPERCORR6 Extended source Y aperture mag (5.7 arcsec aperture diameter) FLOAT 1 phot.mag;em.IR.NIR mag
84 YGAUSIG RMS of axes of ellipse fit in Y FLOAT 1 src.morph.param;em.IR.NIR pix
85 YELL 1-b/a, where a/b=semi-major/minor axes in Y FLOAT 1 src.ellipticity;em.IR.NIR
86 YPA ellipse fit celestial orientation in Y FLOAT 1 pos.posAng;em.IR.NIR deg
87 YERRBITS processing warning/error bitwise flags in Y INT32 1 meta.code;em.IR.NIR
88 YAVERAGECONF average confidence in 2 arcsec diam default aperture 3 Y FLOAT 1 stat.likelihood;em.IR.NIR
89 YCLASS discrete image classification flag in Y INT16 1 src.class;em.IR.NIR
90 YCLASSSTAT N(0,1) stellarness-of-profile statistic in Y FLOAT 1 stat;em.IR.NIR
91 YPPERRBITS additional WFAU post-processing error bits in Y INT32 1 meta.code;em.IR.NIR
92 YSEQNUM the running number of the Y detection INT32 1 meta.id;em.IR.NIR
93 YXI Offset of Y detection from master position (+east/-west) FLOAT 1 pos.eq.ra;arith.diff;em.IR.NIR arcsec
94 YETA Offset of Y detection from master position (+north/-south) FLOAT 1 pos.eq.dec;arith.diff;em.IR.NIR arcsec
95 VARFLAG Classification of objects across all bands. INT16 1 meta.code.class
96 PRIMARY_SOURCE Primary source 1; secondary source 0 INT8 1 meta.code