TABLE  firstSource

Contains the parameters provided for each source in the FIRST Survey Catalog: 03Apr11 Version.

This table contains brief descriptions of the parameters provided for
each source in the FIRST SC. It contains 811,117 sources arranged in
order of increasing right ascension.

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). obs.image
seqNoint4 sequential object number meta.id
cxfloat8 unit vector of spherical co-ordinates pos.distance;pos.cartesian.x
cyfloat8 unit vector of spherical co-ordinates pos.distance;pos.cartesian.y
czfloat8 unit vector of spherical co-ordinates pos.distance;pos.cartesian.z
htmIDbigint8 Hierarchical Triangular Mesh (HTM) index, 20 deep, for equatorial co-ordinates pos.eq
rafloat8degreesJ2000 Celestial Right Ascension pos.eq.ra;meta.main
decfloat8degreesJ2000 Celestial Declination pos.eq.dec;meta.main
warnFlagvarchar1 Warning flag indicating that the source may be a sidelobe of a nearby bright source. meta.code
fPeakreal4mJypeak flux densities phot.flux.density;em.radio.750-1500MHz
fIntreal4mJyintegrated flux densities phot.flux.density;em.radio.750-1500MHz
rmsreal4mJylocal noise estimate at the source position instr.det.noise
majreal4arcsecmajor axes derived from the elliptical Gaussian model for the source after deconvolution. phys.angSize.smajAxis
minreal4arcsecminor axes derived from the elliptical Gaussian model for the source after deconvolution. phys.angSize.sminAxis
pareal4degreesposition angle (east of north) derived from the elliptical Gaussian model for the source pos.posAng
fMajreal4arcsecmajor axes derived from the elliptical Gaussian model for the source before deconvolution. phys.angSize.smajAxis
fMinreal4arcsecminor axes derived from the elliptical Gaussian model for the source before deconvolution. phys.angSize.sminAxis
fPAreal4degreesposition angle (east of north) derived from the elliptical Gaussian model for the source before deconvolution. pos.posAng
Total length101