TABLE  iras_psc

Contains the parameters provided for each source in the IRAS PSC.

This table contains brief descriptions of the parameters provided for
each source in the IRAS PSC. It contains the 245,889 sources arranged in
order of increasing right ascension.

Required constraints:
  • Primary key is (seqNo)

NameTypeLengthUnitDescriptionDefault ValueUnified Content Descriptor
namevarchar11 Source Name meta.id;meta.main
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
majorsmallint2arcsecUncertainty ellipse major axis stat.error
minorsmallint2arcsecUncertainty ellipse minor axis stat.error
posAngsmallint2degreesUncertainty ellipse position angle (East of North) pos.posAng
nhcontinyint1 Number of times observed (<25) meta.number
flux_12real4Jansky (1.0E-26 W/m**2/Hz)Averaged non-color corrected 12 micron flux density phot.flux.density;em.IR.8-15um
flux_25real4Jansky (1.0E-26 W/m**2/Hz)Averaged non-color corrected 25 micron flux density phot.flux.density;em.IR.15-30um
flux_60real4Jansky (1.0E-26 W/m**2/Hz)Averaged non-color corrected 60 micron flux density phot.flux.density;em.IR.30-60um
flux_100real4Jansky (1.0E-26 W/m**2/Hz)Averaged non-color corrected 100 micron flux density phot.flux.density;em.IR.60-100um
fQual_12smallint2 12 micron flux density quality. meta.code.qual
fQual_25smallint2 25 micron flux density quality. meta.code.qual
fQual_60smallint2 60 micron flux density quality. meta.code.qual
fQual_100smallint2 100 micron flux density quality. meta.code.qual
nLrstinyint1 Number of significant LRS spectra meta.number
lrsCharvarchar2 Characterization of averaged LRS spectrum. src.spType
relUnc_12smallint2 percent relative 12 micron flux density uncertainties. stat.error
relUnc_25smallint2 percent relative 25 micron flux density uncertainties. stat.error
relUnc_60smallint2 percent relative 60 micron flux density uncertainties. stat.error
relUnc_100smallint2 percent relative 100 micron flux density uncertainties. stat.error
tSnr_12smallint2 ten times the minimum signal-to-noise ratio (12 micron)INST_S/N 
tSnr_25smallint2 ten times the minimum signal-to-noise ratio (25 micron)INST_S/N 
tSnr_60smallint2 ten times the minimum signal-to-noise ratio (60 micron)INST_S/N 
tSnr_100smallint2 ten times the minimum signal-to-noise ratio (100 micron)INST_S/N 
cc_12varchar1 point source correlation coefficient (12 micron). meta.note
cc_25varchar1 point source correlation coefficient (25 micron). meta.note
cc_60varchar1 point source correlation coefficient (60 micron). meta.note
cc_100varchar1 point source correlation coefficient (100 micron). meta.note
varsmallint2 percent Likelihood of Variability meta.code;src.var
disc_12tinyint1 Discrepant Fluxes flag (12 micron) meta.note
disc_25tinyint1 Discrepant Fluxes flag (25 micron) meta.note
disc_60tinyint1 Discrepant Fluxes flag (60 micron) meta.note
disc_100tinyint1 Discrepant Fluxes flag (100 micron) meta.note
confuse_12tinyint1 Confusion flag (12 micron) meta.note
confuse_25tinyint1 Confusion flag (25 micron) meta.note
confuse_60tinyint1 Confusion flag (60 micron) meta.note
confuse_100tinyint1 Confusion flag (100 micron) meta.note
pNearHtinyint1 Number of nearby hours-confirmed point sources meta.number
pNearWtinyint1 Number of nearby weeks-confirmed point sources meta.number
ses1_12tinyint1 Number of seconds-confirmed nearby small extended sources (12 micron). instr.param
ses1_25tinyint1 Number of seconds-confirmed nearby small extended sources (25 micron). instr.param
ses1_60tinyint1 Number of seconds-confirmed nearby small extended sources (60 micron). instr.param
ses1_100tinyint1 Number of seconds-confirmed nearby small extended sources (100 micron). instr.param
ses2_12tinyint1 Number of nearby weeks-confirmed small extended sources (12 micron). meta.code
ses2_25tinyint1 Number of nearby weeks-confirmed small extended sources (25 micron). meta.code
ses2_60tinyint1 Number of nearby weeks-confirmed small extended sources (60 micron). meta.code
ses2_100tinyint1 Number of nearby weeks-confirmed small extended sources (100 micron). meta.code
hsdFlag_12tinyint1 Source is located in high source density bin (12 micron). meta.note
hsdFlag_25tinyint1 Source is located in high source density bin (25 micron). meta.note
hsdFlag_60tinyint1 Source is located in high source density bin (60 micron). meta.note
hsdFlag_100tinyint1 Source is located in high source density bin (100 micron). meta.note
cirr1tinyint1 Number of nearby 100 micron only WSDB sources meta.number
cirr2tinyint1 Spatially filtered 100 micron sky brightness ratio to flux density of point source phot.flux;arith.ratio
cirr3smallint2MJy/srTotal 100 micron sky surface brightness phot.flux.density.sb;em.IR.60-100um
nIdtinyint1 Number of positional associations (<25). meta.number
idTypetinyint1 Type of Object src.class
mHcontinyint1 Possible number of HCONs meta.number
fCor_12smallint2 Flux correction factor applied (times 1000, 12 micron) instr.param
fCor_25smallint2 Flux correction factor applied (times 1000, 25 micron) instr.param
fCor_60smallint2 Flux correction factor applied (times 1000, 60 micron) instr.param
fCor_100smallint2 Flux correction factor applied (times 1000, 100 micron) instr.param
Total length156