TABLE  mcps_smcSource

Contains the parameters provided in the MCPS SMC stellar catalog.

This table contains brief descriptions of the parameters provided for
each source in the catalogue of the SMC fields from MCPS. The table
contains U, B, V, and I stellar photometry in the LMC.

Required constraints:
  • Primary key is (seqNum)

NameTypeLengthUnitDescriptionDefault ValueUnified Content Descriptor
seqNumint4 Sequential number (unique object 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 right ascension pos.eq.ra;meta.main
decfloat8degreesJ2000 declination pos.eq.dec;meta.main
Umagreal4magThe U band magnitude. (0.00 if star not detected.)  
e_Umagreal4 The 1σ error in Umag  
Bmagreal4magThe B band magnitude  
e_Bmagreal4 The 1σ error in Bmag  
Vmagreal4magThe V band magnitude  
e_Vmagreal4 The 1σ error in Vmag  
Imagreal4magThe I band magnitude  
e_Imagreal4 The 1σ error in Imag magnitude  
qFlagsmallint2 Quality flag (unique sum of the following flags): 0 = no flag; 1 = star for which photometry was replaced with that from Massey's catalog (Massey P., 2001, ApJS, in press); 2 = star for which photometry was replaced with that from OGLE; 10 = star with a successful stellar atmosphere model (Χ²<3) fit; 20 = star with an unsuccessful stellar atmosphere model fit.  
Jmagreal4magThe J band magnitude (from 2MASS) (0.00 if star not detected.)  
e_Jmagreal4 The 1σ error in Jmag  
Hmagreal4magThe H band magnitude (from 2MASS) (0.00 if star not detected.)  
e_Hmagreal4 The 1σ error in Hmag  
Kmagreal4magThe K' band magnitude (from 2MASS) (0.00 if star not detected.)  
e_Kmagreal4 The 1σ error in Kmag  
offsetreal4arcsecondsMCPS/2MASS astrometric offset  
Total length114