TABLE  vmcCepheidVariables

Contains details of Cepheid variables defined by the VMC team

This table contains details about Cepheid variables.

Required constraints:
  • Primary key is (varID)
  • (varID) references vmcVariablesType(varID)

NameTypeLengthUnitDescriptionDefault ValueUnified Content Descriptor
varIDbigint8 UID of VMC variables meta.id;meta.main
fieldIDvarchar8 ID of field {catalogue TType keyword: TILE}NONEmeta.id
cuEventIDint4 UID of curation event giving rise to this record meta.bib
rafloat8degCelestial Right Ascension {catalogue TType keyword: RA} pos.eq.ra;meta.main
decfloat8degCelestial Declination {catalogue TType keyword: DEC} pos.eq.dec;meta.main
cephTypevarchar16 Type of Cepheid, e.g. DCEP {catalogue TType keyword: TYPE}NONEmeta.code.class
cephSubTypevarchar16 Sub-type of Cepheid, {catalogue TType keyword: SUBTYPE}NONEmeta.code.class
cephMode link to glossaryvarchar16 Mode of Cepheid e.g. F0 {catalogue TType keyword: MODE}NONEmeta.code.class
periodreal4dayPeriod of first mode of oscillation {catalogue TType keyword: Period}-0.9999995e9time.period
yNepochsint4 Number of Ymag epochs {catalogue TType keyword: o_Ymag}-99999999meta.number;em.IR.NIR
yMeanMagreal4magIntensity-averaged Y band magnitude {catalogue TType keyword: Ymag}-0.9999995e9phot.mag;stat.mean;em.IR.NIR
yMagErrreal4magError in intensity-averaged Y band magnitude {catalogue TType keyword: e_Ymag}-0.9999995e9stat.error;phot.mag;em.IR.NIR
yAmplreal4magPeak-to-Peak amplitude in Y band {catalogue TType keyword: A(Y)}-0.9999995e9src.var.amplitude;em.IR.NIR
yAmplErrreal4magError in Peak-to-Peak amplitude in Y band {catalogue TType keyword: e_A(Y)}-0.9999995e9stat.error;src.var.amplitude;em.IR.NIR
jNepochsint4 Number of J mag epochs {catalogue TType keyword: o_Jmag}-99999999meta.number;em.IR.J
jMeanMagreal4magIntensity-averaged J band magnitude {catalogue TType keyword: Jmag}-0.9999995e9phot.mag;stat.mean;em.IR.J
jMagErrreal4magError in intensity-averaged J band magnitude {catalogue TType keyword: e_Jmag}-0.9999995e9stat.error;phot.mag;em.IR.J
jAmplreal4magPeak-to-Peak amplitude in J band {catalogue TType keyword: A(J)}-0.9999995e9src.var.amplitude;em.IR.J
jAmplErrreal4magError in Peak-to-Peak amplitude in J band {catalogue TType keyword: e_A(J)}-0.9999995e9stat.error;src.var.amplitude;em.IR.J
ksNepochsint4 Number of Ks mag epochs {catalogue TType keyword: o_Ksmag}-99999999meta.number;em.IR.K
ksMeanMagreal4magIntensity-averaged Ks band magnitude {catalogue TType keyword: Ksmag}-0.9999995e9phot.mag;stat.mean;em.IR.K
ksMagErrreal4magError in intensity-averaged Ks band magnitude {catalogue TType keyword: e_Ksmag}-0.9999995e9stat.error;phot.mag;em.IR.K
ksAmplreal4magPeak-to-Peak amplitude in Ks band {catalogue TType keyword: A(Ks)}-0.9999995e9src.var.amplitude;em.IR.K
ksAmplErrreal4magError in Peak-to-Peak amplitude in Ks band {catalogue TType keyword: e_A(Ks)}-0.9999995e9stat.error;src.var.amplitude;em.IR.K
notes link to glossaryvarchar16 Additional information of flag assigned using the PW(V,Ks) as reference relation. {catalogue TType keyword: FLAG}NONEmeta.code.qual
origVSArelvarchar16 VSA release from which Ks data was used {catalogue TType keyword: ORIG_DB}'NONE'meta.id
origVSAsourceIDbigint8 VSA sourceID in VSA release from which Ks data was used {catalogue TType keyword: VMC}-99999999meta.id
cataloguevarchar16 Name of the catalogue containing the counterparts of the VMC Cephs: OGLE III, EROS-2 or both OGLE III /EROS-2 {catalogue TType keyword: CATALOGUE}NONEmeta.id
externalIDvarchar32 EROS-2/OGLE III ID: Identification from the EROS-2 or OGLE III catalogues. {catalogue TType keyword: EXT_ID}'NONE'meta.id
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