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User Specified Search Field

You may now search on any column in the mission database. Select the field you wish to search on and typ e in the qualification. NOTE that if you choose a field in BOTH the form and in the User Option field, th en you may not get results or the result you expect.

In the table below is a list of all the column names available for search. Where reasonable a range or set of valid values is listed. Additional useful notes are included. If you click on the field name, a more detailed description of the data will be found. If you click on the field name, a more detailed description of the data will be found.

Column NameColumn LabelData TypeValid ValuesNotesUCDs
befs_alt_object_id Alt Object ID Character Examples: HD 233622, V* V2027 Cyg Simbad-derived target name (uppercase) ID_IDENTIFIER
befs_comments Comments Character Example:
Warning: airglow spectrum
Comments regarding observation. 87% of observations have no comments REMARKS
befs_data_id Data ID Character BEFS + sequential ID Data ID
Examples BEFS2099, BEFS1038
Note that first number indicates ORFEUS Flight Number
ID_MAIN
ra RA (J2000) Float Range 0 to 360 deg Right Ascension (J2000) POS_EQ_RA_MAIN
dec Dec (J2000) Float Range -90 to +90 deg Declination (J2000) POS_EQ_DEC_MAIN
befs_elat Ecliptic Latitude Float Range -90 to +90 deg Ecliptic Latitude POS_EC_LAT
befs_elong Ecliptic Longitude Float Range 0 to 360 deg Ecliptic Longitude POS_EC_LON
befs_exp_time Exp Time (s) Float Range 22.00 - 3896.00 sec Exposure time TIME_EXPTIME
befs_glat Galactic Latitude Float Range -90 to +90 deg Galactic Latitude POS_GAL_LAT
befs_glong Galactic Longitude Float Range 0 to 360 deg Galactic Longitude POS_GAL_LON
befs_gratings Grating Character ____, __cd, _bcd, ab__, abcd Grating designation. 78% are __cd INST_SETUP
befs_iueclass IUE Class Integer Range 1 - 87 IUE Object class
See translations
CLASS_CODE
befs_mission_num Mission Number Integer 1, 2 mission number ID_SURVEY
befs_category Object Category Character BINARIES, CATACLYSMIC VARIABLE, CORONAE/LATE STARS, EARLY TYPE STARS, EXTRAGALACTIC OBJECT, OTHER, PLANETARY NEBULAE, SOLAR SYSTEM, WHITE DWARF Object category CLASS_OBJECT
befs_obs_start_time Obs Start Time Date Mission 1: Sep 14 1993 - Sep 18 1993
Mission 2: Nov 21 1996 - Dec 3 1996
GMT time of the start of the observation TIME_DATE
befs_target_name Target Name Character Examples: NGC 4151, HZ 43, NGC 6205 BARN 2 Target name (uppercase) ID_TARGET
befs_spectype Spectral Type Character Examples: K5IV-Vvar, BL LAC, Sy1 Spectral Type SPECT_TYPE