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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 type in the qualification. NOTE that if you choose a field in BOTH the form and in the User Option field, then 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. The column label is used in the search forms and search results. The column name needs to be specified for GET requests.

Column Name Column Label Data Type Valid Values Notes UCDs
iue_aper Aper Character LARGE,SMALL Spectrograph aperture used INST_APERT
iue_xtrasym Asym Ext Prof Character Y,N flags an asymmetric spectrum profile OBS_TYPE
iue_go_bv BV Float Range -2.00 to 9.00 GO designated color index (GSFC only) PHOT_GEN_B-V
iue_badscan Bad Scans Integer Range 0 to 20 flags an LWP bad scan OBS_CONDITIONS
iue_cc_medn CC Median Float Range 0.0 - 1.0 median cross correlation coeff. REDUCT_PARAM
iue_cc_percent CC Percentage Float Range 0.0 to 100.0 percent of successful cross correlations REDUCT_PARAM
iue_cam_no Camera No Integer 1,2,3,4 camera identification
1 = LWP
2 = LWR
3 = SWP
4 = SWR (Not calibrated)
INST_ID
iue_category Category Integer Range 0-99 Also called Object Class. See IUE Object Class Translations CLASS_CODE
iue_comments Comments Character GSFC format: E=nnn, C=nnn, B=nnn
VILSPA used numeric form
Comments on image quality by RA REMARKS
iue_data_bkg Data Background Integer Range 0 to 256 DN Est. image background in DNs INST_BACKGROUND
iue_data_cnt Data Counts Integer Range 0 to 256 DN Est. continuum in DNs SPEC_CONTINUUM
iue_data_id Data ID Character e.g. SWP02456, LWR00501, LWP12345 Observation Identifier
Camera and Image number
Always 8 characters
ID_MAIN
ra RA (J2000) Float Range 0 to 360 deg Right Ascension (J2000) POS_EQ_RA_MAIN
dec Dec (J2000) Float Decimal Degrees Range -90 to +90 deg Declination (J2000) POS_EQ_DEC_MAIN
iue_disp Disp Character HIGH, LOW Spectrograph dispersion (high or low) INST_DISPERSION
iue_go_ebv EBV Float Range -5.5 to 9.5 GO-designated E(B-V)
GSFC observations only
PHOT_COLOR_EXCESS
iue_ex EX Integer Range -50 to 48 FES units Guide star x position in FES units OBS_PARAM
iue_ey EY Integer Range -46 to 45 FES units Guide star y position in FES units OBS_PARAM
iue_elat Ecliptic Latitude Float -90 to +90 deg ecliptic latitude POS_EC_LAT
iue_elong Ecliptic Longitude Float 0 to 360 deg ecliptic longitude POS_EC_LON
iue_eff_exp_time Eff. Exp. Time Float Range 0 to 90,000 seconds effective exposure time TIME_EXPTIME
iue_com_exp_time Exp Time Integer Range 0 - 90000 seconds Commanded exposure time TIME_EXPTIME
iue_fa_flag FA Data at MAST Character F F = NEWSIPS available
null if NEWSIPS data unavailable
REDUCT_METHOD
iue_fa_proc_ts FA Processing Date Date Range Mar 18, 1993 to Jan 7, 2000 processing date TIME_DATE
iue_fes_counts FES Counts Integer Range 0 - 28673 FES counts (related to visual mag) PHOT_COUNTS_IUE
iue_fes_mode FES Mode Character S,F,U,O,NO,SO,BO,FU,FO FES Mode
S=Slow
F=FAST
U=Underlap
O=Overlap
NO=
SO=
BO=Blind Offset
INST_SETUP
iue_fpm FPM Float Range 0.0 - 4.0
Generally not more that 3.5
Radiation Monitor (became unreliable after May 14, 1991 and turned off Oct 4, 1991) OBS_CONDITIONS
iue_focus Focus Float Range -24.00 - 11.20 focus setting INST_SETUP
iue_go_object_name GO Object Name Character Original GO assigned target name
Not homogeneous
e.g. AR PAV, AR PAVONIS
BD+75 325, BD+75 0325
All caps
Recommend Target Name
ID_TARGET
iue_glat Galactic Latitude Float Range -90 to +90 deg galactic latitude POS_GAL_LAT
iue_glong Galactic Longitude Float Range 0 to 360 deg galactic longitude POS_GAL_LON
iue_heater_warmup Heater Warmup Integer Range 1 - 15 minutes heater warmup (only for LWR camera after 1981) INST_PARAM
iue_hcat Homog Catalog Character AAO, ABCG, AOO, AOO*, BDB, BDO, CD, CPD, CPD-, ESO*, ESOB, GD, HD, IC, IUE, LHS, MC, MCG, MRK, NGC, NGC*, NOVA, PG, PK, QSO, SAO, SKY, SN, ST, UM, V*, WD, ZZ Homogeneous Catalog/Object assigned by CDS
Recommend use of Homogeneous Target Name field
ID_IDENTIFIER
iue_hcomp_id Homog Complimentary ID Character   Sometimes more specific designation, sometime continuation from homogenous object
Recommend use of Target Name field
ID_IDENTIFIER
iue_hdec1950 Homog Dec (B1950) Float Range -90 to +90 deg Homogeneous declination (b1950) assigned by CDS
describing center of extended fields
POS_EQ_DEC
iue_hdec2000 Homog Dec (J2000) Float Range 90 to +90 deg Homogenous declination (j2000) assigned by CDS
describing center of extended fields
POS_EQ_DEC
iue_hobject Homog Object ID Character   Assigned by CDS
Use with Homog. Cat and Comp ID fields
Recommend use of Target Field
ID_TARGET
iue_hra1950 Homog RA (B1950) Float Range 0 to 360 deg Homogeneous RA (B1950) assigned by CDS
Center of extended fields
POS_EQ_RA
ra Homog RA (J2000) Float Range 0 to 360 deg Homogeneous RA (J2000) assigned by CDS
Center of extended fields
POS_EQ_RA
iue_image_no Image No Integer for LWP 501-515,1067 - 32696
for LWR 501, 1274 - 18765
for SWP 501 - 512, 1303 - 58388
Assigned images number (numbers were occasionally skipped) ID_NUMBER
iue_imtype Image Type Character B,D,L,M,S,Y Image type
B = Both Dispersions
D=Double Aperture
L=Double Aperture Multiple Exposure
M= Multiple Exposure in Large Aper
S=Single
Y = Double Aperture, Both Dispersion
OBS_TYPE
iue_lost_flag Lost Flag Character N,R,U,Y N=Not processed
R=raw image lost
U=unverified entry
Y=orginal data lost
 
iue_go_lum Luminosity Character I, Ia, Ib, Iab, II, III, IV, V, VI GO supplied Luminosity class
Only available for GSFC data
SPEC_LUM-CLASS
iue_go_mag Magnitude Float -22 to +30 GO supplied visual mag. PHOT_MAG
iue_max_shift Max Shift Float Range 0.0 - 646.3 pixels max pixel shift between image and ITF REDUCT_PARAM
iue_mean_shift Mean Shift Float Range 0.0 - 9.908 pixels mean pixel shift between image and ITF REDUCT_PARAM
iue_microphonics Microphonics String N,Y microphonics flag OBS_CONDITIONS
iue_miss_mf Missing Minor Frames Integer Range 0 - 6151 number of minor frames missing during transmission OBS_CONDITIONS
iue_multiple_flag Multiple Flag Character A,N,O,X,Y Flags images containing multiple observations
X = along X axis
Y = along Y axis
A = along aperture length
O = along other axis
N = not multiple
OBS_CONDITIONS
iue_badpix Num Bad Pixels Float Range 0.0 - 98.9 percent percent of bad pixels OBS_CONDITIONS
iue_nonstandard Non Standard Image Character N,Y flags non-standard image OBS_CONDITIONS
iue_splnft Num. Spline Nodes Integer Range 2 - 15 number of spline nodes used in extraction process REDUCT_PARAM
iue_obs_start_time Obs Start Time Date Apr 3, 1978 - Sep 27 1996 Observation start time TIME_DATE
iue_obs_station Obs Station Character GSFC, VILSPA Observing station where image was downloaded OBSTY_ID
iue_obs_name Observer's Name Character   Name of person observing
All Caps
Use wildcard
ID_HUMAN
iue_cri_flag Only Raw Image Archived Flag Character N,Y flags images not processed REDUCT_METHOD
iue_pi_name PI Name Character   Name of PI
Mixed Case
Use wildcard
ID_HUMAN
iue_pos_angle Position Angle Float Range 0.0 - 360. deg position angle POS_POS-ANG
iue_prep Prep Character S, X, XS, T, F camera prep sequence INST_SETUP
iue_program_id Program ID Character   Program ID OBS_ID
iue_ra1950 RA (B1950) Float Range 0 to 360 deg RA (B1950) Decimal Degrees POS_EQ_RA
iue_dec1950 Dec (B1950) Float Decimal Degrees Range -90 to +90 deg Dec (B1950) For user specified search, must be decimal degrees POS_EQ_DEC
iue_raw_flag Raw Data at MAST Character R Indicates raw image available (R = available)  
iue_readmode Read Mode Character F,P Indicates Full or Partial read OBS_CONDITIONS
iue_roll_angle Roll Angle Float Range 0 to 360 deg spacecraft roll angle OBS_CONDITIONS
iue_se_flag SIPS Extracted Data at MAST Character E Indicates IUESIPS processed data available
E = data files available
REDUCT_METHOD
iue_sips_proc_ts SIPS Processing Date Date Apr 3 1978 - Sep 19 1997 date of IUESIPS processing TIME_DATE
iue_page Script Page Integer   GSFC Observation page number
used for display of scripts through preview
 
iue_volnum Script Volume Number Integer 1 - 433 GSFC observation script volume number
used for display of scripts through preview
 
iue_segmented_flag Segmented Flag Character N,Y flags a segmented exposure OBS_CONDITIONS
iue_go_spectype Spectral Type Character Letter and number e.g. A3, K7 GO assigned spectral type
GSFC Observations only
SPECT_TYPE
iue_thda_end THDA at End Float Range 0.0 to 29.6 deg head amplifier temperature at end of exposure INST_TEMP
iue_thda_read THDA at Read Float Range -5.0 to 99.99 deg head amplifier temperature when image was downloaded INST_TEMP
iue_thda_start THDA at Start Float Range 0.0 to 29.6 deg head amplifier temperature at start of exposure INST_TEMP
iue_target_name Target Name Character Name of target
e.g. HD 36395,NGC 3918,V* Z Cam
Target name assigned by MAST Staff using preferred NED/SIMBAD name where possible
Mixed Case
ID_TARGET
iue_trackmode Track Mode Character FES,GYROS,BOTH tracking mode INST_SETUP
iue_trail_flag Trail Flag Character N,X,Y Trail flag
N = Not Trailed
X = Trailed along X axis
Y = Trailed along Y axis
INST_SETUP
iue_uvc_voltage UVC Voltage Float -5.0 kV
-4.5 kV (LWR only)
UV converter voltage INST_SETUP
iue_hlsp High-Level Science Products Integer 0 - ? Number of known High Level Science Products