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IUE Field Descriptions

You may submit queries using any of the fields listed below. The "Column label" is the name displayed on the search forms and in search results. The "Column name" is the actual column name in the table and needs to be specified in GET requests. (See the MAST Services web page for information on submitting GET requests.) If the "Column name" is in italics, it means the table is indexed on that field and queries with that field will run faster. Clicking on "Data Type" entries will display information on search options.

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IUE Catalog Description
Last Update: December 13, 2010

Column Name Column Label Description Examples/Valid Values Data Type
Column Name Column Label Description Examples/Valid Values Data Type
iue_data_id Data ID Observation Identifier; Camera and Image sequence number; Always 8 characters e.g. SWP02456, LWR00501, LWP12345 ustring
iue_go_object_name GO Object Name Original target name assigned by Guest Observer (uppercase); not homogeneous e.g. AR PAV, AR PAVONIS; BD+75 325, BD+75 0325 string
iue_target_name Target Name Target name assigned by MAST Staff using preferred NED/SIMBAD name where possible; Mixed Case e.g. HD 36395,NGC 3918,V* Z Cam string
iue_ra2000 RA (J2000) Right Ascension (J2000) range 0 to 360 deg ra
iue_dec2000 Dec (J2000) Declination (J2000) range -90 to +90 deg dec
iue_com_exp_time Exp Time Commanded exposure time range 0 - 90000 seconds integer
iue_cam_no Camera No camera identification; 1 = LWP; 2 = LWR; 3 = SWP; 4 = SWR (Not calibrated) integer
iue_image_no Image No Assigned image sequence number (numbers were occasionally skipped) for LWP 501-515,1067 - 32696; for LWR 501, 1274 - 18765; for SWP 501 - 512, 1303 - 58388 integer
iue_disp Disp Spectrograph dispersion (high or low) HIGH, LOW string
iue_aper Aper Spectrograph aperture used LARGE,SMALL string
iue_category Category Also called Object Class. See href="/iue/manual/newsips/node159.html#IUECLAS" IUE Object Class Translations range 0-99 integer
iue_ra1950 RA (B1950) RA (B1950) Decimal Degrees range 0 to 360 deg ra
iue_dec1950 Dec (B1950) Dec (B1950) For user specified search, must be decimal degrees range -90 to +90 deg dec
iue_glat Galactic Latitude galactic latitude range -90 to +90 deg float
iue_glong Galactic Longitude galactic longitude range 0 to 360 deg float
iue_elat Ecliptic Latitude ecliptic latitude -90 to +90 deg float
iue_elong Ecliptic Longitude ecliptic longitude 0 to 360 deg float
iue_obs_start_time Obs Start Time Observation start time Apr 3, 1978 - Sep 27 1996 datetime
iue_program_id Program ID Program ID.. NASA, ESA, and SERC followed different naming conventions. e.g. PHCAL, FE176, XGBYK string
iue_hlsp High-Level Science Products Number of High Level Science Products (HLSP) available from MAST null, 1, or more integer
iue_reference Ref The number of known literature references associated with data set name. null, 1, or more integer
iue_eff_exp_time Eff. Exp. Time Effective exposure time range 0 to 90,000 seconds float
iue_obs_station Obs Station Observing station where image was downloaded GSFC, VILSPA string
iue_thda_read THDA at Read head amplifier temperature when image was downloaded range -5.0 to 99.99 deg float
iue_thda_start THDA at Start head amplifier temperature at start of exposure range 0.0 to 29.6 deg float
iue_thda_end THDA at End head amplifier temperature at end of exposure range 0.0 to 29.6 deg float
iue_trail_flag Trail Flag Trail flag; N = Not Trailed; X = Trailed along X axis; Y = Trailed along Y axis N,X,Y string
iue_multiple_flag Multiple Flag Flags images containing multiple observations; X = along X axis; Y = along Y axis; A = along aperture length; O = along other axis; N = not multiple A,N,O,X,Y string
iue_segmented_flag Segmented Flag flags a segmented exposure N,Y string
iue_pi_name PI Name Name of principle investigator; Mixed Case; Use wildcard e.g., Konda, Wilson string
iue_obs_name Observer's Name Name of person observing; All Caps; Use wildcard string
iue_go_spectype Spectral Type GO assigned spectral type; GSFC Observations only Letter and number e.g. A3, K7 string
iue_go_lum Luminosity GO supplied Luminosity class; Only available for GSFC data I, Ia, Ib, Iab, II, III, IV, V, VI string
iue_go_mag Magnitude GO supplied visual mag. -22 to +30 float
iue_go_bv BV GO designated color index (GSFC only) range -2.00 to 9.00 float
iue_go_ebv EBV GO-designated E(B-V); GSFC observations only range -5.5 to 9.5 float
iue_fes_mode FES Mode FES Mode; S=Slow; F=FAST; U=Underlap; O=Overlap; NO=; SO=; BO=Blind Offset S,F,U,O,NO,SO,BO,FU,FO string
iue_fes_counts FES Counts FES counts (related to visual mag) range 0 - 28673 integer
iue_comments Comments Comments on image quality by RA GSFC format: E=nnn, C=nnn, B=nnn; VILSPA used numeric form string
iue_uvc_voltage UVC Voltage UV converter voltage -5.0 kV; -4.5 kV (LWR only) float
iue_pos_angle Position Angle position angle Range 0.0 - 360. deg float
iue_roll_angle Roll Angle spacecraft roll angle Range 0 to 360 deg float
iue_fa_proc_ts FA Processing Date processing date range Mar 18, 1993 to Jan 7, 2000 datetime
iue_sips_proc_ts SIPS Processing Date date of IUESIPS processing Apr 3 1978 - Sep 19 1997 datetime
iue_cc_percent CC Percentage percent of successful cross correlations range 0.0 to 100.0 float
iue_cc_medn CC Median median cross correlation coeff. range 0.0 - 1.0 float
iue_hcat Homog Catalog Homogeneous Catalog/Object assigned by CDS; Recommend use of href="#target" Homogeneous Target Name field 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 string
iue_hobject Homog Object ID Assigned by CDS; Use with Homog. Cat and Comp ID fields; Recommend use of href="#target" Target Field string
iue_hcomp_id Homog Complimentary ID Sometimes more specific designation, sometime continuation from homogenous object; Recommend use of href="#target" Target Name field string
iue_hra1950 Homog RA (B1950) Homogeneous RA (B1950) assigned by CDS; Center of extended fields range 0 to 360 deg ra
iue_hdec1950 Homog Dec (B1950) Homogeneous declination (b1950) assigned by CDS; describing center of extended fields range -90 to +90 deg dec
iue_miss_mf Missing Minor Frames number of minor frames missing during transmission range 0 - 6151 integer
iue_microphonics Microphonics microphonics flag N,Y string
iue_nonstandard Non Standard Image flags non-standard image N,Y string
iue_badscan Bad Scans flags an LWP bad scan range 0 to 20 integer
iue_heater_warmup Heater Warmup heater warmup (only for LWR camera after 1981) range 1 - 15 minutes integer
iue_readmode Read Mode Indicates Full or Partial read F,P string
iue_lost_flag Lost Flag N=Not processed; R=raw image lost; U=unverified entry; Y=orginal data lost N,R,U,Y string
iue_cri_flag Only Raw Image Archived Flag flags images not processed N,Y string
iue_ex EX Guide star x position in FES units range -50 to 48 FES units integer
iue_ey EY Guide star y position in FES units range -46 to 45 FES units integer
iue_data_bkg Data Background Est. image background in DNs range 0 to 256 DN integer
iue_data_cnt Data Counts Est. continuum in DNs range 0 to 256 DN integer
iue_xtrasym Asym Ext Prof flags an asymmetric spectrum profile Y,N string
iue_splnft Num. Spline Nodes number of spline nodes used in extraction process range 2 - 15 integer
iue_badpix Num Bad Pixels percent of bad pixels range 0.0 - 98.9 percent float
iue_mean_shift Mean Shift mean pixel shift between image and ITF range 0.0 - 9.908 pixels float
iue_max_shift Max Shift max pixel shift between image and ITF range 0.0 - 646.3 pixels float
iue_prep Prep camera prep sequence S, X, XS, T, F string
iue_imtype Image Type 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 B,D,L,M,S,Y string
iue_raw_flag Raw Data at MAST Indicates raw image available (R = available) R string
iue_fa_flag FA Data at MAST F = NEWSIPS available; null if NEWSIPS data unavailable F string
iue_se_flag SIPS Extracted Data at MAST Indicates IUESIPS processed data available; E = data files available E string
iue_volnum Script Volume Number GSFC observation script volume number; used for display of scripts through preview integer
iue_page Script Page GSFC Observation page number; used for display of scripts through preview integer
iue_fpm FPM Radiation Monitor (became unreliable after May 14, 1991 and turned off Oct 4, 1991) range 0.0 - 4.0; Generally not more that 3.5 float
iue_focus Focus focus setting range -24.00 - 11.20 float
iue_trackmode Track Mode tracking mode FES,GYROS,BOTH string
iue_hra2000 Homog RA (J2000) Homogeneous RA (J2000) assigned by CDS; Center of extended fields range 0 to 360 deg ra
iue_hdec2000 Homog Dec (J2000) Homogenous declination (j2000) assigned by CDS; describing center of extended fields range 90 to +90 deg dec

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