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PLANETPIPELINE Field Descriptions

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Planet Pipeline: combines the proposals of HST, specifically WFPC2, that contain solar system objects.
Last Update: August 19, 2011

Column Name Column Label Description Examples/Valid Values Data Type
Column Name Column Label Description Examples/Valid Values Data Type
rootname Dataset Unique identifier for exposure u2640101t, u2640101t, ... , ubak1208m, ubak1208m string
targname JPL Horizons Target Name Target name used to query JPL Horizons ephemeris server 18, 29, ... , URSULA, VESTA integer
target Original Target Original target name specified by observer EUROPA, NEPTUNE, ... , WIRTANEN, WOLF string
target_descr Target Description Alternate target designators asteroid, asteroid 18, ... , satellite; io, solar system;planet neptune string
observationDate Observed Date-Time Exposure start date and time 1/24/94 5:01, 1/24/94 6:53, ... , 5/8/09 16:25, 5/8/09 19:37 datetime
expstart Observation Time (MJD) Exposure start date and time (MJD) 49376.20923, 49376.22381, ... , 54959.80917, 54959.81751 float
instrume Instrument The instrument used to capture the image WFPC2 string
detector Main Detector CCD utilized in capturing the target 1, ... , 4 integer
filnam1 Filter #1 Filter used to restrict wavelengths of light F1042M, F130LP, ... , FR868N, FR868N18 string
exptime Exposure Time Exposure/integration time (seconds) 0.109999999, 0.5, ... , 1000, 1500 float
atodgain A/D Gain Analog to digital conversion (electrons/count) 7, 15 integer
orientat Detector Orientation Orientation of the detector, position angle of y-axis -178.012819757114, ... , 178.945283301026 float
ra Target RA Equatorial RA of the target (more accurate than ra_targ) 2.540291667, 2.610958333, ... , 355.2229583, 359.952625 ra
dec Target DEC Equatorial DEC of the target (more accurate than dec_targ) -83.61916667, 3.083166667, ... , 73.36755556, 78.69655556 dec
sunAngle Sun Angle Angle between sun and V1 axis, in degrees 46.584255, 50.326576, ... , 179.893463, 179.965729 float
ang_dia Angular Diameter Angular diameter of target (arcseconds) 0.000251, 0.000403, ... , 49.74686, 2005.61 float
phase_ang Phase Angle Sun-target-observer angle (degrees) 0.0036, 0.0121, ... , 109.7563, 110.9988 float
helio_range Heliocentric Range Sun-target distance (AU) 0.719715787, ... , 96.80665362 float
ob_lon Sub-Observer Longitude Sub-observer longitude (degrees) 0.01, ... , 359.98 float
pi P.I. The last name of the principal investigator of the proposal a'hearn, bagenal, ... , young, zellner string
proposid Proposal ID The associated phase 2 proposal ID 5167, 5215, ... , 11972, 11990 integer
linenum Line Number The visit and line number of the phase 2 proposal 1, 1.001, ... , U9.001, V1.003 string
date_obs Date Observed Date observed, in format M/D/YY 1/24/94, 3/9/94, ... , 4/26/09, 5/8/09 string
time_obs Time Observed Time observed, in format H:MM:SS (military) 0:00:14, 0:07:16, ... , 23:53:15, 23:59:17 string
filnam2 Filter #2 Second filter (if used) F130LP, F160BN15, ... , F165LP, F336W string
ra_targ Original RA Target's equatorial RA 1.599166667, ... , 359.9475976 ra
dec_targ Original DEC Target's equatorial DEC -83.61915283, ... , 78.69986464 dec
ecl_ra Ecliptic RA Target's ecliptic RA 0.328443, ... , 359.687853 ra
ecl_dec Ecliptic DEC Target's ecliptic DEC -84.708279, ... , 69.906772 dec
gal_ra Galactic RA Target's galactic RA 0.013054, ... , 359.911512 ra
gal_dec Galactic DEC Target's galactic DEC -84.527358, ... , 77.873821 dec
PA_V3 Position Angle HST orientation (degrees) 0.115328, ... , 358.758698 float
ra_sun Sun RA Sun's equatorial RA 0.2875499913448, ... , 359.7041853258 ra
dec_sun Sun DEC Sun's equatorial DEC -23.43911430135, ... , 23.4325378724 dec
J_sun Sun Coordinates Coordinates based on epoch 2000, fixes RA, DEC of the local solar system 2000 float
moonAngle Moon Angle Angle between moon and V1 axis (degrees) 0.132704, ... , 177.752411 float
expflag Exposure Flag Set if there was a device malfunction or an unsuccessful image INTERRUPTED, ... , NORMAL string
fgslock FGS Flag Information on the fine guidance sensors/tracking, affects accuracy FINE, ... , GYROS string
gyromode Gyro Flag The number of gyros used in tracking (2-3) 1, ... , 3 integer
quality Original Quality Quick assessment of the quality of the image NO SOURCE, ... , OK string
qualcom1 Quality Comment #1 Quality Comment: Quality of the image / what features found 1 PACKETS WITHOUT REED SOLOMON CORRECTION , ... , WF4 anomaly. Gain error and streaks. Check keywords and documentation. string
qualcom2 Quality Comment #2 Quality Comment: validity and how the telescope was guided 1 PACKETS OF PODPS FILL DATA INSERTED., ... , WARNING: WF4: BIAS JUMP LEVEL ~475.503 DN. string
qualcom3 Quality Comment #3 Quality Comment: notes on processing 2 PACKETS HAVE NO REED-SOLOMON CORRECTION, ... , WF4 anomaly. Gain error and streaks. Check keywords and documentation. string
dezero Base Voltage Mean bias level/base voltage from the engineering data 294.0299, ... , 1570.296 float
idcScale Exposure Scale scale for the exposure (arc-seconds/pixel) 0.045497, ... , 0.09962 float
vFactor Velocity Scale Velocity aberration plate scale factor to account for Earth's speed 0.9998756844626, ... , 1.000123590587 float
bunit Output Units Output image (DNs/sec) COUNTS string
gpixels Good Pixels Number of good pixels, out of 640,000 for WFPC2 0, ... , 634344 integer
calbdef Calibration (not too important) 974, ... , 640000 integer
goodmin Pixel Min. Value Minimum value of the good pixels -885.1027, ... , 9.9E+36 float
goodmax Pixel Max. Value Maximum value of the good pixels -9.9E+36, ... , 11772.6 float
datamean Pixel Mean Mean value of all good pixels -9.9E+36, ... , 2765.07 float
median Pixel Median Middle/median value of all good pixels -9.9E+36, ... , 2825.968 float
meanc300 Pixel Center Mean Mean of a 300x300 pixel region at the center of the chip -9.9E+36, ... , 3687.704 float
backgrnd Background Level Image statistics of the estimated background level -9.9E+36, ... , 3229.264 float
photmode Photometry - Mode Summary of photometric mode of the observation WFPC2;1;A2D15;F1042M;;CAL, ... , WFPC2;4;A2D7;F160BW;;CAL string
photflam Photometry - Inverse Sensitivity Flux units, inverse sensitivity for target detector 1.87E-18, 1.90E-18, ... , 1.65E-14, 2.02E-14 float
phtzpt Photometry - Zero Point Zero-point in ST magnitude system, converted to FLAM units -21.1 float
det1_photflam PHOTFLAM (PC1) Flux units, inverse sensitivity for PC1 1.87E-18, ... , 0.0000000000000202 float
det1_zp_corr ZP_CORR (PC1) Time-dependent sensitivity correction for PC1 -0.3094125, ... , 0.1264668 float
det1_cte_1e2 CTE_1E2 (PC1) Charge transfer efficiency for PC1 (2nd order binomial theorem) 0.003951281, ... , 0.524348199 float
det1_cte_1e3 CTE_1E3 (PC1) Charge transfer efficiency for PC1 (3rd order binomial theorem) 0.001545919, ... , 0.22062324 float
det1_cte_1e4 CTE_1E4 (PC1) Charge transfer efficiency for PC1 (4th order binomial theorem) 0.000736737, ... , 0.108913891 float
det2_photflam PHOTFLAM (WF2) Flux units, inverse sensitivity for WFC2 0, ... , 0.0000000000000181 float
det2_zp_corr ZP_CORR (WF2) Time-dependent sensitivity correction for WFC2 -0.4302549, ... , 0.01591682 float
det2_cte_1e2 CTE_1E2 (WF2) Charge transfer efficiency for WFC2 (2nd order binomial theorem) 0.004892203, ... , 0.525110304 float
det2_cte_1e3 CTE_1E3 (WF2) Charge transfer efficiency for WFC2 (3rd order binomial theorem) 0.001913113, ... , 0.220974818 float
det2_cte_1e4 CTE_1E4 (WF2) Charge transfer efficiency for WFC2 (4th order binomial theorem) 0.000912207, ... , 0.109102115 float
det3_photflam PHOTFLAM (WF3) Flux units, inverse sensitivity for WFC3 0, ... , 0.0000000000000206 float
det3_zp_corr ZP_CORR (WF3) Time-dependent sensitivity correction for WFC3 -0.418539, ... , 0.05812645 float
det3_cte_1e2 CTE_1E2 (WF3) Charge transfer efficiency for WFC3 (2nd order binomial theorem) 0.002347986, ... , 0.524465919 float
det3_cte_1e3 CTE_1E3 (WF3) Charge transfer efficiency for WFC3 (3rd order binomial theorem) 0.0009174, ... , 0.220687494 float
det3_cte_1e4 CTE_1E4 (WF3) Charge transfer efficiency for WFC3 (4th order binomial theorem) 0.00043715, ... , 0.108958058 float
det4_photflam PHOTFLAM (WF4) Flux units, inverse sensitivity for WFC4 0, ... , 0.0000000000000199 float
det4_zp_corr ZP_CORR (WF4) Time-dependent sensitivity correction for WFC4 -0.3729939, ... , 0.06130695 float
det4_cte_1e2 CTE_1E2 (WF4) Charge transfer efficiency for WFC4 (2nd order binomial theorem) 0.007562231, ... , 0.525110304 float
det4_cte_1e3 CTE_1E3 (WF4) Charge transfer efficiency for WFC4 (3rd order binomial theorem) 0.002958637, ... , 0.220974818 float
det4_cte_1e4 CTE_1E4 (WF4) Charge transfer efficiency for WFC4 (4th order binomial theorem) 0.001411212, ... , 0.109102115 float
x_sat_primary Sat-Primary x-Distance Satellite differential x-coordinate with respect to primary body (arcseconds of arc) -641985, ... , 643280.8 float
y_sat_primary Sat-Primary y-Distance Satellite differential y-coordinate with respect to primary body (arcseconds of arc) -283426, ... , 365573.9 float
sat_pa Sat. Position Angle Angle east of north to primary-satellite line (degrees) 0.636, ... , 356.691 float
pct_illum Illuminated Fraction Percent of disk illuminated by Sun 32.084, ... , 100 float
ob_lat Sub-Observer Latitude Sub-observer latitude (degrees) -54.96, ... , 71.89 float
sun_lon Sub-Solar Longitude Sub-solar longitude (degrees) 0.06, ... , 359.98 float
sun_lat Sub-Solar Latitude Sub-solar latitude (degrees) -53.39, ... , 41.52 float
np_ang North Pole Angle Angle east of north of target's rotational axis (degrees) 0.1172, ... , 359.8316 float
np_dist North Pole Distance Angular distance from sub-observer point to target's North pole. Negative distance indicates target's North pole is on the hidden hemisphere. -22.14, ... , 997.31 float
helio_range_dt Heliocentric Range Rate Rate of change of heliocentric range (km/s) -39.3338446, ... , 37.9281718 float
obs_range Observer Range Observer range (AU) 0.002388828, ... , 96.33456195 float
obs_range_dt Observer Range Rate Rate of change of observer range (km/s) -48.7801198, ... , 67.4938923 float
light_time 1-way Light Time Elapsed time since light (observed at exposure midpoint) would have left or reflected off a point at the center of the target (minutes) 0.019867, ... , 801.190121 float
obs_primary_targ_ang Observer-Primary-Target Angle Observer-primary-target angle (degrees) 0.0302, ... , 178.3881 float
obs_range_3sig Observer Range Uncert. 3-sigma uncertainty in observer range (km) 17.176, ... , 5602553.37 float
obs_range_dt_3sig Observer Range Rate Uncert. 3-sigma uncertainty in observer range rate (km/s) 0.0000014, ... , 0.0347985 float
det1_photif PHOTIF (PC1) Reflectivity units, inverse sensitivity for PC1 ((I/F)/(DN/sec)) 0.000000758, ... , 8922.211434 float
det2_photif PHOTIF (WF2) Reflectivity units, inverse sensitivity for WFC2 ((I/F)/(DN/sec)) 0.000000154, ... , 1879.484907 float
det3_photif PHOTIF (WF3) Reflectivity units, inverse sensitivity for WFC3 ((I/F)/(DN/sec)) 0.000000158, ... , 2045.039313 float
det4_photif PHOTIF (WF4) Reflectivity units, inverse sensitivity for WFC4 ((I/F)/(DN/sec)) 0.000000159, ... , 1889.215849 float

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