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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
sci_data_set_name
Dataset
char
9 character name; e.g. J8BA7JCAQ, O4140Q020
Data set name First character indicates instrument; L=COS; I=WFC3; J=ACS; N=NICMOS; O=STIS; U=WFPC2; W=WFPC; X=FOC; Y=FOS; Z=GHRS; F=FGS; V=HSP;
ID_MAIN
sci_archive_class
Archive Class
char
AST, CAL
Data file classification
ID_DATASET
sci_program_id
Prog ID
char
8G6, 9FA, 8M8, 4QA, etc.
Internal program id
OBS_ID
sci_obset_id
Obset ID
char
10, 42, G1, GA, H6, etc
This is usually the same as the visit number, though in a small number of cases it will be different. The obset ID is used as the fourth and fifth letters of a dataset name.
ID_IDENTIFIER
sci_obsnum
Obsnum
char
01, 02, RO, 011, AK, 070, etc.
Observation number from the SOGS header
ID_NUMBER
sci_asn_id
Asn ID
char
null or names like O4QA01010, J8ZO02010, etc.
Same as dataset name where it exists
ID_IDENTIFIER
sci_targname
Target Name
char
e.g. ETA-CAR, A+81D266, ANY, PLUTO12, NGC188/54
Observer assigned target name; uppercase; no blank characters; spaces sometimes filled with - ; use with wildcards
ID_TARGET
sci_target_descrip
Target Descrip
char
Wide variety of target types in differing configurations ; e.g. CLUSTER OF GALAXIES;RICH CLUSTER;HIGH REDSHIFT CLUSTER (Z>0.5); ; STAR;WIND;WOLF RAYET;ISM;RING NEBULA;EMISSION LINE NEBULA;EJECTA;
Target description (uppercase); Use with wild card
CLASS_OBJECT
sci_broad_category
Broad Category
char
over 286 combinations; e.g. CLUSTER OF GALAXIES;GALAXY, SOLAR SYSTEM, STELLAR CLUSTER, STAR,T TAURI STAR
Target classification Use with wild card; e.g. *DWARF NOVA*
CLASS_OBJECT
sci_ra
RA (J2000)
double
range -90 to 360 deg
Right Ascension (J2000)
POS_EQ_RA_MAIN
sci_dec
Dec (J2000)
double
range -90 to +90 deg
Declination (J2000)
POS_EQ_DEC_MAIN
sci_refnum
Ref
long
0 to 248
The number of known literature references associated with the listed proposal ID (HST) or data set name.
REFER_CODE
sci_ra_v1
Ra V1 (J2000)
double
range 0 to 360 deg
RA at V1 position
POS_EQ_RA
sci_dec_v1
Dec V1 (J2000)
double
Range -90 to +90 deg
Dec at V1 position
POS_EQ_DEC
sci_expflag
Exp Flag
char
NORMAL, INCOMPLETE, UNCERTAIN, INTERRUPTED,EXTENDED, PREDICTED, INDETERMINATE, UNKNOWN, EXCESSIVE DOW, DETOFF
Exposure interruption indicator
OBS_CONDITIONS
sci_start_time
Start Time
char
Apr 24 1990 to present
Observation start time
TIME_DATE
sci_stop_time
Stop Time
char
Apr 24 1990 to present
Observation stop time
TIME_DATE
sci_actual_duration
Exp Time
float
range: 0.00 - 230414.5 seconds
Exposure time
TIME_EXPTIME
sci_instrume
Instrument
char
ACS, COS, FGS, FOC, FOS, HRS, HSP, NICMOS, STIS, WFC3, WFPC, WFPC2
Instrument used
INST_ID
sci_instrument_config
Instrument Config
char
ACS/HRC, ACS/SBC, ACS/WFC, COS/FUV,
COS/NUV, FGS, FOC/288, FOC/48, FOC/96, FOS/BL, FOS/RD, HRS, HSP/PMT/VIS, HSP/POL, HSP/UNK/PMT,
HSP/UNK/POL, HSP/UNK/UV1, HSP/UNK/UV2, HSP/UNK/VIS, HSP/UV1,
HSP/UV2, HSP/UV2/UV1, HSP/VIS, HSP/VIS/PMT, NIC1, NIC2, NIC3,
PC, S/C, STIS/CCD, STIS/FUV-MAMA, STIS/NUV-MAMA,WFC, WFC3/IR,WFC3/UVIS, WFPC2
Instrument configuration
INST_SETUP
sci_operating_mode
Operating Mode
char
ACQ, LOS, MAP, OCC, POS, DATA, RAMP, SCAN, SPEC, ACCUM, IMAGE, OSCAN, RAPID, TRANS, UVOBS, WSCAN, DEFCAL, PERIOD, SINGLE, UNKNOWN, ACQ/PEAK, STAR-SKY, TIME-TAG, WALKDOWN, BRIGHTOBJ, PHOTOSCAN, ACQ/BINARY, ACQ/PEAKUP, MULTIACCUM, ENGINEERING, PULSEHEIGHT, ACQ/FIRMWARE
Operating mode
INST_SETUP
sci_aper_1234
Apertures
char
Examples for WFPC2: PC1, WF2, WF3, WF4, WFALL; Examples for ACS: WFC, HRC, SBC; Examples for STIS: 25MAMA, 50CCD, F25QTZ, 50CORON; Examples for NICMOS: NIC1, NIC2-FIX, NIC2-CORON1
Aperture configuration See a complete list
INST_APERT
sci_spec_1234
Filters/Gratings
char
Over 850 options:; examples: G160L, G270M, G230LB, F300W
Filter used. See a more complete list ; Sometimes combined so wildcard search may be needed
INST_FILTER
sci_spectral_res
Spectral Res
float
range 0.0 - 114000.0
spectral resolution
SPECT_RESOLUTION
sci_spectrum_end
Spectrum End
float
range 0 to 30000 Angstroms
Maximum wavelength for spectrum
SPEC_WAVELENGTH
sci_spectrum_start
Spectrum Start
float
range 0 to 30000 Angstroms
Minimum wavelength for spectrum
SPEC_WAVELENGTH
sci_bandwidth
Bandwidth
float
WFC3 200-1700nm (2000-17000 A); ACS/WFC 3700 - 11000 A; ACS/HRC 2000 - 11000 A; ACS/SBC 1150 - 1700 A; WFPC2: 21.0 - 5365; COS/FUV 1150 - 2050 Angstroms (115 -205 nm);
COS/NUV 1700 - 3200 Angstroms (170-320 nm); STIS: -1934. - 5030.0; NICMOS: 0.8 - 2.5 microns (8000-25000 A); GHRS: 650 - 1000; FOS: 450 - 7350; WFPC: 20 - 4000; FOC: 208 - 2726 Angstroms
Bandwidth of the data or RMS bandwidth of the photmode (NICMOS) or filter plus detector (ACS).
INST_BAND_PASS
sci_central_wavelength
Central Wavelength
float
Range 0.0 - 23968.977 Angstroms
central wavelength
SPEC_WAVELENGTH_CENTRAL
sci_dispersion
Dispersion
float
Range: 0 - 70.280000
Dispersion
INST_DISPERSION
sci_pixel_res
Pixel Res
float
range 0.0 to 3600.0 arcsec/pixel
pixel resolution
INST_PIXSIZE
sci_fgslock
FGS Lock
char
FINE, GYROS, COARSE, FINE/GY, UNKNOWN
Fine Guidance Sensors lock
INST_SETUP
sci_mtflag
MT Flag
char
F, T
Moving Target Flag (T=Moving Target)
OBS_TYPE
sci_pep_id
Proposal ID
long
1012 to 12045
Integer assign to each proposal
OBS_ID
sci_pi_last_name
PI Last Name
char
FORD, LEMMON, etc
PI last name (uppercase)
ID_HUMAN
sci_release_date
Release Date
char
May 9, 1990 - present
Date data become publicly available
TIME_DATE
sci_v3_pos_angle
V3 Pos Angle
float
range: 0 to +360 degrees
direction in degrees east from north that the tip of the L shape formed by the 3 WF chips would point
POS_POS-ANG
sci_ecliptic_latitude
Ecliptic Latitude
float
range: -90 to +90 deg
Ecliptic Latitude
POS_EC_LAT
sci_ecliptic_longitude
Ecliptic Longitude
float
Range: 0 to 360 deg
Ecliptic Longitude
POS_EC_LON
sci_galactic_latitude
Galactic Latitude
float
Range: -90 to +90 deg
Galactic Latitude
POS_GAL_LAT
sci_galactic_longitude
Galactic Longitude
float
Range: 0 to 360 deg
Galactic Longitude
POS_GAL_LON
sci_sun_alt
Sun Alt
float
range -66.286072 to 114 degrees
Altitude of the sun above the Earth's limb
POS_SOLAR
sci_pa_aper
PA Aper
float
range -360 to +360 degrees
Position angle of aperture
POS_POS-ANG
sci_costar_deploy
COSTAR
char
F, T
indicates if COSTAR was deployed
INST_SETUP
sci_aec
AEC
char
C, S
Observation type C=Calibration, S=Science; The default is 'S'. If being accessed as a GET request or a web service and you would like both S and C, specifiy sci_aec=%
OBS_TYPE
sci_fov_config
FOV Config
char
SM-1, SM-2, LAUNCH
Field of view configuration
INST_SETUP
sci_generation_date
Generation Date
char
range: Feb 12 1992 - current
Date data came from OPUS
TIME_DATE
sci_archive_date
Archive Date
char
range Dec 23, 1993 - present
Date data written to hard media
TIME_DATE
sci_preview_name
Preview Name
char
J9FAHGH5Q, etc
Preview name (generally the same as the data set name)
ID_DATA
sci_obs_type
Obs Type
char
spectrum, image
type of observation: spectrum, image
OBS_TYPE
sci_hlsp
High-Level Science Products
long
null, or 1 to 2195
Number of known High Level Science Products
sci_status
Status
char
Public, Proprietary
Flags public data
ID_DATASET
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