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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