KEPLER Search Output Columns

This document defines the catalog entries describing the KEPLER Data Archive.

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To Retrieve:
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The spectra that you selected will be automatically scaled to the full range of wavelengths and nearly the full range of fluxes (i.e., y axis plot scale runs from 0 (or .25 * the minimum flux for spectra with negative fluxes) to the 10th highest flux). Each spectrum is automatically assigned a color, up to a maximum of 15. The spectra are labelled by their dataset names, with a summary of the datasets plotted given below the plot. After inspecting the plot, you may wish to change the selection of datasets which are displayed. Use your browser "Back" button to do this.

Plot range
Adjust the minimum and maximum wavelengths (in �ngstroms) and minimum and maximum fluxes (in erg /cm2/sec/�) to select the spectral region of interest and to exclude noisy data.

Plot dimensions
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Redraw plot
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Column Information

Kepler ID: Non-unique Kepler ID identifying corresponding entry in the Kepler Input Catalog. Note multiple observations can be made with the same Kepler ID. Also used in naming data files.
range: 482,249 to 13,160,229
Proposal ID: Proposal ID associated with exposure.
-1
Dataset Name: Dataset name associated with exposure.
KPLR00000020_2010203153838, KPLR02961618_2010169030214, KPLR001028012-2009168180601
RA (J2000): Right Ascension in decimal degrees (from KIC)
although values are stored in decimal degrees, valid formats for queries include: "19 28 29.65", "19h28m29s", 292.12354
Dec (J2000): Declination in decimal degrees (from KIC)
stored in decimal degrees but can be queried using values such as: "+37 14 04.5", "37.23458"
Target Type: 2-character Target type
Either LC (long cadence) or SC (short cadence)
Target Category: Target category
examples: GO, Planetary, Astroseismology, Comparison, PDQ stellar, PPA stellar, SO
Planned Observation Start Time (MJD): Planned Start time in Julian Date for this set of contiguous data
example: 343433.0033
Planned Observation Stop Time (MJD): Planned Stop time in Julian Date for this set of contiguous data
example: 343473.023
Planned Observation Start Time: Planned start time in standard date format
2012-03-29 04:00:00
Planned Observation Stop Time: Planned stop time in standard date format
2012-03-29 04:00:00
KTC Counter: Sequential ID for this view. Values change after each update.
integers from 1 to 120,985
Actual Start Time: Start time from START_TIME FITS keyword (?)
2012-03-29 04:00:00 (currently all null)
Actual End Time: End time from END_TIME FITS keyword
2012-03-29 04:00:00 (currently all null)
Release Date: Date on which data becomes public
2012-03-29 04:00:00 Note, as with all MAST datetime fields, the following examples are valid date formats when submitting queries: "< Jan 10 2008", "Jul 1 2009 .. Aug 1 2009", "1/1/2008", "2009 Jul 15 14:30:20"
RA PM: RA proper motion
range: -8.572 to 9.04 arcsec/yr
Dec PM: Dec proper motion
range: -8.75 to 8.848 arcsec/yr
U Mag: U-band magnitude accurate to 0.04 magnitude
range: 8.391 to 21.146
G Mag: G-band magnitude
range: 2.872 to 25.4
R Mag: R-band magnitude
range: 2.895 to 25.114
I Mag: I-band magnitude
range: 5.659 to 26.141
Z Mag: Z-band magnitude accurate to 0.03 magnitude
range: 5.307 to 19.416
GRed Mag: GRed-band magnitude
range: 6.783 to 19.133
D51 Mag: D51-band magnitude
range: 7.018 to 19.902
J Mag: 2MASS J-band magnitude
range: 0.001 to 19.873
H Mag: 2MASS H-band magnitude
range: 0.0001 to 20.519
K Mag: 2MASS K-band magnitude
range: 0.001 to 18.734
Kepler Mag: Kepler-band magnitude
range: 2.982 to 25.0
2MASS ID: Unique 2MASS catalog ID
range: 79221107 to 1316970448
SCP ID: Unique SCP processing ID
range: 79224191 to 1316970448
Alt ID: ID from alternate source catalog (see Alt ID Source entry)
range: 0 to 46836725
Alt ID Source: Source catalog that was used for deriving stellar parameters.
0 - null, 1 - Hipparcos catalog ID, 2 - Tycho2 ID, 3 - UCAC2 ID, 4 - General Catalog of Var. Stars ID, 5 - Lepine proper motion catalog star. altid>0 is 2MASS ID, altid< 0 is a pseudo-id generated by SCP processing, 6 - altid contains 2MASS ID coming from Astroseiseismology catalog, 11 - NED ID, 12 - Extended 2MASS ID, 13 - FIRST ID, 14 - NVSS catalog ID, 15 - VLBA catalog ID, 16 - CHANDRA catalog ID
Star/Gal ID: Star/galaxy indicator based on the USNO-B star/galaxy estimator. 0 = USNO-B values 0 to 5, 1 = values 6 to 11. The values 0 - 11 were a measure of the similarity between a given image to a stellar point spread function. 0 is quite dissimilar, 11 means quite similar.
0 - galaxy, 1 - star ?
Isolated/Blend ID: Isolated/blended indicator
Not yet (and may never be) determined. All values are null.
Var. ID: Constant/variable indicator based on data from the General Catalog of Variable Stars. (Additional catalogs will be used in future versions.)
0 - constant, 1 - variable
Teff: Derived Effective Temperature accurate to 200 K
range: 3103 to 19337 degrees K
Log G: Derived Log10 surface gravity accurate to 0.5 dex
range: -0.435 to 6.158
Metallicity: Derived Log10 Fe/H metallicity accurate to 0.5 dex.
range: -2.63 - 0.618
E(B-V): Derived Excess B-V reddening accurate to 0.1 magnitude
range: 0.001 to 1.459
A_V: Derived A-V extinction
range: 0.003 to 4.523
Radius: Estimated Stellar Radius (solar = 1.0)
range: 0.097 to 316.303
Kepmag Source: Source of Kepler-band magnitude
SCP, 2MASS, UNCAL, PHOTO, and TYBV. SCP - SCP values for sdssg and sdssr were used to compute KEPMAG using equation below . The error for KEPMAG is roughly 0.03 mag., NOCAL - No calibration to optical mag. possible, used for entries from non-optical catalogs. KEPMAG field is null. , 2MASS - Objects found only in 2MASS Catalog with no optical counterpart, KEPMAG is null, UNCAL - KEPMAG copied from a single color of the parent catalog, uncertainty could be 1.0 mag or higher, PHOTO - parent catalog contained a red and blue mag. obtained from Photographic photometry. Values used to compute KEPMAG on the basis of: sdssg=blue sdssr=red color=sdssg-sdssr if (color<=0.8) kepmag = 0.8*sdssr + 0.2*sdssg else kepmag = 0.9*sdssr+0.1*sdssg, internal photographic errors have errors of 0.2 mag suggest KEPMAG errors of 0.03 mag, TYBV - parent catalog is Tycho-2 and this gives B and V magnitudes. KEPMAG value computed from sdssg=0.54*b+0.46*v-0.07 sdssr=-0.44*b+1.44*v+0.12 using same transformation as above to calc. KEPMAG. Errors same as for TYCHO-2 catalog.
Photometry Qual: Photometry quality indicator. Placeholder for SCP values not yet determined.
range: 0 to 8 which is the count of non-null entries in USNO-B1.0 (O,E,J,F,N), UCAC-2 (R), TYcho-2 (B,V). In general the more colors the more likely the star is real. For NOCAL and 2MASS entries, this value = 0.
Astrophysics Qual: Astrophysics quality indicator. Placeholder for SCP values not yet determined.
range: 0 to 6 which is the count of non-null entries in Teff, logG, FeH, AV, E(B-V), and Radius.
Catalog key: Unique integer key to CATKEY database (not currently available)
range: 1 to 13363924
Scp Key: Unique integer key to SCPKEY database table (not currently available)
range: 262005541 to 1305757193
Parallax: Parallax in arcsec
range: -.0297 - 0.0529 arcsec
Gal Lon: Galactic Longitude
range: 2.85 to 348.8598 degrees
Gal Lat: Galactic Latitude
range: -58.363 to 79.231 degrees
Total PM: Total proper motion accurate to 20 mas/yr
range: 0.0 to 9.61 arcsec/yr
G-R color: G-R color
range: -11.54 to 11.43
J-K color: J-K color
range: -7.76 to 8.205
G-K color: G-K color
range: -6.674 to 16.452
RA hours (J2000): Right Ascension (J2000) in decimal hours
range: 0.218 to 23.17 hours