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Table A.9

Description of the fields in the collection mpcatobs of the dataCloud.

# Field Type Description
1 type varchar Type of SSO (asteroid, comet)
2 num varchar SSO number
3 packed_name varchar SSO packed name
4 name varchar SSO name
5 orbit_type varchar Type of orbit (for comets)
6 discovery varchar Discovery asterisk
7 note1 varchar See MPC Web site
8 note2 varchar See MPC Web site
9 date_obs datetime Date of observation (ISO)
10 jd_obs double Date of observation (JD)
11 ra_obs double Observed right ascension (deg) (EQJ2000.0)
12 dec_obs double Observed declination (deg) (EQJ2000.0)
13 mag double Observed magnitude (mag)
14 filter varchar Magnitude band
15 astrocata_name varchar Astrometric reference catalog used to determine the position
16 astrocata_vizname varchar VizieR table base-name of the astrometric reference catalog
17 mpc_ref varchar Permanent references to the MPCs, MPSs, or other journals
18 iau_code varchar IAU observatory code
19 obs_long double Geographic longitude of observing site (deg)
20 obs_lat double Geographic latitude of observing site (deg)
21 obs_alt double Altitude of observing site (m)
22 vgs_x double x component of spacecraft geocentric position vector (au) (EQJ2000.0)
23 vgs_y double y component of spacecraft geocentric position vector (au) (EQJ2000.0)
24 vgs_z double z component of spacecraft geocentric position vector (au) (EQJ2000.0)
25 iddataset int Bibliographic unique reference

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