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Table A.9
Description of the fields in the collection mpcatobs of the dataCloud.
# | Field | Type | Description |
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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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