Field Definitions for table VCV_QSO


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FieldTypeDescription
sybidint, no nulls
Namechar Name of the object
RAHint Hours RA, 1950.0; units: h
Coord_Flagchar ''R''=radio; better than 1 arcsec; O or R, indicating optical or radio coordinates, respectively, if the coordinates listed are to better than one arcsec.
RAMint Minutes RA, 1950.0; units: min
RASfloat Seconds RA, 1950.0; units: s
DecSignchar Sign Dec, 1950.0
DecDint Degrees Dec, 1950.0; units: deg
DecMint Minutes Dec, 1950.0; units: arcmin
DecSint Seconds Dec, 1950.0; units: arcsec
Mag_Flagchar if magnitude/colors are photographic
Vfloat V magnitude; units: mag; null val: 99.99
B_Vfloat B-V color; null val: 99.99
U_Bfloat U-B color; null val: 99.99
Redshift_Flagchar if redshift est. from low disp. spectrum
Redshiftfloat ; null val: 9.999
Flux_6float 6 cm flux; units: Jy
Flux_6_Refint number in QSOAGN_Ref for Flux_6
Flux_11float 11 cm flux; units: Jy
Flux_11_Refint number in QSOAGN_Ref for Flux_11
XRay_Flagchar if object detected in X-Ray range
Classchar Object classification code, see comment; S1, S2, S3, S, or S? refer to Seyfert classification. H2 refers to nuclear HII regon.
FC_Refint Reference number for finding chart
Photo_Refint number for photometry
Redshift_Refint number for redshift

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