User Specified Search Field
You may now search on any column in the mission database. Select the field you wish to search on and typ
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in the qualification. NOTE that if you choose a field in BOTH the form and in the User Option field, th
en 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 web inteface searches the science table. Some documentation for this table is found in the archive hand book Table B.15 .
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_aec
AEC
Character
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_aper_1234
Apertures
Character
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_archive_class
Archive Class
Character
AST, CAL
Data file classification
ID_DATASET
sci_archive_date
Archive Date
Date
range Dec 23, 1993 - present
Date data written to hard media
TIME_DATE
sci_asn_id
Asn ID
Character
Same as dataset name where it exists
ID_IDENTIFIER
sci_bandwidth
Bandwidth
Float
ACS: 0 - 2105.3271 WFPC2: 21.0 - 5365 STIS: -1934. - 5030.0 NICMOS: 0.0 - 3318 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_broad_category
Broad Category
Character
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_costar_deploy
COSTAR
Character
F, T
indicates if COSTAR was deployed
INST_SETUP
sci_central_wavelength
Central Wavelength
Float
Range 0.0 - 23968.977 Angstroms
central wavelength
SPEC_WAVELENGTH_CENTRAL
sci_data_set_name
Dataset
Character
9 character name e.g. J8BA7JCAQ, O4140Q020
Data set name First character indicates instrument J=ACS; N=NICMOS; O=STIS; U=WFPC2; W=WFPC; X=FOC; Y=FOS; Z=GHRS
ID_MAIN
ra
RA (J2000)
Float
range -90 to 360 deg
Right Ascension (J2000)
POS_EQ_RA_MAIN
dec
Dec (J2000)
Float
Range -90 to +90 deg
Declination (J2000)
POS_EQ_DEC_MAIN
sci_ra_v1
Ra V1 (J2000)
Float
range -90 to 360 deg
RA at V1 position
POS_EQ_RA
sci_dec_v1
Dec V1 (J2000)
Float
Range -90 to +90 deg
Dec at V1 position
POS_EQ_DEC
sci_dispersion
Dispersion
Float
Range: 0 - 70.280000
Dispersion
INST_DISPERSION
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_expflag
Exp Flag
Character
NORMAL, UNKNOWN, UNCERTAIN, UPTED, EXCESSIVE DOW, INDETERMINATE
Exposure interuption indicator
OBS_CONDITIONS
sci_actual_duration
Exp Time
Float
Range: 0.00 - 230414.5 seconds
Exposure time
TIME_EXPTIME
sci_fgslock
FGS Lock
Character
FINE, GYROS, COARSE, FINE/GY, UNKNOWN
Fine Guidance Sensors lock
INST_SETUP
sci_fov_config
FOV Config
Character
SM-1, SM-2, LAUNCH
Field of view configuration
INST_SETUP
sci_spec_1234
Filters/Gratings
Character
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_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_generation_date
Generation Date
Date
Range: Feb 12 1992 - current
Date data came from OPUS
TIME_DATE
sci_instrume
Instrument
Character
ACS, FGS, FOC, FOS, HRS, HSP, STIS, WFPC, WFPC2, NICMOS
Instrument used
INST_ID
sci_instrument_config
Instrument Config
Character
PC, FGS,HRS, WFC, NIC1, NIC2, NIC3, WFPC2, FOC/48, FOC/96, FOS/BL, FOS/RD, ACS/HRC, ACS/SBC, ACS/WFC, FOC/288, HSP/POL, HSP/UV1, HSP/UV2, HSP/VIS, UNKNOWN, STIS/CCD, STIS/MA1, STIS/MA2, HSP/PMT/VIS, HSP/UNK/PMT, HSP/UNK/POL, HSP/UNK/UV1, HSP/UNK/UV2, HSP/UNK/VIS, HSP/UV2/UV1, HSP/VIS/PMT, STIS/FUV-MAMA, STIS/NUV-MAMA
Instrument configuration
INST_SETUP
sci_mtflag
MT Flag
Character
F, T
Moving Target Flag (T=Moving Target)
OBS_TYPE
sci_obset_id
Obset ID
Character
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
Character
Observation number from the SOGS header
ID_NUMBER
sci_operating_mode
Operating Mode
Character
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_pa_aper
PA Aper
Float
Range -360 to +360 degrees
Position angle of aperture
POS_POS-ANG
sci_pep_id
Proposal ID
Integer
Integer assign to each proposal
OBS_ID
sci_pi_last_name
PI Last Name
Character
PI last name (uppercase)
ID_HUMAN
sci_pixel_res
Pixel Res
Float
range 0.0 to 3600.0 arcsec/pixel
pixel resolution
INST_PIXSIZE
sci_preview_name
Preview Name
Character
Preview name (generally the same as the data set name)
ID_DATA
sci_program_id
Prog ID
Character
Internal program id
OBS_ID
sci_release_date
Release Date
Date
May 9, 1990 - present
Date data become publicly available
TIME_DATE
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_start_time
Start Time
Date
Apr 24 1990 to present
Observation start time
TIME_DATE
sci_stop_time
Stop Time
Date
Apr 24 1990 to present
Observation stop time
TIME_DATE
sci_sun_alt
Sun Alt
Float
range -66.286072 to 153.455856 degrees
Altitude of the sun above the Earth's limb
POS_SOLAR
sci_target_descrip
Target Descrip
Character
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_targname
Target Name
Character
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_v3_pos_angle
V3 Pos Angle
Float
Range -306 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_obs_type
Obs Type
Character
spectrum, image
type of observation: spectrum, image
OBS_TYPE
sci_hlsp
High-Level Science Products
Integer
0 - ?
Number of known High Level Science Products
sci_status
Status
Character
Public, Proprietary
Flags public data
ID_DATASET
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