TruthSummary

Summary properties of objects from the DESC DC2 truth catalog, as described in arXiv:2101.04855. Includes the noiseless astrometric and photometric parameters.

Columns

name datatype description unit nullable ivoa:ucd tap:column_index tap:principal votable:arraysize length
id_truth_type primary key char Combination of id and truth_type fields, used for JOINs with MatchesTruth. true meta.id 0 1 22 22
id char Unique object ID true meta.id;meta.main 1 1 20 20
host_galaxy long ID of the host galaxy for a SN/AGN entry (-1 for other truth types) true 999 1
ra double Right Ascension deg false pos.eq.ra 2 1
dec double Declination deg false pos.eq.dec 3 1
redshift float Redshift true 999 1
is_variable int 1 for a variable source true 999 1
is_pointsource int 1 for a point source true 999 1
flux_u float Static flux value in u nJy true 999 1
flux_g float Static flux value in g nJy true 999 1
flux_r float Static flux value in r nJy true 999 1
flux_i float Static flux value in i nJy true 999 1
flux_z float Static flux value in z nJy true 999 1
flux_y float Static flux value in y nJy true 999 1
flux_u_noMW float Static flux value in u, without Milky Way extinction (i.e., dereddened) nJy true 999 0
flux_g_noMW float Static flux value in g, without Milky Way extinction (i.e., dereddened) nJy true 999 0
flux_r_noMW float Static flux value in r, without Milky Way extinction (i.e., dereddened) nJy true 999 0
flux_i_noMW float Static flux value in i, without Milky Way extinction (i.e., dereddened) nJy true 999 0
flux_z_noMW float Static flux value in z, without Milky Way extinction (i.e., dereddened) nJy true 999 0
flux_y_noMW float Static flux value in y, without Milky Way extinction (i.e., dereddened) nJy true 999 0
mag_r float Magnitude in r mag true 999 1
cosmodc2_hp long Healpix ID in cosmoDC2 (for galaxies only; -1 for stars and SNe) true 999 0
cosmodc2_id long Galaxy ID in cosmoDC2 (for galaxies only; -1 for stars and SNe) true 999 0
truth_type long 1 for galaxies, 2 for stars, and 3 for SNe true 999 1