SSSource

LSST-computed per-source quantities. 1::1 relationship with DiaSource.

Columns

name datatype description unit nullable ivoa:ucd votable:arraysize length
diaSourceId primary key long Unique identifier of the observation (matching DiaSource.diaSourceId). false meta.id;src
ssObjectId long Unique LSST identifier of the Solar System object. false meta.id;src
designation char The unpacked primary provisional designation for this object. true meta.id;src 16 16
eclLambda double Ecliptic longitude, converted from the observed coordinates. deg false pos.ecliptic.lon
eclBeta double Ecliptic latitude, converted from the observed coordinates. deg false pos.ecliptic.lat
galLon double Galactic longitude, converted from the observed coordinates. deg false pos.galactic.lon
galLat double Galactic latitude, converted from the observed coordinates. deg false pos.galactic.lat
elongation float Solar elongation of the object at the time of observation. deg true pos.phaseAng
phaseAngle float Phase angle between the Sun, object, and observer. deg true pos.phaseAng
topoRange float Topocentric distance (delta) at light-emission time. AU true pos.distance
topoRangeRate float Topocentric radial (line-of-sight) velocity (deldot); positive values indicate motion away from the observer. km/s true phys.veloc
helioRange float Heliocentric distance (r) at light-emission time. AU true pos.distance;pos.heliocentric
helioRangeRate float Heliocentric radial velocity (rdot); positive values indicate motion away from the Sun. km/s true phys.veloc;pos.heliocentric
ephRa double Predicted ICRS right ascension from the orbit in mpc_orbits. deg true pos.eq.ra;meta.modelled;pos.ephem
ephDec double Predicted ICRS declination from the orbit in mpc_orbits. deg true pos.eq.dec;meta.modelled;pos.ephem
ephVmag float Predicted magnitude in V band, computed from mpc_orbits data including the mpc_orbits-provided (H, G) estimates mag true phot.mag;em.opt.V
ephRate float Total predicted on-sky angular rate of motion. deg/d true pos.pm;pos.ephem
ephRateRa float Predicted on-sky angular rate in the R.A. direction (includes the cos(dec) factor). deg/d true pos.pm;pos.eq.ra;pos.ephem
ephRateDec float Predicted on-sky angular rate in the declination direction. deg/d true pos.pm;pos.eq.dec;pos.ephem
ephOffset float Total observed versus predicted angular separation on the sky. arcsec true pos.angDistance;stat.fit.omc
ephOffsetRa double Offset between observed and predicted position in the R.A. direction (includes cos(dec) term). arcsec true pos.eq.ra;stat.fit.omc
ephOffsetDec double Offset between observed and predicted position in declination. arcsec true pos.eq.dec;stat.fit.omc
ephOffsetAlongTrack float Offset between observed and predicted position in the along-track direction on the sky. arcsec true pos.angDistance;stat.fit.omc
ephOffsetCrossTrack float Offset between observed and predicted position in the cross-track direction on the sky. arcsec true pos.angDistance;stat.fit.omc
helio_x float Cartesian heliocentric X coordinate at light-emission time (ICRS). AU true pos.cartesian.x;pos.heliocentric
helio_y float Cartesian heliocentric Y coordinate at light-emission time (ICRS). AU true pos.cartesian.y;pos.heliocentric
helio_z float Cartesian heliocentric Z coordinate at light-emission time (ICRS). AU true pos.cartesian.z;pos.heliocentric
helio_vx float Cartesian heliocentric X velocity at light-emission time (ICRS). km/s true phys.veloc;pos.cartesian.x
helio_vy float Cartesian heliocentric Y velocity at light-emission time (ICRS). km/s true phys.veloc;pos.cartesian.y
helio_vz float Cartesian heliocentric Z velocity at light-emission time (ICRS). km/s true phys.veloc;pos.cartesian.z
helio_vtot float The magnitude of the heliocentric velocity vector, sqrt(vx*vx + vy*vy + vz*vz). km/s true phys.veloc;pos.heliocentric
topo_x float Cartesian topocentric X coordinate at light-emission time (ICRS). AU true pos.cartesian.x
topo_y float Cartesian topocentric Y coordinate at light-emission time (ICRS). AU true pos.cartesian.y
topo_z float Cartesian topocentric Z coordinate at light-emission time (ICRS). AU true pos.cartesian.z
topo_vx float Cartesian topocentric X velocity at light-emission time (ICRS). km/s true phys.veloc;pos.cartesian.x
topo_vy float Cartesian topocentric Y velocity at light-emission time (ICRS). km/s true phys.veloc;pos.cartesian.y
topo_vz float Cartesian topocentric Z velocity at light-emission time (ICRS). km/s true phys.veloc;pos.cartesian.z
topo_vtot float The magnitude of the topocentric velocity vector, sqrt(vx*vx + vy*vy + vz*vz). km/s true phys.veloc
diaDistanceRank short The rank of the diaSourceId-identified source in terms of its closeness to the predicted SSO position. If diaSourceId is the nearest DiaSource to this SSO prediction, diaSourceDistanceRank=1 would be set. If it is the second nearest, it would be 2, etc. true