ObsPlan

Metadata in the ObsLocTap relational realization of the IVOA ObsLocTap data model

Columns

name datatype description unit nullable ivoa:ucd tap:column_index tap:principal tap:std votable:arraysize votable:utype length
t_planning double Time in MJD when this observation has been added or modified into the planning log d false 1 1 1
target_name string Astronomical object observed, if any true meta.id;src 2 1 1 * Target.name 40
obs_id string Observation ID false meta.id 3 1 1 * DataID.observationID 40
obs_collection string Name of the data collection true meta.id 4 1 1 * DataID.collection 80
s_ra double Central right ascension, ICRS deg true pos.eq.ra 5 1 1 Char.SpatialAxis.Coverage.Location.Coord.Position2D.Value2.C1
s_dec double Central declination, ICRS deg true pos.eq.dec 6 0 1 Char.SpatialAxis.Coverage.Location.Coord.Position2D.Value2.C2
s_fov double Diameter (bounds) of the covered region deg true phys.angSize;instr.fov 7 0 1 Char.SpatialAxis.Coverage.Bounds.Extent.diameter
s_region string Sky region covered by the data product (expressed in ICRS frame) true pos.outline;obs.field 8 0 1 * Char.SpatialAxis.Coverage.Support.Area 400
s_resolution double Spatial resolution of data as FWHM arcsec true pos.angResolution 9 0 1 Char.SpatialAxis.Resolution.Refval.value
t_min double Start time in MJD d false time.start;obs.exposure 10 1 1 Char.TimeAxis.Coverage.Bounds.Limits.StartTime
t_max double Stop time in MJD d false time.end;obs.exposure 11 1 1 Char.TimeAxis.Coverage.Bounds.Limits.StopTime
t_exptime double Total exposure time s false time.duration;obs.exposure 12 1 1 Char.TimeAxis.Coverage.Support.Extent
t_resolution double Temporal resolution FWHM s true time.resolution 13 0 1 Char.TimeAxis.Resolution.Refval.value
em_min double Start in spectral coordinates m true em.wl;stat.min 14 0 1 Char.SpectralAxis.Coverage.Bounds.Limits.LoLimit
em_max double Stop in spectral coordinates m true em.wl;stat.max 15 0 1 Char.SpectralAxis.Coverage.Bounds.Limits.HiLimit
em_res_power double Spectral resolving power true spect.resolution 16 0 1 Char.SpectralAxis.Resolution.ResolPower.refVal
o_ucd string UCD of observable (e.g., phot.flux.density, phot.count, etc.) true meta.ucd 17 0 1 * Char.ObservableAxis.ucd 40
pol_states string List of polarization states or NULL if not applicable true meta.code;phys.polarization 18 0 1 * Char.PolarizationAxis.stateList 40
pol_xel int Number of polarization samples true meta.number 19 0 1 Char.PolarizationAxis.numBins
facility_name string Name of the facility used for this observation d false meta.id;instr.tel 20 1 1 * Provenance.ObsConfig.Facility.name 40
instrument_name string Name of the instrument used for this observation true meta.id;instr 21 1 1 * Provenance.ObsConfig.Instrument.name 40
t_plan_exptime double Planned or scheduled exposure time s true time.duration;obs.exposure 22 0 1 Char.TimeAxis.Coverage.Support.Extent
category string Observation category. One of the following values Fixed, Coordinated, Window, Other false 23 1 1 * 11
priority int Priority level { 0, 1, 2} false 24 1 1
execution_status string One of the following values\u0003A Planned, Scheduled, Unscheduled, Performed, Aborted false 25 1 1 * 11
tracking_type string One of the following values\u0003A Sidereal, Solar-system-object-tracking, Fixed-az-el-transit m false 26 0 1 * 40
rubin_rot_sky_pos float From scheduler rotation angle Not in the IVOA ObsPlan table deg true 27 0 1
rubin_nexp int number of exposures to take usually 1 or 2 Not in the IVOA ObsPlan table true 28 0 1