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Glossary of WSA attributes
This Glossary alphabetically lists all attributes used in the SSA database(s) held in the WSA. If you would like to have more information about the schema tables please use the SSA Schema Browser (other Browser versions).

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Name	Schema Table	Database	Description	Type	Length	Unit	Default Value	Unified Content Descriptor
faintLim	Plate	SSA	Faint limit for selected refstars	real	4			PHOT_MAG_LIMIT
ffZp	Plate	SSA	Field-to-field zeropoint	real	4	mag		PHOT_ZPT
fg_flg	twomass_xsc	2MASS	flux-growth convergence flag.	varchar	6			CODE_MISC
fieldID	Field	SSA	Unique identifier of survey field (fieldNum and systemID combo)	int	4			ID_FIELD
fieldID	Plate	SSA	Unique survey field identifier	int	4			ID_FIELD
fieldNum	Field	SSA	ESO/SRC or Palomar survey system field number	smallint	2			ID_FIELD
fieldOfView	Survey	SSA	The nominal field of view of each survey plate	real	4	degrees		INST_DET_SIZE
filterComm	Plate	SSA	Filter type, eg. "Schott glass", "Red plexiglass"...	varchar	16			INST_FILTER_CODE
filterID	Plate	SSA	Filter identifier, eg. OG590, RG715, 2444...	varchar	8			INST_FILTER_CODE
focus	twomass_scn	2MASS	Focus setting of telescope at beginning of scan.	smallint	2			TEL_FOCAL-LENGTH
focusNX	Plate	SSA	No. of scan focus points in X	tinyint	1			INST_PARAM
focusNY	Plate	SSA	No. of scan focus points in Y	tinyint	1			INST_PARAM
fSclen	Plate	SSA	Scale size for iterative filter application	tinyint	1			REDUCT_PARAM
fThresh	Plate	SSA	Sky filtering parameter	tinyint	1			REDUCT_PARAM