Glossary of SSA attributes

This Glossary alphabetically lists all attributes used in the SSA database(s) held in the SSA. If you would like to have more information about the schema tables please use the SSA Schema Browser.
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NameSchema TableDatabaseDescriptionTypeLengthUnitDefault ValueUnified Content Descriptor
y_coadd twomass_xsc 2MASS y (in-scan) position (coadd coord.). real 4 arcsec   INST_POS
yCen Detection F287 Intensity-weighted Y-centroid of image float 8 microns -0.99999995e9 POS_PLATE_Y
yCen Detection PSSA Intensity-weighted Y-centroid of image float 8 microns   POS_PLATE_Y
yCen Detection SSA Intensity-weighted Y-centroid of image float 8 microns   POS_PLATE_Y
ymax Detection F287 Topmost extent of image on plate float 8 microns -0.99999995e9 POS_PLATE_Y
ymax Detection PSSA Topmost extent of image on plate float 8 microns   POS_PLATE_Y
ymax Detection SSA Topmost extent of image on plate float 8 microns   POS_PLATE_Y
ymin Detection F287 Bottommost extent of image on plate float 8 microns -0.99999995e9 POS_PLATE_Y
ymin Detection PSSA Bottommost extent of image on plate float 8 microns   POS_PLATE_Y
ymin Detection SSA Bottommost extent of image on plate float 8 microns   POS_PLATE_Y
yPnt Plate F287 Centre of scan area in Y real 4 microns -0.99999995e9 POS_PLATE_Y
yPnt Plate PSSA Centre of scan area in Y real 4 microns   POS_PLATE_Y
yPnt Plate SSA Centre of scan area in Y real 4 microns   POS_PLATE_Y



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