Table information for 'wise.main'

General

Table Description: This is the All-Sky source catalog, with several columns left out since we considered them to be only relevant for re-reduction, too arcane, or just because of a whim on our side. If you need them, let us know. The columns left out include: elon, elat, source_id, w?nm w?m, w?cov, w?cc_map_str, w?flux, w?sigflux, w?sky, w?sigsk, w?conf, w?mag_?, w?sigm_?, w?flg_?, w?magp, w?sigp1, w?sigp2, rho??, r_2mass, pa_2mass, n_2mass, [jhk]_m_2mass, [jhk]_msig_2mass, best_use_cntr, ngrp, x, y, z, spt_ind

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Resource Description:

The Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) is a space-based imaging survey of the entire sky in the 3.4 (W1), 4.6 (W2), 12 (W3), and 22 (W4) μm mid-infrared. This is the project's reliable Source Catalog containing accurate photometry and astrometry for over 500 million objects.

More details are available in the Explanatory Supplement, which also has a list of Cautionary Notes.

For a list of all services and tables belonging to this table's resource, see Information on resource 'WISE All-Sky Release Catalog'

Citing this table

To cite the table as such, we suggest the following BibTeX entry:

@MISC{vo:wise_main,
  year=2013,
  title={{WISE} All-Sky Release Catalog},
  author={Wright, E.L. and Cutri, R.C. and et al},
  url={http://dc.zah.uni-heidelberg.de/tableinfo/wise.main},
  howpublished={{VO} resource provided by the {GAVO} Data Center}
}

Columns

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NameTable Head DescriptionUnitUCD
designation WISE id Sexagesimal, equatorial position-based source name in the form: hhmmss.ss+ddmmss.s. The full naming convention for WISE All-Sky Release Catalog sources has the form 'WISE Jhhmmss.ss+ddmmss.s,', where WISE is not given in this column. N/A meta.id;meta.main
raj2000 RA J2000 right ascension with respect to the 2MASS PSC reference frame deg pos.eq.ra;meta.main
dej2000 Dec J2000 declination with respect to the 2MASS PSC reference frame. deg pos.eq.dec;meta.main
sigra Err. RA One-sigma uncertainty in right ascension coordinate. deg stat.error;pos.eq.ra
sigdec Err. Dec One-sigma uncertainty in declination coordinate. deg stat.error;pos.eq.dec
sigradec Co-sigma The co-sigma of the equatorial position uncertainties, sig_ra, sig_dec (σα, σδ). [Note c] deg stat.error;pos.eq
glon G. Long. Galactic longitude. CAUTION: This coordinate should not be used as an astrometric reference. deg pos.galactic.lon
glat G. Lat Galactic latitude. CAUTION: This coordinate should not be used as an astrometric reference. deg pos.galactic.lat
wx X The x-pixel coordinate of this source on the Atlas Image. pix pos.cartesian.x;instr.det
wy Y The y-pixel coordinate of this source on the Atlas Image. pix pos.cartesian.y;instr.det
cntr Cntr Unique identification number for the Catalog source. [Note t] N/A meta.id
coadd_id Tile Id Atlas Tile identifier from which source was extracted. [Note a] N/A meta.id
src Ext. # Sequential number of this source extraction in the Atlas Tile from which this source was extracted, in approximate descending order of W1 source brightness. N/A meta.id;obs
w1mpro Mag. 3.4µm Magnitude at 3.4µm measured with profile-fitting photometry, or the magnitude of the 95% confidence brightness upper limit if the 3.4µm flux measurement has SNR<2. This column is null if the source is nominally detected in 3.4µm, but no useful brightness estimate could be made. mag phot.mag;em.IR.3-4um
w1sigmrpo Err. mag. 3.4µm 3.4µm profile-fit photometric measurement uncertainty in mag units. This column is null if the 3.4µm profile-fit magnitude is a 95% confidence upper limit or if the source is not measurable. mag stat.error;phot.mag;em.IR.3-4um
w1snr SNR 3.4µm 3.4µm profile-fit measurement signal-to-noise ratio. This value is the ratio of the flux (w1flux) to flux uncertainty (w1sigflux)in the W1 profile-fit photometry measurement. This column is null if w1flux is negative, or if w1flux or w1sigflux are null. N/A stat.snr;phot.mag;em.IR.3-4um
w1rchi2 χ² 3.4µm Reduced χ² of the 3.4µm profile-fit photometry measurement. This column is null if the 3.4µm magnitude is a 95% confidence upper limit (i.e. the source is not detected). N/A stat.fit.chi2;phot.mag;em.IR.3-4um
w1sat Sat. 3.4µm Saturated pixel fraction, 3.4µm. The fraction of all pixels within the profile-fitting area in the stack of single-exposure images used to characterize this source that are flagged as saturated. A value larger than 0.0 indicates one or more pixels of saturation. Saturation begins to occur for point sources brighter than [3.4µm]~8 mag. Saturation may occur in fainter sources because of a charged particle strike. N/A stat.fit.param
w1frtr Trans. frac. 3.4µm Fraction of pixels affected by transients. This column gives the fraction of all 3.4µm pixels in the stack of individual 3.4µm exposures used to characterize this source that may be affected by transient events. This number is computed by counting the number of pixels in the single exposure Bit Mask images with value "21" that are present within the profile-fitting area, a circular region with radius of 7.25", centered on the position of this source, and dividing by the total number of pixels in the same area that are available for measurement. N/A N/A
w1cc_map 3.4µm C&C Contamination and confusion map for this source in 3.4µm [Note u] N/A meta.code.qual
w1mag Ap. Mag. 3.4µm 3.4µm "standard" aperture magnitude. This is the curve-of-growth corrected source brightness measured in an 8.25" radius circular aperture centered on the source position on the Atlas Image. If the source is not detected in the aperture measurement, this is the 95% confidence upper limit to the brightness. The background sky reference level is measured in an annular region with inner radius of 50" and outer radius of 70". The curve-of-growth correction is given in 3.4µmmcor. mag phot.mag;em.IR.3-4um
w1sigm Err. Ap. Mag. 3.4µm Uncertainty in the 3.4µm "standard" aperture magnitude. This column is null if the 3.4µm "standard" aperture magnitude is an upper limit, or if an aperture measurement was not possible. mag stat.error;phot.mag;em.IR.3-4um
w1flg 3.4µm Ap. Flag 3.4µm "standard" aperture measurement quality flag. [Note b] N/A meta.code.qual;phot.mag;em.IR.3-4um
w1mcor 3.4µm Ap. Corr. 3.4µm aperture curve-of-growth correction, in magnitudes. This correction is subtracted from the nominal 8.25" aperture photometry brightness to give the "standard-aperture" magnitude. mag N/A
w1dmag Δmag 3.4µm Difference between maximum and minimum magnitude of the source from all usable single-exposure frames, 3.4µm. Single-exposure measurements with w1rchi2 values greater than 3.0 times the median are rejected from this computation. mag phot.mag;em.IR.3-4um;arith.diff
w1ndf DOF 3.4µm Number of degrees of freedom in the flux variability chi-square, 3.4µm. N/A stat.fit.dof;phot.mag;em.IR.3-4um
w1mlq P(Var), 3.4µm Probability measure that the source is variable in 3.4µm flux. [Note d] N/A stat.fit.goodness;src.var
w1mjdmin Min. Ep. 3.4µm The earliest modified Julian Date (mJD) of the 3.4µm single-exposures covering the source. d time.epoch;stat.min
w1mjdmax Max. Ep. 3.4µm The latest modified Julian Date (mJD) of the 3.4µm single-exposures covering the source. d time.epoch;stat.max
w1mjdmean Mean. Ep. 3.4µm The average modified Julian Date (mJD) of the 3.4µm single-exposures covering the source. d time.epoch;stat.mean
w1rsemi Smaj Semi-major axis of the elliptical aperture used to measure source in 3.4µm deg phys.angSize.smajAxis
w1ba a/b Axis ratio (b/a) of the elliptical aperture used to measure source in 3.4µm N/A phys.angSize;arith.ratio
w1pa P.A. Position angle (degrees E of N) of the elliptical aperture major axis used to measure source in 3.4µm deg pos.posAng
w1gmag Ext. Mag 3.4µm 3.4µm magnitude of source measured in the elliptical aperture described by w1rsemi, w1w1ba, and w1w1pa. mag phot.mag;em.IR.3-4um
w1gerr Err. Ext. Mag 3.4µm Uncertainty in the 3.4µm magnitude of source measured in elliptical aperture. mag stat.error;phot.mag;em.IR.3-4um
w1gflg Ext. Mag Flag 3.4µm W1 elliptical aperture measurement quality flag. This flag indicates if one or more image pixels in the measurement aperture for this band is confused with nearby objects, is contaminated by saturated or otherwise unusable pixels, or is an upper limit. [Note b] N/A meta.code;phot.mag;em.IR.3-4um
w2mpro Mag. 4.6µm Magnitude at 4.6µm measured with profile-fitting photometry, or the magnitude of the 95% confidence brightness upper limit if the 4.6µm flux measurement has SNR<2. This column is null if the source is nominally detected in 4.6µm, but no useful brightness estimate could be made. mag phot.mag;em.IR.4-8um
w2sigmrpo Err. mag. 4.6µm 4.6µm profile-fit photometric measurement uncertainty in mag units. This column is null if the 4.6µm profile-fit magnitude is a 95% confidence upper limit or if the source is not measurable. mag stat.error;phot.mag;em.IR.4-8um
w2snr SNR 4.6µm 4.6µm profile-fit measurement signal-to-noise ratio. This value is the ratio of the flux (w2flux) to flux uncertainty (w2sigflux)in the W1 profile-fit photometry measurement. This column is null if w2flux is negative, or if w2flux or w2sigflux are null. N/A stat.snr;phot.mag;em.IR.4-8um
w2rchi2 χ² 4.6µm Reduced χ² of the 4.6µm profile-fit photometry measurement. This column is null if the 4.6µm magnitude is a 95% confidence upper limit (i.e. the source is not detected). N/A stat.fit.chi2;phot.mag;em.IR.4-8um
w2sat Sat. 4.6µm Saturated pixel fraction, 4.6µm. The fraction of all pixels within the profile-fitting area in the stack of single-exposure images used to characterize this source that are flagged as saturated. A value larger than 0.0 indicates one or more pixels of saturation. Saturation begins to occur for point sources brighter than [4.6µm]~7 mag. Saturation may occur in fainter sources because of a charged particle strike. N/A stat.fit.param
w2frtr Trans. frac. 4.6µm Fraction of pixels affected by transients. This column gives the fraction of all 4.6µm pixels in the stack of individual 4.6µm exposures used to characterize this source that may be affected by transient events. This number is computed by counting the number of pixels in the single exposure Bit Mask images with value "21" that are present within the profile-fitting area, a circular region with radius of 7.25", centered on the position of this source, and dividing by the total number of pixels in the same area that are available for measurement. N/A N/A
w2cc_map 4.6µm C&C Contamination and confusion map for this source in 4.6µm [Note u] N/A meta.code.qual
w2mag Ap. Mag. 4.6µm 4.6µm "standard" aperture magnitude. This is the curve-of-growth corrected source brightness measured in an 8.25" radius circular aperture centered on the source position on the Atlas Image. If the source is not detected in the aperture measurement, this is the 95% confidence upper limit to the brightness. The background sky reference level is measured in an annular region with inner radius of 50" and outer radius of 70". The curve-of-growth correction is given in 4.6µmmcor. mag phot.mag;em.IR.4-8um
w2sigm Err. Ap. Mag. 4.6µm Uncertainty in the 4.6µm "standard" aperture magnitude. This column is null if the 4.6µm "standard" aperture magnitude is an upper limit, or if an aperture measurement was not possible. mag stat.error;phot.mag;em.IR.4-8um
w2flg 4.6µm Ap. Flag 4.6µm "standard" aperture measurement quality flag. [Note b] N/A meta.code.qual;phot.mag;em.IR.4-8um
w2mcor 4.6µm Ap. Corr. 4.6µm aperture curve-of-growth correction, in magnitudes. This correction is subtracted from the nominal 8.25" aperture photometry brightness to give the "standard-aperture" magnitude. mag N/A
w2dmag Δmag 4.6µm Difference between maximum and minimum magnitude of the source from all usable single-exposure frames, 4.6µm. Single-exposure measurements with w2rchi2 values greater than 3.0 times the median are rejected from this computation. mag phot.mag;em.IR.4-8um;arith.diff
w2ndf DOF 4.6µm Number of degrees of freedom in the flux variability chi-square, 4.6µm. N/A stat.fit.dof;phot.mag;em.IR.4-8um
w2mlq P(Var), 4.6µm Probability measure that the source is variable in 4.6µm flux. [Note d] N/A stat.fit.goodness;src.var
w2mjdmin Min. Ep. 4.6µm The earliest modified Julian Date (mJD) of the 4.6µm single-exposures covering the source. d time.epoch;stat.min
w2mjdmax Max. Ep. 4.6µm The latest modified Julian Date (mJD) of the 4.6µm single-exposures covering the source. d time.epoch;stat.max
w2mjdmean Mean. Ep. 4.6µm The average modified Julian Date (mJD) of the 4.6µm single-exposures covering the source. d time.epoch;stat.mean
w2rsemi Smaj Semi-major axis of the elliptical aperture used to measure source in 4.6µm deg phys.angSize.smajAxis
w2ba a/b Axis ratio (b/a) of the elliptical aperture used to measure source in 4.6µm N/A phys.angSize;arith.ratio
w2pa P.A. Position angle (degrees E of N) of the elliptical aperture major axis used to measure source in 4.6µm deg pos.posAng
w2gmag Ext. Mag 4.6µm 4.6µm magnitude of source measured in the elliptical aperture described by w2rsemi, w2w1ba, and w2w1pa. mag phot.mag;em.IR.4-8um
w2gerr Err. Ext. Mag 4.6µm Uncertainty in the 4.6µm magnitude of source measured in elliptical aperture. mag stat.error;phot.mag;em.IR.4-8um
w2gflg Ext. Mag Flag 4.6µm W1 elliptical aperture measurement quality flag. This flag indicates if one or more image pixels in the measurement aperture for this band is confused with nearby objects, is contaminated by saturated or otherwise unusable pixels, or is an upper limit. [Note b] N/A meta.code;phot.mag;em.IR.4-8um
w3mpro Mag. 12µm Magnitude at 12µm measured with profile-fitting photometry, or the magnitude of the 95% confidence brightness upper limit if the 12µm flux measurement has SNR<2. This column is null if the source is nominally detected in 12µm, but no useful brightness estimate could be made. mag phot.mag;em.IR.8-15um
w3sigmrpo Err. mag. 12µm 12µm profile-fit photometric measurement uncertainty in mag units. This column is null if the 12µm profile-fit magnitude is a 95% confidence upper limit or if the source is not measurable. mag stat.error;phot.mag;em.IR.8-15um
w3snr SNR 12µm 12µm profile-fit measurement signal-to-noise ratio. This value is the ratio of the flux (w3flux) to flux uncertainty (w3sigflux)in the W1 profile-fit photometry measurement. This column is null if w3flux is negative, or if w3flux or w3sigflux are null. N/A stat.snr;phot.mag;em.IR.8-15um
w3rchi2 χ² 12µm Reduced χ² of the 12µm profile-fit photometry measurement. This column is null if the 12µm magnitude is a 95% confidence upper limit (i.e. the source is not detected). N/A stat.fit.chi2;phot.mag;em.IR.8-15um
w3sat Sat. 12µm Saturated pixel fraction, 12µm. The fraction of all pixels within the profile-fitting area in the stack of single-exposure images used to characterize this source that are flagged as saturated. A value larger than 0.0 indicates one or more pixels of saturation. Saturation begins to occur for point sources brighter than [12µm]~4 mag. Saturation may occur in fainter sources because of a charged particle strike. N/A stat.fit.param
w3frtr Trans. frac. 12µm Fraction of pixels affected by transients. This column gives the fraction of all 12µm pixels in the stack of individual 12µm exposures used to characterize this source that may be affected by transient events. This number is computed by counting the number of pixels in the single exposure Bit Mask images with value "21" that are present within the profile-fitting area, a circular region with radius of 7.25", centered on the position of this source, and dividing by the total number of pixels in the same area that are available for measurement. N/A N/A
w3cc_map 12µm C&C Contamination and confusion map for this source in 12µm [Note u] N/A meta.code.qual
w3mag Ap. Mag. 12µm 12µm "standard" aperture magnitude. This is the curve-of-growth corrected source brightness measured in an 8.25" radius circular aperture centered on the source position on the Atlas Image. If the source is not detected in the aperture measurement, this is the 95% confidence upper limit to the brightness. The background sky reference level is measured in an annular region with inner radius of 50" and outer radius of 70". The curve-of-growth correction is given in 12µmmcor. mag phot.mag;em.IR.8-15um
w3sigm Err. Ap. Mag. 12µm Uncertainty in the 12µm "standard" aperture magnitude. This column is null if the 12µm "standard" aperture magnitude is an upper limit, or if an aperture measurement was not possible. mag stat.error;phot.mag;em.IR.8-15um
w3flg 12µm Ap. Flag 12µm "standard" aperture measurement quality flag. [Note b] N/A meta.code.qual;phot.mag;em.IR.8-15um
w3mcor 12µm Ap. Corr. 12µm aperture curve-of-growth correction, in magnitudes. This correction is subtracted from the nominal 8.25" aperture photometry brightness to give the "standard-aperture" magnitude. mag N/A
w3dmag Δmag 12µm Difference between maximum and minimum magnitude of the source from all usable single-exposure frames, 12µm. Single-exposure measurements with w3rchi2 values greater than 3.0 times the median are rejected from this computation. mag phot.mag;em.IR.8-15um;arith.diff
w3ndf DOF 12µm Number of degrees of freedom in the flux variability chi-square, 12µm. N/A stat.fit.dof;phot.mag;em.IR.8-15um
w3mlq P(Var), 12µm Probability measure that the source is variable in 12µm flux. [Note d] N/A stat.fit.goodness;src.var
w3mjdmin Min. Ep. 12µm The earliest modified Julian Date (mJD) of the 12µm single-exposures covering the source. d time.epoch;stat.min
w3mjdmax Max. Ep. 12µm The latest modified Julian Date (mJD) of the 12µm single-exposures covering the source. d time.epoch;stat.max
w3mjdmean Mean. Ep. 12µm The average modified Julian Date (mJD) of the 12µm single-exposures covering the source. d time.epoch;stat.mean
w3rsemi Smaj Semi-major axis of the elliptical aperture used to measure source in 12µm deg phys.angSize.smajAxis
w3ba a/b Axis ratio (b/a) of the elliptical aperture used to measure source in 12µm N/A phys.angSize;arith.ratio
w3pa P.A. Position angle (degrees E of N) of the elliptical aperture major axis used to measure source in 12µm deg pos.posAng
w3gmag Ext. Mag 12µm 12µm magnitude of source measured in the elliptical aperture described by w3rsemi, w3w1ba, and w3w1pa. mag phot.mag;em.IR.8-15um
w3gerr Err. Ext. Mag 12µm Uncertainty in the 12µm magnitude of source measured in elliptical aperture. mag stat.error;phot.mag;em.IR.8-15um
w3gflg Ext. Mag Flag 12µm W1 elliptical aperture measurement quality flag. This flag indicates if one or more image pixels in the measurement aperture for this band is confused with nearby objects, is contaminated by saturated or otherwise unusable pixels, or is an upper limit. [Note b] N/A meta.code;phot.mag;em.IR.8-15um
w4mpro Mag. 22µm Magnitude at 22µm measured with profile-fitting photometry, or the magnitude of the 95% confidence brightness upper limit if the 22µm flux measurement has SNR<2. This column is null if the source is nominally detected in 22µm, but no useful brightness estimate could be made. mag phot.mag;em.IR.15-30um
w4sigmrpo Err. mag. 22µm 22µm profile-fit photometric measurement uncertainty in mag units. This column is null if the 22µm profile-fit magnitude is a 95% confidence upper limit or if the source is not measurable. mag stat.error;phot.mag;em.IR.15-30um
w4snr SNR 22µm 22µm profile-fit measurement signal-to-noise ratio. This value is the ratio of the flux (w4flux) to flux uncertainty (w4sigflux)in the W1 profile-fit photometry measurement. This column is null if w4flux is negative, or if w4flux or w4sigflux are null. N/A stat.snr;phot.mag;em.IR.15-30um
w4rchi2 χ² 22µm Reduced χ² of the 22µm profile-fit photometry measurement. This column is null if the 22µm magnitude is a 95% confidence upper limit (i.e. the source is not detected). N/A stat.fit.chi2;phot.mag;em.IR.15-30um
w4sat Sat. 22µm Saturated pixel fraction, 22µm. The fraction of all pixels within the profile-fitting area in the stack of single-exposure images used to characterize this source that are flagged as saturated. A value larger than 0.0 indicates one or more pixels of saturation. Saturation begins to occur for point sources brighter than [22µm]~0 mag. Saturation may occur in fainter sources because of a charged particle strike. N/A stat.fit.param
w4frtr Trans. frac. 22µm Fraction of pixels affected by transients. This column gives the fraction of all 22µm pixels in the stack of individual 22µm exposures used to characterize this source that may be affected by transient events. This number is computed by counting the number of pixels in the single exposure Bit Mask images with value "21" that are present within the profile-fitting area, a circular region with radius of 7.25", centered on the position of this source, and dividing by the total number of pixels in the same area that are available for measurement. N/A N/A
w4cc_map 22µm C&C Contamination and confusion map for this source in 22µm [Note u] N/A meta.code.qual
w4mag Ap. Mag. 22µm 22µm "standard" aperture magnitude. This is the curve-of-growth corrected source brightness measured in an 8.25" radius circular aperture centered on the source position on the Atlas Image. If the source is not detected in the aperture measurement, this is the 95% confidence upper limit to the brightness. The background sky reference level is measured in an annular region with inner radius of 50" and outer radius of 70". The curve-of-growth correction is given in 22µmmcor. mag phot.mag;em.IR.15-30um
w4sigm Err. Ap. Mag. 22µm Uncertainty in the 22µm "standard" aperture magnitude. This column is null if the 22µm "standard" aperture magnitude is an upper limit, or if an aperture measurement was not possible. mag stat.error;phot.mag;em.IR.15-30um
w4flg 22µm Ap. Flag 22µm "standard" aperture measurement quality flag. [Note b] N/A meta.code.qual;phot.mag;em.IR.15-30um
w4mcor 22µm Ap. Corr. 22µm aperture curve-of-growth correction, in magnitudes. This correction is subtracted from the nominal 8.25" aperture photometry brightness to give the "standard-aperture" magnitude. mag N/A
w4dmag Δmag 22µm Difference between maximum and minimum magnitude of the source from all usable single-exposure frames, 22µm. Single-exposure measurements with w4rchi2 values greater than 3.0 times the median are rejected from this computation. mag phot.mag;em.IR.15-30um;arith.diff
w4ndf DOF 22µm Number of degrees of freedom in the flux variability chi-square, 22µm. N/A stat.fit.dof;phot.mag;em.IR.15-30um
w4mlq P(Var), 22µm Probability measure that the source is variable in 22µm flux. [Note d] N/A stat.fit.goodness;src.var
w4mjdmin Min. Ep. 22µm The earliest modified Julian Date (mJD) of the 22µm single-exposures covering the source. d time.epoch;stat.min
w4mjdmax Max. Ep. 22µm The latest modified Julian Date (mJD) of the 22µm single-exposures covering the source. d time.epoch;stat.max
w4mjdmean Mean. Ep. 22µm The average modified Julian Date (mJD) of the 22µm single-exposures covering the source. d time.epoch;stat.mean
w4rsemi Smaj Semi-major axis of the elliptical aperture used to measure source in 22µm deg phys.angSize.smajAxis
w4ba a/b Axis ratio (b/a) of the elliptical aperture used to measure source in 22µm N/A phys.angSize;arith.ratio
w4pa P.A. Position angle (degrees E of N) of the elliptical aperture major axis used to measure source in 22µm deg pos.posAng
w4gmag Ext. Mag 22µm 22µm magnitude of source measured in the elliptical aperture described by w4rsemi, w4w1ba, and w4w1pa. mag phot.mag;em.IR.15-30um
w4gerr Err. Ext. Mag 22µm Uncertainty in the 22µm magnitude of source measured in elliptical aperture. mag stat.error;phot.mag;em.IR.15-30um
w4gflg Ext. Mag Flag 22µm W1 elliptical aperture measurement quality flag. This flag indicates if one or more image pixels in the measurement aperture for this band is confused with nearby objects, is contaminated by saturated or otherwise unusable pixels, or is an upper limit. [Note b] N/A meta.code;phot.mag;em.IR.15-30um
rchi2 combined χ² Combined reduced χ² of the profile-fit photometry measurement in all bands. N/A stat.fit.chi2;phot.mag
nb #Comp Number of PSF components used simultaneously in the profile-fitting for this source. This is greater than "1" when the source is fit concurrently with other nearby detections (passive deblending), or when a single source is split into two components during the fitting process (active deblending). N/A meta.number;stat.fit
na Deblend? Active deblending flag. Indicates if a single detection was split into multiple sources in the process of profile-fitting. N/A meta.code.qual
satnum Sat. Sample Minimum sample at which saturation occurs in each band. Four character string, one character per band, that indicates the minimum SUTR sample in which any pixel in the profile-fitting area in all of the single-exposure images used to characterize this source was flagged as having reached the saturation level in the on-board WISE payload processing. If no pixels in a given band are flagged as saturated, the value for that band is '0'. N/A meta.code.qual
cc_flags C&C flags Contamination and confusion flag. N/A meta.code.qual
ext_flg Ext. src. Extended source flag. [Note e] N/A meta.code;src.class
var_flg Var. Flag Variability flag. [Note v] N/A meta.code;src.var
ph_qual Phot. qual Photometric quality flag. [Note p] N/A meta.code.qual;phot.mag
det_bit Det? Bit-encoded integer indicating bands in which a source has a w?snr>2 detection. For example, a source detected in W1 only has det_bit=1 (binary 0001). A source detected in W4 only has det_bit=8 (binary 1000). A source detected in all four bands has det_bit=15 (binary 1111). N/A meta.code.qual
q12 Corr. 1/2 Correlation significance between 3.4µm and 4.6µm. [Note s] N/A stat.fit.goodness
q23 Corr. 2/3 Correlation significance between 4.6µm and 12µm. [Note s] N/A stat.fit.goodness
q34 Corr. 3/4 Correlation significance between 12µm and 22µm. [Note s] N/A stat.fit.goodness
xscprox Ext. Prox. 2MASS Extended Source Catalog (XSC) proximity. This column gives the distance between the WISE source position and the position of a nearby 2MASS XSC source, if the separation is less than 1.1 times the Ks isophotal radius size of the XSC source. This identifies WISE sources that are identically the 2MASS XSC source as well as WISE sources that are fragments of large galaxies. deg N/A
tmass_key 2MASS id 2MASS PSC association. Unique identifier of the closest source in the 2MASS Point Source Catalog (PSC) that falls within 3" of the position of this WISE source. You can use this join to towmass.data, the pts_key column there. N/A meta.id.cross

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