Lasair Schema Browser

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objects Table Browser

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Basic information. ID, position, proper motion.
table.column Description
objects.diaObjectId ID for this object
objects.ra Mean RA of this object
objects.decl Mean Dec of this object
objects.pmRa Proper motion in right ascension (mas/yr)
objects.pmDec Proper motion in declination (mas/yr)
Lightcurve interval. MJD of the first and last diaSource of this diaObject.
table.column Description
objects.lastDiaSourceMJD Latest MJD of a diaSource
objects.firstDiaSourceMJD Earliest MJD of a diaSource
Latest Flux. Most recent fluxes with errors.
table.column Description
objects.u_psfFlux Latest u flux (nJy)
objects.u_latestMJD MJD of Latest u flux
objects.u_psfFluxMean Weighted mean point-source model magnitude for u filter. (nJy)
objects.u_psfFluxMeanErr Standard error of u_psfFluxMean. (nJy)
objects.g_psfFlux Latest g flux (nJy)
objects.g_latestMJD MJD of Latest g flux
objects.g_psfFluxMean Weighted mean point-source model magnitude for g filter. (nJy)
objects.g_psfFluxMeanErr Standard error of g_psfFluxMean. (nJy)
objects.r_psfFlux Latest r flux (nJy)
objects.r_latestMJD MJD of Latest r flux
objects.r_psfFluxMean Weighted mean point-source model magnitude for r filter. (nJy)
objects.r_psfFluxMeanErr Standard error of r_psfFluxMean. (nJy)
objects.i_psfFlux Latest i flux (nJy)
objects.i_latestMJD MJD of Latest i flux
objects.i_psfFluxMean Weighted mean point-source model magnitude for i filter. (nJy)
objects.i_psfFluxMeanErr Standard error of i_psfFluxMean. (nJy)
objects.z_psfFlux Latest z flux (nJy)
objects.z_latestMJD MJD of Latest z flux
objects.z_psfFluxMean Weighted mean point-source model magnitude for z filter. (nJy)
objects.z_psfFluxMeanErr Standard error of z_psfFluxMean. (nJy)
objects.y_psfFlux Latest y flux (nJy)
objects.y_latestMJD MJD of Latest y flux
objects.y_psfFluxMean Weighted mean point-source model magnitude for y filter. (nJy)
objects.y_psfFluxMeanErr Standard error of y_psfFluxMean. (nJy)
Counting. Counts of diaSources of different bands.
table.column Description
objects.nSources Number of diaSources associated with this diaObject
objects.nuSources Number of u sources
objects.ngSources Number of g sources
objects.nrSources Number of r sources
objects.niSources Number of i sources
objects.nzSources Number of z sources
objects.nySources Number of y sources
Other/Nearest objects. Other/Nearest objects from LSST and other catalogs.
table.column Description
objects.tns_name TNS name of this object if it exists
objects.nearbyObj1 Id of the closest nearby object.
objects.nearbyObj1Dist Distance to nearbyObj1 (arcsec)
objects.nearbyObj1LnP Natural log of the probability that the observed diaObject is the same as the nearbyObj1.
Absolute magnitude. Brightness at 1 parsec.
table.column Description
objects.absMag Peak absolute magnitude (extinction corrected) if host galaxy with distance available
objects.absMagMJD Peak absolute magnitude time if host galaxy with distance available
BazinBlackBody (BBB). Lightcurve fit as Bazin or Exp in time, Blackbody in wavelength.
table.column Description
objects.BBBRiseRate Fitted Bazin or Exp rise rate
objects.BBBFallRate Fitted Bazin fall rate or NULL if Exp
objects.BBBTemp Fitted Bazin temperature, (kiloKelvins)
objects.BBBPeakFlux If Bazin fit, the peak flux (nJy)
objects.BBBPeakMJD If Bazin fit, the time of the peak brightness
objects.BBBPeakAbsMag If Bazin fit and Sherlock host with distance, the peak absolute magnitude
Milky Way. Galactic latitude and extinction.
table.column Description
objects.glat Galactic latitude
objects.ebv Extinction E(B-V) Schlegel, Finkbeiner & Davis (1998)
Jump detector. Number of sigma jump from 20 day mean.
table.column Description
objects.jump1 Largest sigma jump of recent flux from previous -70 to -10 days
objects.jump2 Largest sigma jump of recent flux in different band from previous -70 to -10 days
Pair colours. Colours from 33-minute paired diaSources.
table.column Description
objects.latestPairMJD Latest pair MJD
objects.latestPairColourMag Magnitude difference from latest pair
objects.latestPairColourBands Bands used for latest pair colour, eg g-r, u-r
objects.latestPairColourTemp Extinction corrected effective temperature from latest pair, kiloKelvin
objects.penultimatePairMJD Penultimate pair MJD
objects.penultimatePairColourMag Magnitude difference from Penultimate pair
objects.penultimatePairColourBands Bands used for penultimate pair colour, eg g-r, u-r
objects.penultimatePairColourTemp Extinction corrected effective temperature from penultimate pair, kiloKelvin
Utility. Other attributes.
table.column Description
objects.htm16 Hierarchical Triangular Mesh level 16
objects.timestamp Time at which this object last modified

crossmatch_tns Table Browser

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table.column Description
crossmatch_tns.ra Right ascension in decimal degrees
crossmatch_tns.decl Declination in decimal degrees
crossmatch_tns.tns_name TNS name, for example 2021iru
crossmatch_tns.tns_prefix For example SN or AT
crossmatch_tns.disc_mag Discovery magnitude
crossmatch_tns.disc_mag_filter string
crossmatch_tns.type Astrophysical type of supernova, eg SN Ia
crossmatch_tns.z Redshift
crossmatch_tns.hostz Redshift of host galaxy
crossmatch_tns.host_name Name of host galaxy
crossmatch_tns.ext_catalogs External catalogues used
crossmatch_tns.disc_int_name Discoverers internal name
crossmatch_tns.disc_date Discovery date
crossmatch_tns.lastmodified_date Last Modified date
crossmatch_tns.sender Discoverers internal name
crossmatch_tns.reporters Discoverers internal name
crossmatch_tns.source_group Discoverers internal name
crossmatch_tns.htm16 Hierarchical Triangular Mesh level 16
crossmatch_tns.lasairmodified_date Lasair last Modified date

sherlock_classifications Table Browser

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table.column Description
sherlock_classifications.diaObjectId ZTF object identifier, also known as transient_object_id
sherlock_classifications.classification Top-ranked contextual classification for the transient (NULL, AGN, BS, CV, NT, ORPHAN, SN, UNCLEAR, VS)
sherlock_classifications.association_type Association classification for the transient (NULL, AGN, BS, CV, NT, ORPHAN, SN, UNCLEAR, VS)
sherlock_classifications.catalogue_table_name Name/s of catalogue/s from which the best crossmatch is made
sherlock_classifications.catalogue_object_id Identifier in the catalogue/s from which the best crossmatch is made
sherlock_classifications.catalogue_object_type Type of catalogue from which the best crossmatch is made
sherlock_classifications.raDeg RA in degrees of the transient
sherlock_classifications.decDeg Dec in degrees of the transient
sherlock_classifications.separationArcsec Transient's angular separation (arcseconds) from the top-ranked catalogue source match
sherlock_classifications.northSeparationArcsec Transient's angular separation (arcseconds) from the top-ranked catalogue source match
sherlock_classifications.eastSeparationArcsec Transient's angular separation (arcseconds) from the top-ranked catalogue source match
sherlock_classifications.physical_separation_kpc Distance in kilo parsec between transient and top-ranked catalogue source match
sherlock_classifications.direct_distance Determined from a non-redshift related measurement - e.g. Cepheids/standard candle (Mpc)
sherlock_classifications.distance Luminosity distance -- conversion from the spectral redshift (Mpc)
sherlock_classifications.z Redshift of the top-ranked catalogue source match
sherlock_classifications.photoZ Redshift of the top-ranked catalogue source match
sherlock_classifications.photoZErr Redshift of the top-ranked catalogue source match
sherlock_classifications.Mag Magnitude
sherlock_classifications.MagFilter Magnitude filter
sherlock_classifications.MagErr Magnitude error
sherlock_classifications.classificationReliability Reliability of classification
sherlock_classifications.major_axis_arcsec Size of associated galaxy in arcsec
sherlock_classifications.annotator Information about this annotation
sherlock_classifications.additional_output Addititonal information about this annotation
sherlock_classifications.description Long-form, human-readable summary of the transient's characteristics as infered from Sherlock's classification
sherlock_classifications.summary Short-form summary of the transient's context usual for webpage quick-look summaries

<annotator> Table Browser

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table.column Description
<annotator>.annotationID auto increment counter
<annotator>.diaObjectId ObjectId of the object that this annotator applies to
<annotator>.topic The topic name of the annotator -- acts as primary key
<annotator>.version Version information for the annotator software
<annotator>.timestamp Time at which this annotation was added to the database
<annotator>.classification Short, non-trivial string expressing the classification of this object by this annotator
<annotator>.explanation Natural language explanation of the classification
<annotator>.classdict Machine readable informayion about the classification
<annotator>.url URL for further information about this annotation of this object

watchlist_hits Table Browser

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table.column Description
watchlist_hits.diaObjectId ZTF object identifier
watchlist_hits.wl_id Watchlist identifier in watchlists
watchlist_hits.cone_id Cone identifier in watchlist_cones
watchlist_hits.arcsec Distance between ZTF and watchlist source (arcsec)
watchlist_hits.name Name of cone given by user

objects-ext Table Browser

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table.column Description
objects-ext.raErr Uncertainty of ra.
objects-ext.decErr Uncertainty of dec.
objects-ext.ra_dec_Cov Covariance between ra and dec.
objects-ext.radecMjdTai Time at which the object was at a position ra/dec, expressed as Modified Julian Date, International Atomic Time.
objects-ext.pmRaErr Uncertainty of pmRa.
objects-ext.pmDecErr Uncertainty of pmDec.
objects-ext.parallax Parallax.
objects-ext.parallaxErr Uncertainty of parallax.
objects-ext.pmRa_pmDec_Cov Covariance of pmRa and pmDec.
objects-ext.pmRa_parallax_Cov Covariance of pmRa and parallax.
objects-ext.pmDec_parallax_Cov Covariance of pmDec and parallax.
objects-ext.pmParallaxLnL Natural log of the likelihood of the linear proper motion parallax fit.
objects-ext.pmParallaxChi2 Chi^2 static of the model fit.
objects-ext.pmParallaxNdata The number of data points used to fit the model.
objects-ext.u_psfFluxSigma Standard deviation of the distribution of u_psfFlux.
objects-ext.u_psfFluxChi2 Chi^2 statistic for the scatter of u_psfFlux around u_psfFluxMean.
objects-ext.u_psfFluxNdata The number of data points used to compute u_psfFluxChi2.
objects-ext.u_fpFluxMean Weighted mean forced photometry flux for u filter.
objects-ext.u_fpFluxMeanErr Standard error of u_fpFluxMean.
objects-ext.u_fpFluxSigma Standard deviation of the distribution of u_fpFlux.
objects-ext.g_psfFluxSigma Standard deviation of the distribution of g_psfFlux.
objects-ext.g_psfFluxChi2 Chi^2 statistic for the scatter of g_psfFlux around g_psfFluxMean.
objects-ext.g_psfFluxNdata The number of data points used to compute g_psfFluxChi2.
objects-ext.g_fpFluxMean Weighted mean forced photometry flux for g filter.
objects-ext.g_fpFluxMeanErr Standard error of g_fpFluxMean.
objects-ext.g_fpFluxSigma Standard deviation of the distribution of g_fpFlux.
objects-ext.r_psfFluxSigma Standard deviation of the distribution of r_psfFlux.
objects-ext.r_psfFluxChi2 Chi^2 statistic for the scatter of r_psfFlux around r_psfFluxMean.
objects-ext.r_psfFluxNdata The number of data points used to compute r_psfFluxChi2.
objects-ext.r_fpFluxMean Weighted mean forced photometry flux for r filter.
objects-ext.r_fpFluxMeanErr Standard error of r_fpFluxMean.
objects-ext.r_fpFluxSigma Standard deviation of the distribution of r_fpFlux.
objects-ext.i_psfFluxSigma Standard deviation of the distribution of i_psfFlux.
objects-ext.i_psfFluxChi2 Chi^2 statistic for the scatter of i_psfFlux around i_psfFluxMean.
objects-ext.i_psfFluxNdata The number of data points used to compute i_psfFluxChi2.
objects-ext.i_fpFluxMean Weighted mean forced photometry flux for i filter.
objects-ext.i_fpFluxMeanErr Standard error of i_fpFluxMean.
objects-ext.i_fpFluxSigma Standard deviation of the distribution of i_fpFlux.
objects-ext.z_psfFluxSigma Standard deviation of the distribution of z_psfFlux.
objects-ext.z_psfFluxChi2 Chi^2 statistic for the scatter of z_psfFlux around z_psfFluxMean.
objects-ext.z_psfFluxNdata The number of data points used to compute z_psfFluxChi2.
objects-ext.z_fpFluxMean Weighted mean forced photometry flux for z filter.
objects-ext.z_fpFluxMeanErr Standard error of z_fpFluxMean.
objects-ext.z_fpFluxSigma Standard deviation of the distribution of z_fpFlux.
objects-ext.y_psfFluxSigma Standard deviation of the distribution of y_psfFlux.
objects-ext.y_psfFluxChi2 Chi^2 statistic for the scatter of y_psfFlux around y_psfFluxMean.
objects-ext.y_psfFluxNdata The number of data points used to compute y_psfFluxChi2.
objects-ext.y_fpFluxMean Weighted mean forced photometry flux for y filter.
objects-ext.y_fpFluxMeanErr Standard error of y_fpFluxMean.
objects-ext.y_fpFluxSigma Standard deviation of the distribution of y_fpFlux.
objects-ext.nearbyObj2 Id of the second-closest nearby object.
objects-ext.nearbyObj2Dist Distance to nearbyObj2.
objects-ext.nearbyObj2LnP Natural log of the probability that the observed diaObject is the same as the nearbyObj2.
objects-ext.nearbyObj3 Id of the third-closest nearby object.
objects-ext.nearbyObj3Dist Distance to nearbyObj3.
objects-ext.nearbyObj3LnP Natural log of the probability that the observed diaObject is the same as the nearbyObj3.
objects-ext.u_psfFluxErrMean Mean of the u band flux errors.
objects-ext.g_psfFluxErrMean Mean of the g band flux errors.
objects-ext.r_psfFluxErrMean Mean of the r band flux errors.
objects-ext.i_psfFluxErrMean Mean of the i band flux errors.
objects-ext.z_psfFluxErrMean Mean of the z band flux errors.
objects-ext.y_psfFluxErrMean Mean of the y band flux errors.
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