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@MISC{vo:mwsc_main, year=2013, title={Global Survey of Star Clusters in the Milky Way}, author={Kharchenko, N.V. and Piskunov, A.E. and Roeser, S. and Schilbach, E. and Scholz, R.-D.}, url={http://dc.zah.uni-heidelberg.de/tableinfo/mwsc.main}, howpublished={{VO} resource provided by the {GAVO} Data Center} }
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Name | Table Head | Description | Unit | UCD |
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recno | Id | MWSC sequential number (cluster catalog number). | N/A | meta.id;meta.main |
name | Common Name | NGC, IC or other common designation | N/A | meta.id |
confirmation_flag | Cluster? | Is this object a stellar cluster? 'dupe' indicates the object coincides with another cluster. | N/A | N/A |
object_type | Source Classification | Object type | N/A | src.class |
ot_certain | Type Certain? | True if the object type is confirmed, false if object type has candidate status. | N/A | meta.code;src.class |
source | Source | Source for MWSC list and input parameters | N/A | meta.ref |
source_type | Src type | Object type from source [Note o] | N/A | src.class |
n_star | N | Number of stars in MWSC sky area. | N/A | meta.number |
raj2000 | RA | Adopted cluster centre in RA J2000.0 | deg | pos.eq.ra;meta.main |
dej2000 | Dec | Adopted cluster centre in Dec J2000.0 | deg | pos.eq.dec;meta.main |
glon | l | Galactic longitude | deg | pos.galactic.lon |
glat | b | Galactic latitude | deg | pos.galactic.lat |
rcore | R(core) | Angular radius of the core | deg | phys.angSize;src |
rcenter | R(center) | Angular radius of the central part | deg | phys.angSize;src |
rcluster | R(cluster) | Angular radius of the cluster | deg | phys.angSize;src |
pmra | PM(RA) | Average proper motion in RA*cos(DE) | deg/yr | pos.pm;pos.eq.ra;stat.mean |
pmde | PM(Dec) | Average proper motion in Declination | deg/yr | pos.pm;pos.eq.dec;stat.mean |
e_pm | e_PM | Error of proper motion | deg/yr | stat.error;pos.pm;pos.eq.ra;stat.mean |
rv | RV | Average radial velocity | km/s | spect.dopplerVeloc;pos.heliocentric;stat.mean |
e_rv | Err(RV) | Error of RV | km/s | stat.error;spect.dopplerVeloc;pos.heliocentric;stat.mean |
n_rv | n_RV | Number of stars used for RV | km/s | meta.number;spect.dopplerVeloc;pos.heliocentric;stat.mean |
n1s_core | |Core| | Number of most probable (1sigma) members within R(core) | N/A | meta.number |
n1s_center | |Center| | Number of most probable (1sigma) members within R(center); these are the stars used to compute the average proper motion. | N/A | meta.number |
n1s_cluster | |Cluster| | Number of most probable (1sigma) members within R(cluster) | N/A | meta.number |
dist | D | Distance from the Sun | pc | pos.distance;pos.heliocentric |
col_ex_opt | E(B-V) | Colour excess in (B-V) | mag | phot.color.excess;phot.color;em.opt.B;em.opt.V |
dist_mod | Ks-M_Ks | Apparent distance modulus in Ks | mag | phot.mag.distMod |
col_ex_j | E(J-Ks) | Colour excess in (J-Ks) | mag | phot.color.excess;phot.color;em.ir.J;em.ir.K |
col_ex_h | E(J-H) | Colour excess in (J-H) | mag | phot.color.excess;phot.color;em.ir.J;em.ir.H |
delta_h | ΔH | Correction to H mag of fitted isochrone, empirically introduced to achieve a better fit in the Ks vs. J-H CMD. (see 2012A&A...543A.156K). | mag | phot.mag;arith.diff |
logt | log(T) | Logarithm of average age | log(yr) | time.age;stat.mean |
e_logt | Err.(log(T)) | Error in logarithm of average age | log(yr) | stat.error;time.age |
nt | N(T) | Number of stars used for log(T) calculation | N/A | meta.number |
rc | R_King | King core radius | pc | phys.size.radius |
e_rc | Err(R_King) | Error of King core radius | pc | stat.error;phys.size.radius |
rt | R_Tidal | King tidal radius | pc | phys.size.radius |
e_rt | Err(R_Tidal) | Error of King tidal radius | pc | stat.error;phys.size.radius |
kingk | K | King normalization factor (a measure of the central density of the cluster, see 2007A&A...468..151P | pc**-2 | stat.fit.param |
e_kingk | Err(K) | Error of King normalization factor | pc**-2 | stat.error;stat.fit.param |
fe_h | [Fe/H] | Metallicity [Fe/H]; this is copied from 2013arXiv1309.4325C or 2012A&A...539A.125D. Data for globular clusters is taken from the revised Harris (1996) catalogue, edition 2010, or newly determined. | N/A | phys.abund.Fe |
e_fe_h | Err([Fe/H]) | Error of Metallicity | N/A | stat.error;phys.abund.Fe |
n_fe_h | N([Fe/H]) | Number of objects in [Fe/H] calculation. | N/A | meta.number |
note_text | Note | The text of the note for an object. | N/A | meta.note |
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The values in the source_type column have the following meanings:
ass | stellar association |
ast | Dias: possible asterism/dust hole/star cloud |
dub | Dias: dubious, objects considered doubtful by the DSS images inspection |
emb | embedded open cluster/cluster associated with nebulosity |
glo | globular cluster/possible globular cluster |
irc | infrared cluster |
irg | infrared stellar group |
mog | Dias: possible moving group |
non | Dias: "non-existent NGC"/ objects not found in DSS images inspection |
rem | Possible cluster remnant |
var | clusters with variable extinction |