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Table: stripe82.sdss14_specobj
(The bold columns are indexed columns)
 | Column Name | Description | Datatype | 
|---|---|---|
| ancillary_target1 | BOSS ancillary science target selection information at plate design | BIGINT | 
| ancillary_target2 | BOSS ancillary target selection information at plate design | BIGINT | 
| anyandmask | For each bit, records whether any pixel in the spectrum has that bit set in its ANDMASK | INTEGER | 
| anyormask | For each bit, records whether any pixel in the spectrum has that bit set in its ORMASK | INTEGER | 
| bestobjid | Object ID of photoObj match (position-based) | CHAR | 
| bluefiber | Set to 1 if this hole was designated a blue fiber, 0 if designated a red fiber (high redshift LRGs are preferentially in red fibers) | INTEGER | 
| boss_specobj_id | Index of BOSS observation in spAll flat file | INTEGER | 
| boss_target1 | EBOSS target selection information at plate, for eBOSS plates | BIGINT | 
| boss_target2 | EBOSS target selection information at plate, for TDSS, SPIDERS, ELG, etc. plates | BIGINT | 
| calibflux_1 | Flux calibration in u band | REAL | 
| calibflux_2 | Flux calibration in g band | REAL | 
| calibflux_3 | Flux calibration in r band | REAL | 
| calibflux_4 | Flux calibration in i band | REAL | 
| calibflux_5 | Flux calibration in z band | REAL | 
| calibflux_ivar_1 | Flux calibration in u band error | REAL | 
| calibflux_ivar_2 | Flux calibration in g band error | REAL | 
| calibflux_ivar_3 | Flux calibration in r band error | REAL | 
| calibflux_ivar_4 | Flux calibration in i band error | REAL | 
| calibflux_ivar_5 | Flux calibration in z band error | REAL | 
| chi68p | 68-th percentile value of abs(chi) of the best-fit synthetic spectrum to the actual spectrum (around 1.0 for a good fit) | REAL | 
| chunk | Chunck name | CHAR | 
| class | Spectroscopic class (GALAXY, QSO, or STAR) | CHAR | 
| class_noqso | Classification in z_noqso redshift | CHAR | 
| class_person | Person-assigned classification, if this object has been inspected | INTEGER | 
| comments_person | Comments from person for inspected objects | CHAR | 
| cx | x of Normal unit vector in J2000 | DOUBLE | 
| cy | y of Normal unit vector in J2000 | DOUBLE | 
| cz | z of Normal unit vector in J2000 | DOUBLE | 
| deredsn2 | Dereddened signal-to-noise-squared measure for plate (only set for BOSS spectrograph) | REAL | 
| designid | Design ID number | INTEGER | 
| dof | Degree of freedom in best fit | INTEGER | 
| eboss_target0 | EBOSS target selection information, for SEQUELS plates | BIGINT | 
| eboss_target1 | EBOSS target selection information, for eBOSS plates | BIGINT | 
| eboss_target2 | EBOSS target selection information, for TDSS, SPIDERS, ELG, etc. plates | BIGINT | 
| eboss_target_id | EBOSS unique target identifier for every spectroscopic target | BIGINT | 
| elodie_bv | (B-V) color | REAL | 
| elodie_dof | Degrees of freedom for fit | INTEGER | 
| elodie_feh | Metallicity ([Fe/H]) | REAL | 
| elodie_filename | File name for best-fit Elodie star | CHAR | 
| elodie_logg | log10(gravity) | REAL | 
| elodie_object | Star name (mostly Henry Draper names) | CHAR | 
| elodie_rchi2 | Reduced chi^2 | REAL | 
| elodie_sptype | Spectral type | CHAR | 
| elodie_teff | Effective temperature | REAL | 
| elodie_z | Redshift | REAL | 
| elodie_z_err | Redshift error (negative for invalid fit) | REAL | 
| elodie_z_modelerr | Standard deviation in redshift among the 12 best-fit stars | REAL | 
| fiberid | Fiber ID | INTEGER | 
| firstrelease | Name of first release this object was associated with | CHAR | 
| fluxobjid | Object ID of photoObj match (flux-based) | CHAR | 
| fracnsighi_1 | Fraction of pixels high by more than 1 sigma relative to best-fit | REAL | 
| fracnsighi_10 | Fraction of pixels high by more than 10 sigma relative to best-fit | REAL | 
| fracnsighi_2 | Fraction of pixels high by more than 2 sigma relative to best-fit | REAL | 
| fracnsighi_3 | Fraction of pixels high by more than 3 sigma relative to best-fit | REAL | 
| fracnsighi_4 | Fraction of pixels high by more than 4 sigma relative to best-fit | REAL | 
| fracnsighi_5 | Fraction of pixels high by more than 5 sigma relative to best-fit | REAL | 
| fracnsighi_6 | Fraction of pixels high by more than 6 sigma relative to best-fit | REAL | 
| fracnsighi_7 | Fraction of pixels high by more than 7 sigma relative to best-fit | REAL | 
| fracnsighi_8 | Fraction of pixels high by more than 8 sigma relative to best-fit | REAL | 
| fracnsighi_9 | Fraction of pixels high by more than 9 sigma relative to best-fit | REAL | 
| fracnsiglo_1 | Fraction of pixels low by more than 1 sigma relative to best-fit | REAL | 
| fracnsiglo_10 | Fraction of pixels low by more than 10 sigma relative to best-fit | REAL | 
| fracnsiglo_2 | Fraction of pixels low by more than 2 sigma relative to best-fit | REAL | 
| fracnsiglo_3 | Fraction of pixels low by more than 3 sigma relative to best-fit | REAL | 
| fracnsiglo_4 | Fraction of pixels low by more than 4 sigma relative to best-fit | REAL | 
| fracnsiglo_5 | Fraction of pixels low by more than 5 sigma relative to best-fit | REAL | 
| fracnsiglo_6 | Fraction of pixels low by more than 6 sigma relative to best-fit | REAL | 
| fracnsiglo_7 | Fraction of pixels low by more than 7 sigma relative to best-fit | REAL | 
| fracnsiglo_8 | Fraction of pixels low by more than 8 sigma relative to best-fit | REAL | 
| fracnsiglo_9 | Fraction of pixels low by more than 9 sigma relative to best-fit | REAL | 
| fracnsigma_1 | Fraction of pixels deviant by more than 1 sigma relative to best-fit | REAL | 
| fracnsigma_10 | Fraction of pixels deviant by more than 10 sigma relative to best-fit | REAL | 
| fracnsigma_2 | Fraction of pixels deviant by more than 2 sigma relative to best-fit | REAL | 
| fracnsigma_3 | Fraction of pixels deviant by more than 3 sigma relative to best-fit | REAL | 
| fracnsigma_4 | Fraction of pixels deviant by more than 4 sigma relative to best-fit | REAL | 
| fracnsigma_5 | Fraction of pixels deviant by more than 5 sigma relative to best-fit | REAL | 
| fracnsigma_6 | Fraction of pixels deviant by more than 6 sigma relative to best-fit | REAL | 
| fracnsigma_7 | Fraction of pixels deviant by more than 7 sigma relative to best-fit | REAL | 
| fracnsigma_8 | Fraction of pixels deviant by more than 8 sigma relative to best-fit | REAL | 
| fracnsigma_9 | Fraction of pixels deviant by more than 9 sigma relative to best-fit | REAL | 
| instrument | Instrument name | CHAR | 
| lambda_eff | Effective wavelength that hole was drilled for (accounting for atmopheric refraction) | REAL | 
| legacy_target1 | For Legacy program, target selection information at plate design | INTEGER | 
| legacy_target2 | For Legacy program target selection information at plate design, secondary/qa/calibration | INTEGER | 
| marvels_target1 | Primary (science) target flags for MARVELS targets | INTEGER | 
| marvels_target2 | Secondary (calibration) target flags for MARVELS targets | INTEGER | 
| mjd | Modified Julian Date of observation | INTEGER | 
| npoly | Number of polynomial terms used in the fit | INTEGER | 
| nspecobs | Number of spectroscopic observations | SMALLINT | 
| nturnoff | MS turnoff stars on plate | INTEGER | 
| objid_1 | Object ID u-band | INTEGER | 
| objid_2 | Object ID g-band | INTEGER | 
| objid_3 | Object ID r-band | INTEGER | 
| objid_4 | Object ID i-band | INTEGER | 
| objid_5 | Object ID z-band | INTEGER | 
| plate | Plate number | INTEGER | 
| plateid | Plate ID | CHAR | 
| platequality | Plate quality | CHAR | 
| platerun | Plate drill run name | CHAR | 
| platesn2 | Overall signal-to-noise-squared measure for plate (only set for SDSS spectrograph) | REAL | 
| plug_dec | Declination of fiber, J2000 | DOUBLE | 
| plug_ra | Right ascension of fiber, J2000 | DOUBLE | 
| primtarget | Target selection information at plate design, primary science selection (for backwards compatibility) | INTEGER | 
| programname | Program name | CHAR | 
| rchi2 | Reduced chi-squared of best fit | REAL | 
| rchi2diff | Difference in reduced chi-squared between best and second best fit | REAL | 
| rchi2diff_noqso | Reduced chi-squared difference from next best redshift, for z_noqso redshift | REAL | 
| run1d | 1D Reduction version of spectrum | CHAR | 
| run2d | 2D Reduction version of spectrum | CHAR | 
| sectarget | Target selection information at plate design, secondary/qa/calib selection (for backwards compatibility) | INTEGER | 
| segue1_target1 | SEGUE-1 target selection information at plate design, primary science selection | INTEGER | 
| segue1_target2 | SEGUE-1 target selection information at plate design, secondary/qa/calib selection | INTEGER | 
| segue2_target1 | SEGUE-2 target selection information at plate design, primary science selection | INTEGER | 
| segue2_target2 | SEGUE-2 target selection information at plate design, secondary/qa/calib selection | INTEGER | 
| sn_median_1 | Median signal-to-noise over all good pixels in u-band | REAL | 
| sn_median_2 | Median signal-to-noise over all good pixels in g-band | REAL | 
| sn_median_3 | Median signal-to-noise over all good pixels in r-band | REAL | 
| sn_median_4 | Median signal-to-noise over all good pixels in i-band | REAL | 
| sn_median_5 | Median signal-to-noise over all good pixels in z-band | REAL | 
| sn_median_all | Median signal-to-noise over all good pixels | REAL | 
| snturnoff | Signal to noise measure for MS turnoff stars on plate (-9999 if not appropriate) | REAL | 
| sourcetype | For Legacy, SEGUE-2 and BOSS science targets, type of object targeted as (target bits contain full information and are recommended) | CHAR | 
| spec1_g | (S/N)^2 at g=20.20 for spectrograph #1 | REAL | 
| spec1_i | (S/N)^2 at i=19.90 for spectrograph #1 | REAL | 
| spec1_r | (S/N)^2 at r=20.25 for spectrograph #1 | REAL | 
| spec2_g | (S/N)^2 at g=20.20 for spectrograph #2 | REAL | 
| spec2_i | (S/N)^2 at i=19.90 for spectrograph #2 | REAL | 
| spec2_r | (S/N)^2 at r=20.25 for spectrograph #2 | REAL | 
| specboss | Set to 1 for primary BOSS spectrograph observation of object, 0 otherwise | SMALLINT | 
| special_target1 | for Special program target selection information at plate design | BIGINT | 
| special_target2 | for Special program target selection information at plate design, secondary/qa/calibration | BIGINT | 
| speclegacy | Set to 1 for primary SDSS Legacy program observation of object, 0 otherwise | SMALLINT | 
| specobjid | Unique database ID based on PLATE, MJD, FIBERID, RUN2D | CHAR | 
| specprimary | Set to 1 for primary observation of object, 0 otherwise | SMALLINT | 
| specsdss | Set to 1 for primary SDSS spectrograph observation of object, 0 otherwise | SMALLINT | 
| specsegue | Set to 1 for primary SDSS SEGUE program observation of object (including SEGUE-1 and SEGUE-2), 0 otherwise | SMALLINT | 
| specsegue1 | Set to 1 for primary SDSS SEGUE-1 program observation of object, 0 otherwise | SMALLINT | 
| specsegue2 | Set to 1 for primary SDSS SEGUE-2 program observation of object, 0 otherwise | SMALLINT | 
| spectroflux_1 | Spectrum projected onto u filter | REAL | 
| spectroflux_2 | Spectrum projected onto g filter | REAL | 
| spectroflux_3 | Spectrum projected onto r filter | REAL | 
| spectroflux_4 | Spectrum projected onto i filter | REAL | 
| spectroflux_5 | Spectrum projected onto z filter | REAL | 
| spectroflux_ivar_1 | Inverse variance of spectrum projected onto u filter | REAL | 
| spectroflux_ivar_2 | Inverse variance of spectrum projected onto g filter | REAL | 
| spectroflux_ivar_3 | Inverse variance of spectrum projected onto r filter | REAL | 
| spectroflux_ivar_4 | Inverse variance of spectrum projected onto i filter | REAL | 
| spectroflux_ivar_5 | Inverse variance of spectrum projected onto z filter | REAL | 
| spectrographid | Spectrograph ID | SMALLINT | 
| spectroskyflux_1 | Sky spectrum projected onto u filter | REAL | 
| spectroskyflux_2 | Sky spectrum projected onto g filter | REAL | 
| spectroskyflux_3 | Sky spectrum projected onto r filter | REAL | 
| spectroskyflux_4 | Sky spectrum projected onto i filter | REAL | 
| spectroskyflux_5 | Sky spectrum projected onto z filter | REAL | 
| spectrosynflux_1 | Best-fit template spectrum projected onto u filter | REAL | 
| spectrosynflux_2 | Best-fit template spectrum projected onto g filter | REAL | 
| spectrosynflux_3 | Best-fit template spectrum projected onto r filter | REAL | 
| spectrosynflux_4 | Best-fit template spectrum projected onto i filter | REAL | 
| spectrosynflux_5 | Best-fit template spectrum projected onto z filter | REAL | 
| spectrosynflux_ivar_1 | Inverse variance of best-fit template spectrum projected onto u filter | REAL | 
| spectrosynflux_ivar_2 | Inverse variance of best-fit template spectrum projected onto g filter | REAL | 
| spectrosynflux_ivar_3 | Inverse variance of best-fit template spectrum projected onto r filter | REAL | 
| spectrosynflux_ivar_4 | Inverse variance of best-fit template spectrum projected onto i filter | REAL | 
| spectrosynflux_ivar_5 | Inverse variance of best-fit template spectrum projected onto z filter | REAL | 
| subclass | Spectroscopic subclass | CHAR | 
| subclass_noqso | Sub-classification in z_noqso redshift | CHAR | 
| survey | Survey name | CHAR | 
| targetobjid | Object ID of original target | CHAR | 
| targettype | Nature of target: SCIENCE, STANDARD, or SKY | CHAR | 
| tcolumn_1 | Which column of the template file corresponds to template #1 | INTEGER | 
| tcolumn_10 | Which column of the template file corresponds to template #10 | INTEGER | 
| tcolumn_2 | Which column of the template file corresponds to template #2 | INTEGER | 
| tcolumn_3 | Which column of the template file corresponds to template #3 | INTEGER | 
| tcolumn_4 | Which column of the template file corresponds to template #4 | INTEGER | 
| tcolumn_5 | Which column of the template file corresponds to template #5 | INTEGER | 
| tcolumn_6 | Which column of the template file corresponds to template #6 | INTEGER | 
| tcolumn_7 | Which column of the template file corresponds to template #7 | INTEGER | 
| tcolumn_8 | Which column of the template file corresponds to template #8 | INTEGER | 
| tcolumn_9 | Which column of the template file corresponds to template #9 | INTEGER | 
| tfile | File name of best fit template source | CHAR | 
| theta_1 | Coefficient for template #1 of fit | REAL | 
| theta_10 | Coefficient for template #10 of fit | REAL | 
| theta_2 | Coefficient for template #2 of fit | REAL | 
| theta_3 | Coefficient for template #3 of fit | REAL | 
| theta_4 | Coefficient for template #4 of fit | REAL | 
| theta_5 | Coefficient for template #5 of fit | REAL | 
| theta_6 | Coefficient for template #6 of fit | REAL | 
| theta_7 | Coefficient for template #7 of fit | REAL | 
| theta_8 | Coefficient for template #8 of fit | REAL | 
| theta_9 | Coefficient for template #9 of fit | REAL | 
| thing_id | Unique identifier from global resolve | INTEGER | 
| thing_id_targeting | thing_id value from the version of resolve from which the targeting was created | BIGINT | 
| tile | Title number | INTEGER | 
| vdisp | Velocity dispersion | REAL | 
| vdispchi2 | Chi-squared associated with velocity dispersion fit | REAL | 
| vdispdof | Number of degrees of freedom in velocity dispersion fit | INTEGER | 
| vdisp_err | Error in velocity dispersion | REAL | 
| vdispnpix | Number of pixels overlapping best template in velocity dispersion fit | REAL | 
| vdispz | Redshift associated with best fit velocity dispersion | REAL | 
| vdispz_err | Error in redshift associated with best fit velocity dispersion | REAL | 
| wavemax | Maximum observed (vacuum) wavelength | REAL | 
| wavemin | Minimum observed (vacuum) wavelength | REAL | 
| wcoverage | Coverage in wavelength, in units of log10 wavelength | REAL | 
| xfocal | X focal plane position (+RA direction) | REAL | 
| yfocal | Y focal plane position (+Dec direction) | REAL | 
| z | Final redshift | REAL | 
| z_conf_person | Visual-inspection confidence (0=not inspected or no confidence, 1,2=low confidence, 3,4=high confidence) | INTEGER | 
| z_err | Redshift error | REAL | 
| z_err_noqso | Error in z_noqso redshift | REAL | 
| z_noqso | Best redshift when excluding QSO fit (right redshift to use for galaxy targets) | REAL | 
| zoffset | Washer thickness used (for backstopping BOSS quasar targets, so they are closer to 4000 Angstrom focal plan) | REAL | 
| z_person | Person-assigned redshift, if this object has been inspected | REAL | 
| zwarning | Bitmask of warning values; 0 means all is well | INTEGER | 
| zwarning_noqso | Warnings in z_noqso redshift | INTEGER | 


 
      
    


