\ Minor Planet Associations in the 2MASS Survey, 6x and Calibration
\ Point Source Working Databases
\
\ Column Definitions
\
\ ast_num = Minor Planet number, blank if none designated
\ ast_name = Minor Planet name, blank if none designated
\ ast_prov = Minor Planet provisional designation, blank if none given
\ j_m = J selected "default" magnitude, 'null' otherwise
\ j_cms = J "default" mag uncertainty, 'null' otherwise (j_cmsig)
\ h_m = H selected "default" magnitude, 'null' otherwise
\ h_cms = H "default" mag uncertainty, 'null' otherwise (h_cmsig)
\ k_m = Ks selected "default" magnitude, 'null' otherwise
\ k_cms = Ks "default" mag uncertainty, 'null' otherwise (k_cmsig)
\ v_mag = Predicted V magnitude
\ jul_date = Julian date of observation
\ r = Reliability of 2MASS source extraction ("reliability flag", rel)
\ rd_ = Source of JHK "default" mags ("read flag", rd_flg)
\ bl_ = Indicates #JHK components fit to source
\ ("blend flag", bl_flg)
\ cc_ = Indicates JHK artifact contamination and/or confusion
\ ("confusion flag", cc_flg)
\ ph_ = Photometric quality of source measurement (ph_qual)
\ ra_pts = Right ascension of point source match (J2000 decimal
\ degrees) [NOTE: in the PSC, the name for the right
\ ascension of the 2MASS source and the minor planet
\ predicted positions are identical - ra]
\ dec_pts = Declination of point source match (J2000 decimal degrees)
\ [NOTE: in the PSC, the name for the declination of the
\ 2MASS source and the minor planet predicted positions are
\ identical - dec]
\ glon = Galactic longitude of point source match
\ glat = Galactic latitude of point source match
\ mjpt = Semimajor axis of position error ellipse of 2MASS source
\ (err_maj_pts) [NOTE: in the PSC, the name for the major
\ axis of the error ellipse for the 2MASS source and the
\ minor planet predicted positions are identical - err_maj]
\ mnpt = Semiminor axis of position error ellipse of 2MASS source
\ (err_min_pts) [NOTE: in the PSC, the name for the minor
\ axis of the error ellipse for the 2MASS source and the
\ minor planet predicted positions are identical - err_min]
\ apt = Angle of position error ellipse major axis (E of N)
\ (err_ang_pts) [NOTE: in the PSC, the name for the angle of
\ the error ellipse for the 2MASS source and the minor planet
\ predicted positions are identical - err_ang]
\ ra_pred = Predicted right ascension (J2000 decimal degrees) of minor
\ planet [NOTE: in the PSC, the name for the right ascension
\ of the 2MASS source and the minor planet predicted
\ positions are identical - ra]
\ dec_pred = Predicted declination (J2000 decimal degrees) of minor
\ planet [NOTE: in the PSC, the name for the declination of
\ the 2MASS source and the minor planet predicted positions
\ are identical - dec]
\ maj = Semimajor axis of 1-sigma error ellipse of minor planet
\ predicted position (err_maj_pred) [NOTE: in the PSC, the
\ name for the major axis of the error ellipse for the 2MASS
\ source and the minor planet predicted positions are
\ identical - err_maj]
\ min = Semiminor axis of 1-sigma error ellipse of minor planet
\ predicted position (err_min_pred) [NOTE: in the PSC, the
\ name for the minor axis of the error ellipse for the 2MASS
\ source and the minor planet predicted positions are
\ identical - err_min]
\ angpr = Angle of error ellipse major axis (E of N) of minor planet
\ predicted position (err_ang_pred) [NOTE: in the PSC, the
\ name for the angle of the error ellipse for the 2MASS
\ source and the minor planet predicted positions are
\ identical - err_ang]
\ ra_d = Distance (2MASS point source position - minor planet
\ predicted position) in RA (J2000) (ra_dist)
\ dc_d = Distance (2MASS point source position - minor planet
\ predicted position) in DEC (J2000) (dec_dist)
\ mu = Minor planet proper motion
\ theta = Minor planet angle of proper motion (E of N)
\ r_helio = Minor planet heliocentric distance (AU)
\ r_topo = Minor planet topocentric distance (AU)
\ phase = Minor planet observational phase angle (degrees)
\ q = Perihelion distance (AU)
\ ecc = Orbital eccentricity
\ incl = Orbital inclination (degrees, calculated)
\ pv1 = P vector, heliocentric X component, direction of perihelion
\ pv2 = P vector, heliocentric Y component, direction of perihelion
\ pv3 = P vector, heliocentric Z component, direction of perihelion
\ qv1 = Q vector, heliocentric X component
\ qv2 = Q vector, heliocentric Y component
\ qv3 = Q vector, heliocentric Z component
\ tperi = Perihelion passage time, Julian date
\ epoch = Epoch of orbital elements, Julian date
\ err = Orbital element quality estimate
\ amag = Absolute magnitude of minor planet
\ slope = Slope parameter of minor planet
\ mch_c = Match confidence parameter (mch_cnf)
\ n = Number of point sources within association threshold (<