The following table lists all of the data columns in the table containing data from both the Kepler Planetary Candidates and Confirmed Planets tables. Use this page as a reference when using the Exoplanet Archive's application programming interface.
There are similar documents specifically for each table: Confirmed Planets and Kepler Planetary Candidates.
Some data include more specific information that can also be retrieved as separate calls in the API. These include:
Database Column Name |
Table Label | Description | Uncertainties Column (positive +) (negative -) |
Limit Column | Flag Column | Number of Measurements |
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ra | RA | Right Ascension (deg) | st_posn | |||
dec | Dec | Declination (deg) | st_posn | |||
pl_eqt | Planet Equilibrium | Planet Equilibrium Temperature (K) | (+) pl_eqterr1 (-) pl_eqterr2 |
pl_eqtlim | ||
pl_msinie | Planet Mass*sin(i) in Earth Masses | Planet Mass*sin(i) in Earth Masses | (+) pl_msinieerr1 (-) pl_msinieerr2 |
pl_msinin | ||
pl_msinij | Planet Mass*sin(i) in Jupiter Masses | Planet Mass*sin(i) in Jupiter Masses | (+) pl_msinijerr1 (-) pl_msinijerr2 |
pl_msinin | ||
pl_massj | Planet Mass (value) | Planet Mass (Jupiter) | (+) pl_massjerr1 (-) pl_massjerr2 |
pl_massjlim | pl_massn | |
pl_masslim | Planet Mass (limit flag) | Planet Mass Limit Flag: 0 = '=' +1 = '>' -1 = '<' |
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pl_method | Discovery Method | Discovery Method | ||||
pl_masse | MassE (value) | Planet Mass (Earth) | (+) pl_masseerr1 (-) pl_masseerr2 |
pl_masselim | pl_massn | |
pl_name | Planet Name | Planet Common Name | ||||
pl_orbeccen | Eccentricity (value) | Eccentricity | (+) pl_orbeccenerr1 (-) pl_orbeccenerr2 |
pl_orbeccenlim | pl_orbeccenn | |
pl_orbincl | Inclination (value) | Inclination (deg) | (+) pl_orbinclerr1 (-) pl_orbinclerr2 |
pl_orbincllim | pl_orbincln |
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pl_orbper | Period (value) | Orbital Period (days) | (+) pl_orbpererr1 (-) pl_orbpererr2 |
pl_orbperlim | pl_orbpern | |
pl_orbsmax | Semi-Major Axis (value) | Semi-Major Axis (au) | (+) pl_orbsmaxerr1 (-) pl_orbsmaxerr2 |
pl_orbsmaxlim | pl_orbsmaxn | |
pl_orbtper | Time of Periastron | Time of Periastron (Julian Days) | (+) pl_orbtpererr1 (-) pl_orbtpererr2 |
pl_orbtperlim | pl_orbtpern | |
pl_pnum | Number of Planets in System | Number of Planets in System | ||||
pl_rade | RadiusE (value) | Planet Radius (Earth) | (+) pl_radeerr1 (-) pl_radeerr2 |
pl_radelim | pl_radn | |
pl_radj | Planet Radius (value) | Planet Radius (Jupiter) | (+) pl_radjerr1 (-) pl_radjerr2 |
pl_radjlim | pl_radn | |
pl_radlim | Planet Radius (limit flag) | Planet Radius Limit Flag: 0 = '=' +1 = '>' -1 = '<' |
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pl_snum | Number of Planets in System | Number of Planets in System | ||||
pl_status | Status | Planet Status | ||||
pl_tranflag | Planet Transit Flag | Transit Flag (1=yes, 0=no) | ||||
st_elat | Elat [deg] | Ecliptic Latitude (deg) | st_elaterr | st_posn | ||
st_elon | Elon [deg] | Ecliptic Longitude (deg) | st_posn | |||
st_glon | Glon [deg] | Galactic Longitude (deg) | st_glonerr | st_posn | ||
st_glat | Glat [deg | Galactic Latitude (deg) | st_posn | |||
st_h | H (value) | H (2MASS) system magnitude | st_herr | st_hlim | st_hblend | |
st_hzrad | Stellar Habitable Zone Radius (au) | Stellar Habitable Zone Radius (au) | ||||
st_hzang | Stellar Habitable Zone Angular Radius (mas) | Stellar Habitable Zone Angular Radius (mas) | ||||
st_j | J (value) | J (2MASS) system magnitude | st_jerr | st_jlim | st_jblend | |
st_k | Ks (value) | K (2MASS) system magnitude | st_kerr | st_klim | st_kblend | |
st_logg | Stellar Surface Gravity | Stellar Surface Gravity | st_loggerr | st_logglim | st_loggblend | st_loggn |
st_metfe | Metallicity (value) | [Fe/H] (dex) | st_metfeerr | st_metfelim | st_metfeblend | st_metfen |
st_plx | Parallax (value) | Parallax (mas) | (+) st_plxerr1 (-) st_plxerr2 |
st_plxlim | st_plxblend | st_plxn |
st_pmdec | PM Dec (value) | Dec Proper Motion (mas/yr) | st_pmdecerr |
st_pmdeclim | st_pmdecblend | st_pmn |
st_pmra | PM RA (value) | RA Proper Motion (mas/yr) | (+) st_pmraerr1 (-) st_pmraerr2 |
st_pmralim | st_pmrablend | st_pmn |
st_pm | PM (value) | Proper Motion (mas/yr) | st_pmerr |
st_pmerrlim | st_pmerrblend | st_pmn |
st_rad | Radius (value) | Stellar Radius (solar mass) | st_raderr | st_radlim | st_radblend | st_radn |
st_radv | RV (value) | Radial Velocity (km/sec) | st_radverr | st_radvlim | st_radvblend | st_radvn |
st_rah | RA (hours) | Right Ascension (hours) | st_raherr | st_posn | ||
st_teff | Teff [K] | Stellar Effective Temperature (K) | st_tefferr | st_tefflim | st_teffblend | st_teffn |
Last updated: 19 October 2012