Direct Imaging Planets
Data Columns in the Direct Imaging Planets Table
The following table lists all of the data columns in the Direct Imaging interactive table. More details on direct imaging exoplanets in the archive are listed on the Directly Imaged Planet Resources page.
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Skip to a subsection:Imaging Columns
Astrometry Columns
Photometry Columns
Stellar Parameter Columns
Model Columns
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Default columns are those that display in the Direct Imaging interactive table when the table is first loaded and when the Reset Filters button is clicked. To add or remove other columns to the interactive table, click the Select Columns button in the upper-left corner of the interface to access Column Controls.
For more information on using the archive's interactive tables, see the User Guide.
Imaging Columns
| Database Column Name |
Table Label | Description | Uncertainties Column (positive +) (negative -) |
Limit Column |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| plntname† | Planet Name | Planet name | ||
| ra_str† | RA [sexagesimal] | Right ascension of the host star, in sexagesimal format | ||
| dec_str† | Dec [sexagesimal] | Declination of the host star, in sexagesimal format | ||
| imdeltjmag† | Delta mag J-band (planet host) [mag] | Magnitude difference between the planet and the host star, in J-band | imdeltjmagerr | imdeltjmaglim |
| imdelthmag† | Delta mag H-band (planet-host) [mag] | Magnitude difference between the planet and the host star, in H-band | imdelthmagerr | imdelthmaglim |
| imdeltkmag† | Delta mag K-band (planet-host) [mag] | Magnitude difference between the planet and the host star, in K-band | imdeltkmagerr | imdeltkmaglim |
| imdeltlpmag† | Delta mag Lp-band (planet-host) [mag] | Magnitude difference between the planet and the host star, in Lp-band | imdeltlpmagerr | imdeltlpmaglim |
| imangsep† | Projected separation star-planet [arcsec] | Projected angular separation of the planet-to-star, in arcsec, on the observation date | (+) imangseperr1 (-) imangseperr2 |
imangseplim |
| imsep† | Projected separation star-planet [AU] | Projected angular separation of the planet-to-star, in astronomical units, on the observation date | (+) imseperr1 (-) imseperr2 |
imseplim |
| imtruesep† | True separation star-planet [AU] | True (not projected) separation of the planet-to-star, in astronomical units, on the observation date | (+) imtrueseperr1 (-) imtrueseperr2 |
imtrueseplim |
| impa† | Position angle star-planet [deg] | Position angle of the planet relative to North, in degrees, on the observation date | (+) impaerr1 (-) impaerr2 |
impalim |
| imdist† | Distance [pc] | Distance of the host star from Earth, in parsec | (+) imdisterr1 (-) imdisterr2 |
imdistlim |
| imtelescope† | Telescope | Telescope used for the observations presented in this row | ||
| iminstrument† | Instrument | Instrument used for the observations presented in this row | ||
| imdateobs† | Date of Obs [UT] | Date of the observations presented in this row | ||
| imcluster† | Cluster or group membership of host | If not null, name of cluster, association, or group for the host star | ||
| imreflink† | Reference | ADS reference link to the paper from which all these data were ingested | ||
| imdisk† | Circumstellar Disk Detected? | If the paper mentions the host star has a circumstellar disk, the value is 1. If the paper does not mention a circumstellar disk or says the star does not have a disk, the value is 0. | ||
| imcorona† | Coronagraph Used? | If the observations included a coronagraph, the value is 1. If the observations did not include a coronagraph, the value is 0. | ||
| imifu† | IFU Used? | If the observations included an integral field unit (IFU), the value is 1. If the observations did not include an IFU, the value is 0. |
† Default column: these columns display in the interactive table when the table is first loaded, and when Reset Filters is clicked. Uncertainties and limits are not default unless otherwise specified.
Astrometry Columns
| Database Column Name |
Table Label | Description | Uncertainties Column (positive +) (negative -) |
Limit Column |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ns† | Number of Stars | The number of stars in the host star system. This is greater than 1 if there are multiple stars. | ||
| ra† | RA [deg] | Right ascension of the host star, in decimal degrees | ||
| dec† | Dec [deg] | Declination of the host star, in decimal degrees | ||
| glon† | Galactic Longitude [deg] | Galactic longitude of the star, in decimal degrees | ||
| glat† | Galactic Latitude [deg] | Galactic latitude of the star, in decimal degrees |
† Default column: these columns display in the interactive table when the table is first loaded, and when Reset Filters is clicked. Uncertainties and limits are not default unless otherwise specified.
Photometry Columns
| Database Column Name |
Table Label | Description | Uncertainties Column (positive +) (negative -) |
Limit Column |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| imjmag† | Stellar Magnitude J-band [mag] | Apparent magnitude of the host star, in J-band | imjmagerr | imjmaglim |
| imhmag† | Stellar Magnitude H-band [mag] | Apparent magnitude of the host star, in H-band | imhmagerr | imhmaglim |
| imkmag† | Stellar Magnitude K-band [mag] | Apparent magnitude of the host star, in K-band | imkmagerr | imkmaglim |
| imlpmag† | Stellar Magnitude Lp-band [mag] | Apparent magnitude of the host star, in Lp-band | imlpmagerr | imlpmaglim |
| implnjmag† | Planet Magnitude J-band [mag] | Apparent magnitude of the planet, in J-band | implnjmagerr | implnjmaglim |
| implnhmag† | Planet Magnitude H-band [mag] | Apparent magnitude of the planet, in H-band | implnhmagerr | implnhmaglim |
| implnkmag† | Planet Magnitude K-band [mag] | Apparent magnitude of the planet, in K-band | implnkmagerr | implnkmaglim |
| implnlpmag† | Planet Magnitude Lp-band [mag] | Apparent magnitude of the planet, in Lp-band | implnlpmagerr | implnlpmaglim |
† Default column: these columns display in the interactive table when the table is first loaded, and when Reset Filters is clicked. Uncertainties and limits are not default unless otherwise specified.
Stellar Parameter Columns
| Database Column Name |
Table Label | Description | Uncertainties Column (positive +) (negative -) |
Limit Column |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| imstype† | Stellar Spectral Type | Spectral type of the host star | ||
| immass† | Stellar Mass [solar mass] | Stellar mass of the host star, in solar masses | (+) immasserr1 (-) immasserr2 |
immasslim |
| image† | Stellar Age [My] | Age of the host star in millions of years [Myr] | (+) imageerr1 (-) imageerr2 |
imagelim |
| imlum† | Stellar Luminosity [solar luminosity] | Luminosity of the host star, in solar luminosity | (+) imlumerr1 (-) imlumerr2 |
imlumlim |
† Default column: these columns display in the interactive table when the table is first loaded, and when Reset Filters is clicked. Uncertainties and limits are not default unless otherwise specified.
Model Columns
| Database Column Name |
Table Label | Description | Uncertainties Column (positive +) (negative -) |
Limit Column |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| implmass† | Planet Mass [Jupiter mass] | Mass of the planet in Jupiter masses, as inferred from models listed in this row | (+) implmasserr1 (-) implmasserr2 |
implmasslim |
| implstype† | Planet Spectral Type | Spectral type of the planet, as inferred from models listed in this row | ||
| impltemp† | Planet Temperature [K] | Temperature of the planet, in Kelvin, as inferred from models listed in this row | (+) impltemperr1 (-) impltemperr2 |
impltemplim |
| implradius† | Planet Radius [Jupiter radius] | Radius of the planet, in Jupiter radii, as inferred from the models listed in this row | (+) implradiuserr1 (-) implradiuserr2 |
implradiuslim |
| immodel† | Model Description | Model(s) used in the paper to infer the planet mass, spectral type, temperature, and/or radius | ||
| immodeldef† | Default Model | Flagged as 1 if this is the default model selected by the paper. One default model is selected per planet. | ||
| imnotes† | Notes | Notes on the input values from the paper |
† Default column: these columns display in the interactive table when the table is first loaded, and when Reset Filters is clicked. Uncertainties and limits are not default unless otherwise specified.
Last updated: 10 February 2020
