II/184 Catalog of Infrared observations, 3rd Edition (Gezari+ 1993)
Catalog of Infrared Observations, 3rd Edition
Gezari D.Y., Schmitz M., Pitts P.S., Mead J.M.
ADC_Keywords: Infrared sources - 350
Abstract:
The Catalog of Infrared Observations and its associated data base
comprise a summary of infrared astronomical observations published in
the scientific literature from 1965 through 1990 in the wavelength
range 1 micrometer - 1 mm. The database contains infrared
observational data for sources outside the Solar System, constructed
through a search of the most active scientific journals, IR surveys
and catalogs. To date, about 4500 journal articles and 10 major survey
catalogs have been included in the data base, which contains more than
205000 individual observations of about 11500 different infrared
sources. More than 8000 of these sources are identifiable with visible
objects. The bibliographical files link observations in the catalog
with the original articles published in the literature. References
give the standard information plus full titles. The Index of Infrared
Source Positions is ordered alphabetically by source name and can be
used to quickly locate sources in the position-ordered catalog. For
sources with no published IR source position, a nominal position may
have been given based on other sources. Nominal positions are usually
the best available, but not necessarily the true IR positions. Nominal
position references are indicated in the index.
File Summary:
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FileName Lrecl Records Explanations
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ReadMe 80 . This file
cio94.dat 76 205726 *CIO main catalog
name94.dat 43 56194 *Index of IR source positions ordered by name
refs94.dat 835 4518 *Bibliographic references of IR astronomy
refs94_2.dat 148 6647 *Bibliographic references on multiple records
spra94.dat 45 5182 *Atlas of spectral ranges
psc94.dat 90 16104 *IRAS PSC data for CIO sources
cio94.tex 81 740 LaTex CIO documentation
adc.sty 78 74 Style file for cio94.tex
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Note on cio94.dat:
The data base from which the Catalog of Infrared Observations is
constructed is maintained at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
The Catalog of Infrared Observations has been ordered by increasing
right ascension, then declination, then wavelength of the observation.
The source name used in the originating papers is given. Thus the same
source is often listed under several different names. Sometimes the
same source is listed with multiple positions also.
Please note the following three points.
(1) Sky coverage is not uniform: The catalog data are a mixture of
sky surveys, small-scale region surveys, and numerous individual
source observations. The whole sky has been surveyed only at a few
wavelengths, and then to different levels of sensitivity. Non-survey
observations are not spatially homogeneous.
(2) Data are presented in original published form: No attempt has
been made to create a single system of infrared photometric units, or
to eliminate redundant observations.
(3) The catalog is as accurate as the published data from which it was
constructed: Observations were made by hundreds of investigators,
using different instrumental techniques and methods of analysis.
Differences Between the Machine-Readable and Printed Versions:
Although the printed CIO was produced directly from the Infrared
Astronomical Data Base, there are some minor differences between the
magnetic tape version and the printed version. These changes were
made to clarify the text.
o Dittos are used in the text only, when information on the previous
record is identical with that in the same field for the current
record. All data fields in each record of the tape version contain
data.
o "Nominal" positions (such as the approximate center of a globular
cluster) are indicated differently in the printed and tape versions of
the data base. In the tape version, the first byte of each record
contains an identifier. The first byte does not appear in the printed
version of the CIO.
o The leading zeros for the hours of right ascension and degrees of
declination are explicitly given in the machine-readable copy,
whereas they are omitted in the printed version.
o The abbreviated IRAS Point Source Catalog flux codes are listed in
italics in the printed copy if the flux values given are upper limits.
The machine-readable version uses separate flag fields to indicate
this condition. A separate file lists the IRAS PSC fluxes.
o The position reference, which was included in the 1984 printed
version of the catalog, but replaced by the IRAS PSC object name and
flux codes in the 1987 and 1992 printed versions, are still present in
the machine-readable version of the CIO main data file.
o The bibliographic data for a particular reference are given in two
files. One file has one entry per record with long record lengths, the
other file has entries spread over several records. The spacing,
and duplication of the bibliographic reference number at the end of
the first line of an entry have been changed.
Note on name94.dat:
The Index of Infrared Source Positions is a listing of infrared
sources arranged alphabetically by source name. After locating the
name of a source in this index, one can read out its position and then
use this information to quickly find the data for the given object in
the CIO. When published articles do not include the position of the
observed source, the editors provide nominal positions obtained from
other data bases. The nominal positions are the best available, but
in a few cases do not coincide with the true infrared positions. The
source position is given as listed in the CIO at epoch 1950. Sources
without published positions appear in alphabetical order with the
other names and have blanks in the position field.
Note on refs94.dat, refs94_2.dat:
The Bibliography of Infrared Astronomy links observations in the
catalog with the original articles published in the astronomical
literature. Approximately 4500 infrared articles and other references
are listed in these appendices. The bibliography is arranged
chronologically by reference number. It contains the authors names,
journal name or document number, volume, page, and full title.
The Catalog contains observational data obtained from a search of the
following catalogs and scientific journals for the years 1965-1990,
inclusive. The number of articles in each journal containing infrared
astronomical data and the journal abbreviations used in the
bibliography are indicated in the following table.
Literature Included in the Data Base
Scientific Journals Searched (1965-1990 complete):
366 Astronomical Journal (A.J.)
670 Astronomy and Astrophysics (Astr.Ap.)
61 Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement (Astr.&Ap.Suppl.)
1335 Astrophysical Journal (Ap. J.)
558 Astrophysical Journal Letters (Ap. J. Letters)
69 Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series (Ap. J. Suppl.)
607 Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (M.N.R.A.S.)
178 Publ. of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (P.A.S.P.)
Infrared Catalogs:
IRAS Point Source Catalog (Version 2) (880001)
IRAS Small Scale Structure Catalog (851123)
Caltech Two-micron Sky Survey (690001)
Revised AFGL Four-Color Infrared Sky Survey (830610)
Equatorial Infrared Catalog (780604)
Far Infrared Sky Survey Experiment (830201)
Other Journals Searched (all years not complete):
Annals d'Astrofisca (Ann. d'Ast.)
Astrophysics and Space Sciences (Ap. and Sp. Sci)
Astrophysical Letters (Ap. Letters)
Astrofizika
Comm. of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory (Comm. L.P.L.)
Earth and Extraterrestrial Sciences (Earth and Ext.Sci.)
I.A.U. Circulars (I.A.U. Circ.)
Chinese Astronomy (Chi. Ast.)
Comments on Astrophysics (Comm. on Ap.)
Memoirs of the Royal Astronomical Society (Mem. R.A.S.)
Monthly Notices of the Astr. Soc. of South Africa(M.N.A.S.S.A.)
Nature and Nature Physical Sciences
Observatory
Proc. of the Astr. Soc. of Australia (Proc. A.S.A.)
Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan (P.A.S.J.)
Science
Tokyo Astronomical Bulletin5 (Tokyo Ast. Bul.)
Zeitschrift fur Astrophysik (Zeit. fur Ap.)
Soviet Astronomy (Sov. Ast.)
Soviet Astronomy Letters (Sov. Ast. Letters)
Note on spra94.dat:
The Atlas of Infrared Spectral Ranges is a new reference tool
developed from the Goddard Infrared Astronomical Data Base. Since
plotted spectra cannot be easily included in the current automated
data base, this appendix summarizes the wavelength range over which
spectra have been published for individual sources. It lists the
name, starting and ending wavelengths (in microns), and bibliographic
reference number for each published infrared source spectrum. The
object name, starting wavelength, and bibliographic reference number
are as given in the main catalog. The Atlas is sorted alphabetically
by object name with constellation name objects sorted by
constellation. The bibliographic reference number refers to the
original article via files refs94.dat and refs94_2.dat.
Although the inclusion criteria for the Goddard Infrared Astronomical
Data Base specifies a wavelength region of from 1 - 1000 microns, some
catalog entries have wavelengths outside this range. Wavelengths less
than 1 micron indicate that the spectrum starts at this wavelength and
extends into the infrared.
Note on psc94.dat:
This file contains data from the Infrared Astronomical Satellite
(IRAS) Point Source Catalog (PSC) (Version 1.0) for those sources
contained in the Catalog of Infrared Observations. The full PSC name,
position and four-band flux data are given. Upper limit values are
followed by the suffix "U". Moderate quality fluxes (as defined in the
Point Source Catalog) are followed by a colon (:). About 11,500
individual infrared sources represented in this section of the CIO
were detected in the IRAS Point Source survey. The IRAS 12, 25, 60,
and 100 micron fluxes are listed for these CIO sources.
The identification of CIO and PSC sources were based on source
identifications made in the IRAS Point Source Catalog, correlated
infrared source names, and aliases in the Infrared Source Cross-Index
(NASA RP 1182) data base.
See also:
http://iuewww.gsfc.nasa.gov/cio/cio_homepage.html : CIO home page
Byte-by-byte Description of file: cio94.dat
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Bytes Format Units Label Explanation
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1 A1 --- edition *[ *1%2$] Edition No.
2-14 A13 --- name *! Object from reference
15-16 I2 h RAh *[0,24[? Right ascension (B1950): hours
18-19 I2 min RAm *[0,60[? Right ascension (B1950): minutes
21-24 F4.1 s RAs *[0-60[? Right ascension (B1950): seconds
25 A1 --- DE- *[±]? Declination (B1950): sign
26-27 I2 deg DEd *[0,90]? Declination: degrees
29-30 I2 arcmin DEm *[0,60[? Declination: arc minutes
32-33 I2 arcsec DEs *[0,60[? Declination: arc seconds
34-36 A3 --- beam * Aperture beam size
37 A1 --- x_beam *[ SMDV-] Aperture beam units
38-44 A7 um lambda *[0-9. ] wavelength in microns
45-49 E5.3 --- F(IR) *[]? Infrared flux
50 A1 --- x_F(IR) *[A-Z] Infrared flux units
51 A1 --- n_F(IR) *[ ELUV?] Comment IR flux
52-57 A6 --- r_F(IR) *[0-9] Bibliographic reference number
58-68 A11 --- IRASname *IRAS cross identification
69 I1 --- 12um *[0,4]? IRAS flux strength code for 12 um
70 I1 --- 25um *[0,4]? IRAS flux strength code for 25 um
71 I1 --- 60um *[0,4]? IRAS flux strength code for 60 um
72 I1 --- 100um *[0,4]? IRAS flux strength code for 100 um
73 A1 --- q_12um *[ :SU] IRAS flux quality code at 12 um
74 A1 --- q_25um *[ :SU] IRAS flux quality code at 25 um
75 A1 --- q_60um *[ :SU] IRAS flux quality code at 60 um
76 A1 --- q 100um *[ :SU] IRAS flux quality code at 100 um
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Note on edition:
Blank = First edition data
* = First edition nominal position
1 = Second edition data
% = Second edition nominal position
2 = Third edition data
$ = Third edition nominal position
Nominal positions indicate a general area in the sky.
Note on name:
Object name is left justified. It is common for an astronomical source
to be listed by several different names in the catalog, since the
observations are presented "as given" by the original authors. In
general, source names should be given secondary importance when
searching catalog listings, with positions given priority. Source
names and positions are cross-referenced in the Index of Infrared
Source Positions. Source names are sometimes abbreviated. In some
cases the names are augmented by the editors (for example, when the
original author assigns the source number but no identifying prefix).
Note on RAh,RAm,RAs, DE-,DEd,DEm,DEs:
The accuracy of the positional data in the catalog reflects that of
the data published by the original author. This is true primarily for
visible sources with well-documented positions. In such cases, the
"nominal" source position is entered in the position field by the
editors. When authors omit specific source positions from their
articles, they must presume that the position is common knowledge, to
be found in the appropriate standard catalog. When no such position
can be obtained by the editors, all such entries are sorted
alphabetically by source name and are listed at the end of the
catalog.
Note on beam:
Aperture beam size. The angular beam size of the observation is
presented in degrees(D), arcminutes(M), or arcseconds(S). If no beam
size information was given in the original reference, a dash(-) is
entered. In addition to being a factor in source brightness
calculation, beam size can be used as an aid in determining positional
coincidences and identifications with other sources, and as a
first-order indication of positional accuracy.
Note on x_beam:
Aperture beam units: S=arcsec; M=arcmin; D=deg; V=mean value; Blank
or - = no original beam size given
Note on lambda:
Wavelength in microns. For spectra the starting wavelength of the
spectrum. Catalog entries having the same celestial position are
listed in order of increasing wavelength. Thus, a rough spectral
distribution appears for each well-observed source position. The units
of wavelength given are micrometers (microns). Note that some entries
have a wavelength range outside the 1 micron-1 mm range. Wavelengths
shorter than 1 micron would indicate that a spectrum exists in the
article starting at this wavelength and extending into the infrared.
A few observations made at wavelengths greater than 1 mm have been
included when the observation was basically done with far-infrared
techniques (some broad-band submillimeter observations).
Note on F(IR):
The infrared flux is listed in the same units as published by the
original observers. The units have been given one-letter
abbreviations (see note x_F(IR) below). Upper limits are flagged in
the n_F(IR) field. To protect the integrity of the data base, no
attempt has been made to convert these different units or infrared
flux into a more homogeneous system. Fortunately, about 95 percent of
the flux observations in the catalog have units of "magnitudes" or
"Janskys," or have comments such as "polarization data," "spectrum,"
etc. An additional 3 percent of the entries are in five other
commonly used units (B,E,F,I,X). The remaining 2 percent of the
entries are in less common units, but which are dimensionally
equivalent to one of the more commonly used units. In general,
infrared magnitudes are calibrated with respect to the flux density of
alpha-Lyr (10,000K BB), which is being defined as 0 magnitude at
all infrared wavelengths (see Gillett et al., 1971, Ap.J., 164, 83;
Gertz and Woolf, 1971, Ap.J., 165, 185) . The following symbols
sometimes occur in the comments to the IR flux field (n_F(IR)):
V=variable or mean of several values,
L=lower limit (detector saturated),
E=editors determined flux from maps, spectra, or other
material in the article presented in non-tabular form. When spectral
data (S) are listed (see x_F(IR)), only the starting wavelength of
the spectrum is given in the "lambda" column. Starting and ending
wavelength of published spectra are given in the Atlas of Infrared
Spectral Ranges.
Note on x_F(IR):
Infrared flux unit code.
A = normalized magnitude
B = 10-19W/m2/Hz/sr
C = magnitude derived from color
D = diameter measurement
E = erg/s/cm2/sr
F = 10-16W/cm2/um
G = 10-14erg/s/cm2
H = log(ergs/s/cm2/Hz)
I = 10-9W/cm2/um/sr
J = Jy
K = log(Jy)
L = log(W/m2/Hz)
M = magnitude
N = log(erg/s/cm2/um)
O = magnitude/arcsec2
P = polarization data
Q = log(10-3Jy)
R = log(W/cm-2/um)
S = spectral data
T = -2.5log(erg/s/cm2/Hz)-48.60
U = upper limit
V = variable
W = 10-14W/m2
X = 10-18W/cm2
Y = relative line intensity
Z = 10-21W/cm2/um/arcsec
Note on n_F(IR):
Comments to F(IR), the infrared flux.
E = Flux obtained by the editors
L = Flux value is a lower limit
U = Flux value is an upper limit
V = Flux value is an average value
? = Flux value as published is inconsistent
Blank = no comment
Note on r_F(IR):
The bibliographic reference number identifies the original Journal
article for each observation in the catalog, keyed to the entry in the
bibliographic reference file. The bibliographic reference number is
made up of the year and month of publication, and a randomly assigned
sequential number. In case the publication did not contain infrared
observations an "89" or "99" was assigned as the month of publication.
A "89" means that the reference was published in the nineteenth
century. References that do not indicate the month of publication have
00 in the month field.
Note on IRASname:
IRAS cross identification based on IRAS Point Source catalog V1.0
identifications. Only object ID was checked - not position
Note on 12um, 25um, 60um, 100um:
IRAS flux strength code. The strength code is logarithmic as follows:
0 = 0.5-5 Jy; 1= 5-50 Jy; 2=50-500 Jy; 3 = 500-5000 Jy; 4 = 5000-50000
Jy. For each CIO source detected by IRAS, the corresponding
order-of-magnitude IRAS PSC version 1.0 flux is given using four
digits, one each for the four IRAS bands. The values represent the
approximate logarithm of the flux density. This allows the user to get
an immediate estimate of the IRAS PSC fluxes in a compact format.
Note on q_12um, q_25um, q_60um, q_100um:
IRAS Flux Quality Codes: Blank=good quality; :=moderate quality;
S=Saturated; U=upper limit.
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Byte-per-byte Description of file: name94.dat
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Bytes Format Units Label Explanation
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1-13 A13 --- name ! Object name
14-15 I2 h RAh *[0,24[? Right ascension (B1950): hours
17-18 I2 min RAm *[0,60[? Right ascension (B1950): minutes
20-23 F4.1 s RAs *[0,60[? Right ascension (B1950): seconds
24 A1 --- DE- *[±]? Declination: sign
25-26 I2 deg DEd *[0,90]? Declination: degrees
28-29 I2 arcmin DEm *[0,60]? Declination: arc minutes
31-32 I2 arcsec DEs *[0,60]? Declination: arc seconds
34-43 A10 --- IRASname ? IRAS PSC Identification
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Note on RAh,RAm,RAs, DE-,DEd,DEm,DEs:
Position source. Leading zeros are explicitly displayed. Epoch
1950.0. Precision depends on original catalog. Field is blank if no
position was available.
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Byte-per-byte Description of file: refs94.dat
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Bytes Format Units Label Explanation
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1- 6 A6 --- RefNum *! Bibliographic reference number
8-835 A828 --- Bib_Ref *Bibliographic Reference
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Note on RefNum:
Bibliographic reference number. The first two bytes are the year of
publication -1900; the third and fourth bytes are 1-12 the month of
publication; 00 if no month is applicable; 89 if published in 1800's;
99 contains no IR data; the last two bytes are an arbitrary sequence
number
Note on Bib_Ref:
Bibliographic Reference arranged chronologically. It contains the
authors names, journal name or document number, volume, page, and
full title.
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Byte-per-byte Description of file: refs94_2.dat
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Bytes Format Units Label Explanation
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1- 6 A6 --- RefNum *! Bibliographic reference number
8- 9 I2 --- RecNum record number of this bibliographic entry
10-11 I2 --- TotNum total records in this bibliographic entry
13-148 A136 --- Bib_Ref *Bibliographic Reference
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Note on RefNum:
Bibliographic reference number. The first two bytes are the year of
publication -1900; the third and fourth bytes are 1-12 the month of
publication; 00 if no month is applicable; 89 if published in 1800's;
99 contains no IR data; the last two bytes are an arbitrary sequence
number
Note on Bib_Ref:
Bibliographic Reference arranged chronologically. It contains the
authors names, journal name or document number, volume, page, and
full title.
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Byte-per-byte Description of file: spra94.dat
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Bytes Format Units Label Explanation
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1-13 A13 --- name *! Object name
15-22 F8.4 um lambda * starting wavelength
26-34 F9.4 um lamb_end *? ending wavelength
40-45 A6 --- Ref *[0-9]! bibliographic reference number
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Note on name:
Object name is left justified. Object Identification as given in the
reference.
Note on lambda, lamb_end:
Starting and ending wavelengths spectrum in microns.
Note on Ref:
Bibliographic reference number. The first two bytes are the year of
publication -1900; the third and fourth bytes are 1-12 the month of
publication; 00 if no month is applicable; 89 published in 1800's; 99
contains no IR data; the last two bytes are an arbitrary sequence
number
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Byte-per-byte Description of file: psc94.dat
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Bytes Format Units Label Explanation
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2-12 A11 --- IRASname *! Object name in IRAS PSC
15-16 I2 h RAh [0,24[ Right ascension (B1950): hours
18-19 I2 min RAm [0,60[ Right ascension (B1950): minutes
21-24 F4.1 s RAs [0,60[? Right ascension (B1950): seconds
26 A1 --- DE- [±] Declination: sign
27-28 I2 deg DEd [0,90] Declination: degrees
30-31 I2 arcmin DEm [0,60]? Declination: arc minutes
33-34 I2 arcsec DEs [0,60]? Declination: arc seconds
36-47 A12 Jy F12um 12 micron IRAS flux
48 A1 --- q_F12um *[ :U] IRAS flux quality code at 12 um
50-61 A12 Jy F25um 25 micron IRAS flux
62 A1 --- q_F25um *[ :U] IRAS flux quality code at 25 um
64-75 A12 Jy F60um 60 micron IRAS flux
76 A1 --- q_F60um *[ :U] IRAS flux quality code at 60 um
78-89 A12 Jy F100um 100 micron IRAS flux
90 A1 --- q_F100um *[ :U] IRAS flux quality code at 100 um
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Note on IRASname:
IRAS PSC source name
Note on q_F12um, q_F25um, q_F60um, q_F100um:
IRAS Flux Quality Codes: Blank=good quality; :=moderate quality;
U=upper limit
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Validation, Updates and Modifications:
The ADC validated the format of the tables. Some inconsistencies
were identified and reported to the authors. In response they have
prepared the update to the printed version which incorporates
corrections to the errors reported by users so far. That is the
version of this distribution.
Acknowledgments:
This work was supported or data were obtained from the LASP
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, the NASA/IPAC Extragalactic
Database, the SIMBAD database at CDS, the NASA/HQ office of Space
Science and Applications, the Astrophysics Division, the NASA Goddard
Space Flight Center and the National Space Science Data Center at the
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
References:
none
CDS documentation standard modified with notes (referenced by a *)
F. Ochsenbein (1993) URL ftp://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr/pub/cats/docs.tex
(End) N. Paul M. Kuin [NASA/NSSDC/ADC]1994-03-16