Table information for 'mpc.epn_core'

General

Table Description: The EPN-TAP 2.0 version of the complete asteroid data from the Minor Planet Center (MPC), updated once per month. The MPC operates at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory under the auspices of Division III of the International Astronomical Union (IAU). The MPC Orbit database contains orbital elements of minor planets that have been published in the Minor Planet Circulars, the Minor Planet Orbit Supplement and the Minor Planet Electronic Circulars.

This table is available for ADQL queries and through the TAP endpoint.

Resource Description:

Complete Asteroid Data from the Minor Planet Center (MPC), updated once per month. The MPC operates at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory under the auspices of Division III of the International Astronomical Union (IAU).

The MPC Orbit database contains orbital elements of minor planets that have been published in the Minor Planet Circulars, the Minor Planet Orbit Supplement and the Minor Planet Electronic Circulars.

For a list of all services and tables belonging to this table's resource, see Information on resource 'Minor Planet Center - Asteroid Orbital Data'

Resource Reference URL: http://www.minorplanetcenter.org/

Citing this table

This table has an associated publication. If you use data from it, it may be appropriate to reference 1980CeMec..22...63M (ADS BibTeX entry for the publication) either in addition to or instead of the service reference.

To cite the table as such, we suggest the following BibTeX entry:

@MISC{vo:MPC_asteroids,
  year=2009,
  title={ {EPN}-{TAP} table for {MPC} Asteroid Orbital Data},
  author={Williams, G. and Keys, S. and Rudenko, M. and Galache, J.L.},
  url={https://dc.zah.uni-heidelberg.de/tableinfo/mpc.epn_core},
  howpublished={{VO} resource provided by the {GAVO} Data Center}
}

Columns

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NameTable Head DescriptionUnitUCD
granule_uid Granule_uid Internal table row index, which must be unique within the table. Can be alphanumeric. N/A meta.id
granule_gid Granule_gid Common to granules of same type (e.g. same map projection, or geometry data products). Can be alphanumeric. N/A meta.id
obs_id Obs_id Associates granules derived from the same data (e.g. various representations/processing levels). Can be alphanumeric, may be the ID of original observation. N/A meta.id;obs
dataproduct_type Dataproduct_type The high-level organization of the data product, from a controlled vocabulary (e.g., 'im' for image, sp for spectrum). Multiple terms may be used, separated by # characters. [Note et_prod] N/A meta.code.class
target_name Target_name Standard IAU name of target (from a list related to target class), case sensitive N/A meta.id;src
target_class Target_class Type of target, from a controlled vocabulary. N/A src.class
time_min Time_min Acquisition start time (in JD), as UTC at time_refposition d time.start;obs
time_max Time_max Acquisition stop time (in JD), as UTC at time_refposition d time.end;obs
time_sampling_step_min Time_sampling_step_min Sampling time for measurements of dynamical phenomena, lower limit. s time.resolution;stat.min
time_sampling_step_max Time_sampling_step_max Sampling time for measurements of dynamical phenomena, upper limit s time.resolution;stat.max
time_exp_min Time_exp_min Integration time of the measurement, lower limit. s time.duration;obs.exposure;stat.min
time_exp_max Time_exp_max Integration time of the measurement, upper limit s time.duration;obs.exposure;stat.max
spectral_range_min Spectral_range_min Spectral range (frequency), lower limit. Hz em.freq;stat.min
spectral_range_max Spectral_range_max Spectral range (frequency), upper limit Hz em.freq;stat.max
spectral_sampling_step_min Spectral_sampling_step_min Spectral sampling step, lower limit. Hz em.freq;spect.binSize;stat.min
spectral_sampling_step_max Spectral_sampling_step_max Spectral sampling step, upper limit Hz em.freq;spect.binSize;stat.max
spectral_resolution_min Spectral_resolution_min Spectral resolution, lower limit. N/A spect.resolution;stat.min
spectral_resolution_max Spectral_resolution_max Spectral resolution, upper limit N/A spect.resolution;stat.max
c1min C1min Right Ascension (ICRS), lower limit. deg pos.eq.ra;stat.min
c1max C1max Right Ascension (ICRS), upper limit deg pos.eq.ra;stat.max
c2min C2min Declination (ICRS), lower limit. deg pos.eq.dec;stat.min
c2max C2max Declination (ICRS), upper limit deg pos.eq.dec;stat.max
c3min C3min Distance from coordinate origin, lower limit. AU pos.distance;stat.min
c3max C3max Distance from coordinate origin, upper limit AU pos.distance;stat.max
s_region S_region ObsCore-like footprint, valid for celestial, spherical, or body-fixed frames N/A pos.outline;obs.field
c1_resol_min C1_resol_min Resolution in the first coordinate, lower limit. deg pos.angResolution;stat.min
c1_resol_max C1_resol_max Resolution in the first coordinate, upper limit deg pos.angResolution;stat.max
c2_resol_min C2_resol_min Resolution in the second coordinate, lower limit. deg pos.angResolution;stat.min
c2_resol_max C2_resol_max Resolution in the second coordinate, upper limit deg pos.angResolution;stat.max
c3_resol_min C3_resol_min Resolution in the third coordinate, lower limit. AU pos.resolution;stat.min
c3_resol_max C3_resol_max Resolution in the third coordinate, upper limit AU pos.resolution;stat.max
spatial_frame_type Spatial_frame_type Flavor of coordinate system, defines the nature of coordinates. From a controlled vocabulary, where 'none' means undefined. N/A meta.code.class;pos.frame
incidence_min Incidence_min Incidence angle (solar zenithal angle) during data acquisition, lower limit. deg pos.incidenceAng;stat.min
incidence_max Incidence_max Incidence angle (solar zenithal angle) during data acquisition, upper limit deg pos.incidenceAng;stat.max
emergence_min Emergence_min Emergence angle during data acquisition, lower limit. deg pos.emergenceAng;stat.min
emergence_max Emergence_max Emergence angle during data acquisition, upper limit deg pos.emergenceAng;stat.max
phase_min Phase_min Phase angle during data acquisition, lower limit. deg pos.phaseAng;stat.min
phase_max Phase_max Phase angle during data acquisition, upper limit deg pos.phaseAng;stat.max
instrument_host_name Instrument_host_name Standard name of the observatory or spacecraft N/A meta.id;instr.obsty
instrument_name Instrument_name Standard name of instrument N/A meta.id;instr
measurement_type Measurement_type UCD(s) defining the data, with multiple entries separated by hash (#) characters. N/A meta.ucd
processing_level Processing_level Dataset-related encoding, or simplified CODMAC calibration level [Note et_cal] N/A meta.calibLevel
creation_date Creation_date Date of first entry of this granule N/A time.creation
modification_date Modification_date Date of last modification (used to handle mirroring) N/A time.processing
release_date Release_date Start of public access period N/A time.release
service_title Service_title Title of resource (an acronym really, will be used to handle multiservice results) N/A meta.title
alt_target_name Alt_target_name Provides alternative target name if more common (e.g. comets); multiple identifiers can be separated by hashes N/A meta.id;src
magnitude Mag Absolute Magnitude of the asteroid, i.e., the magnitude of the asteroid at a distance of 1 AU when viewed at a phase angle of 0°. mag phys.magAbs
slope_parameter Slope Slope Parameter G. It describes how the magnitude of the asteroid varies as a function of changing illumination (phase angle) N/A src.morph.param
orb_epoch Epoch Epoch of the orbit (julian years) a time.epoch
mean_anomaly Mean Anom. Mean anomaly at the epoch deg src.orbital.meanAnomaly
arg_perihel Arg. Perihel. Argument of Perihelion, J2000.0 deg src.orbital.periastron
long_asc Asc. Node Longitude of ascending node, J2000.0 deg src.orbital.node
inclination i Inclination of the orbit to the ecliptic, J2000.0 deg src.orbital.inclination
eccentricity e Eccentricity of the orbit N/A src.orbital.eccentricity
mean_motion Mean Motion Mean Daily Motion deg/d pos.pm;arith.diff;phys.veloc
semi_major_axis Semimaj. ax. Orbital semimajor axis AU phys.size.smajAxis
uncertainty_parameter Uncertainty Quality code (0 is best) as per http://www.minorplanetcenter.org/iau/info/UValue.html. Or: E -- the orbital eccentricity was assumed; D -- for one-opposition orbits this means a double (or multiple) designation is involved; F -- an e-assumed double (or multiple) designation is involved. N/A meta.code.error
n_obs #Obs Number of Observations N/A meta.number;obs
n_opp #Opp Number of Oppositions N/A meta.number
arc_length Arc Length of observed arcs for single-opposition orbits. d time.interval
rms_fit rms RMS Residual of orbital fit arcsec stat.fit.residual
perturbers Perturbers Information on orbit perturbers; see table note. [Note 1] N/A meta.note
computer Computer Identifies the computer of the orbit N/A meta.note
orbit_class Class Orbit family this object belongs to (note that the classification is based on cuts in osculating element space and is not 100% reliable. N/A src.class
orbit_flags Flags Additional classification flag(s) as comma-separated human-readable phrases N/A src.class
first_obs Disc. year Discovery year for multi-opposition orbits. a time.epoch
last_obs Last Obs. Date of last observation a time.epoch;obs
bib_reference Ref Origin of the data N/A meta.bib

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Notes

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This research has made use of data and/or services provided by the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center. Updated data files are available at http://www.minorplanetcenter.org/iau/mpc.html