HERITAGE Band-Matched Classification Tables Definitions
Overview
The HERschel Inventory of The Agents of Galaxy Evolution (HERITAGE) open time key program mapped the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) and Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) at 100, 160, 250, 350, and 500 microns using Herschel's PACS and SPIRE instruments. The overriding science goal of HERITAGE is to study the life cycle of matter as traced by dust in the LMC and SMC.
The Band-Matched Classification Tables identify matches to literature catalogs of previously classified LMC and SMC objects.
If you use the HERITAGE Band-Matched Catalogs, please cite Seale et al. (2014).
| Name | Intype | Units | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| SourceName | char | Source name | |
| ra | double | deg | Right Ascension (J2000) |
| dec | double | deg | Declination (J2000) |
| ProbYSO | int | Probable YSO candidate (1 = yes, 0 = no) | |
| PosYSO | int | Possible YSO candidate (1 = yes, 0 = no) | |
| ProbDust | int | Probable dust clump candidate (1 = yes, 0 = no) | |
| PosDust | int | Possible dust clump candidate (1 = yes, 0 = no) | |
| HERGalaxy | int | Background galaxy candidate (1 = yes, 0 = no) | |
| LitClass | char | Classification of positionally matched literature source: YSO = young stellar object posYSO = possible YSO probYSO = probable YSO defYSO = definite YSO hpYSO = high probability YSO hrYSO = high reliability YSO Evol = evolved star XAGB = extreme AGB postAGB = post AGB FIR = far-IR object RSG = Red Supergiant LBV = Luminous Blue Variable WR = Wolf-Rayet star Gal = background galaxy posGal = possible background galaxy PN = planetary nebula SNR = supernova remnant D = dust clump S = normal star Unk = unknown |
|
| LitRef | char | Reference for positionally matched literature source: see Table 6 of Seale et al. (2014). Warning: this column is known to contain errors. | |
| LitDist | char | arcsec | Distance between BMC source and literature source |
| FarIRLum | double | L_sun | Graybody-fit far-IR luminosity |
| FarIRLumUnc | double | L_sun | Uncertainty of FarIRLum |
| FarIRTemp | double | K | Graybody-fit far-IR dust temperature |
| FarIRTempUnc | double | K | Uncertainty of FarIRTemp |