MIPS Local Galaxies Photometry Catalog Definitions
Overview
The MIPS Local Galaxies program compiles the Spitzer MIPS observations of all available galaxies in several Herschel-SPIRE Local
Galaxies Guaranteed Time Programs, including the Very Nearby Galaxies Survey (VNGS), Dwarf Galaxy Survey (DGS), Herschel Reference
Survey (HRS), and Herschel Virgo Cluster Survey (HeViCS). MIPS 24, 70, and 160 micron images are available here using spatial and
visualization tools.
The canonical paper for this data set is Bendo et al. (2012).
| Name |
Intype |
Units |
Description |
| Name |
char |
|
Galaxy name |
| Survey |
char |
|
Herschel Survey observing this galaxy |
| HRSNum |
int |
|
HRS number (HRS galaxies only) |
| ra |
double |
degree |
Right Ascension (J2000) (from NED) |
| dec |
double |
degree |
Declination (J2000) (from NED) |
| MajAx |
float |
arcmin |
Major axis of optical disc (from RC3) |
| MinAx |
float |
arcmin |
Minor axis of optical disc (from RC3) |
| PA |
int |
degree |
Position angle of optical disc (from RC3) |
| ApNote |
char |
|
Aperture note:
A: Flux densities were measured in special apertures
B: These objects are composed of two or more sources with
optical discs that overlap or are one of the objects within
such systems. Flux densities were measured within special
apertures that encompassed the emission from all overlapping
sources.
C: Flux density measurements were made within the optical discs
of these sources instead of within regions that were 1.5 times
the size of the optical discs. |
| L_F24 |
char |
|
Flag for 24 micron flux density upper limit: "<"
indicates that measurement is upper limit |
| F24 |
float |
Jy |
24 micron flux density |
| Ecal24 |
float |
Jy |
24 micron uncertainty from calibration |
| Emap24 |
float |
Jy |
24 micron uncertainty from error map |
| Ebkg24 |
float |
Jy |
24 micron uncertainty from background |
| Etot24 |
float |
Jy |
24 micron total uncertainty |
| L_F70 |
char |
|
Flag for 70 micron flux density upper limit: "<"
indicates that measurement is upper limit |
| F70 |
float |
Jy |
70 micron flux density |
| Ecal70 |
float |
Jy |
70 micron uncertainty from calibration |
| Emap70 |
float |
Jy |
70 micron uncertainty from error map |
| Ebkg70 |
float |
Jy |
70 micron uncertainty from background |
| Etot70 |
float |
Jy |
70 micron total uncertainty |
| L_F160 |
char |
|
Flag for 160 micron flux density upper limit: "<"
indicates that measurement is upper limit |
| F160 |
float |
Jy |
160 micron flux density |
| Ecal160 |
float |
Jy |
160 micron uncertainty from calibration |
| Emap160 |
float |
Jy |
160 micron uncertainty from error map |
| Ebkg160 |
float |
Jy |
160 micron uncertainty from background |
| Etot160 |
float |
Jy |
160 micron total uncertainty |
| F_F160 |
char |
|
Flag for 160 micron measurement issue:
A: The 160 micron measurements are from data in which significant
portions of the optical discs (> 10%) of the galaxies were not
covered in this specific wave band.
B: These 160 micron measurements are for galaxies that were
covered in scan map observations in which the final 160 micron
images for these galaxies contain NaN values within the
optical disc as a consequence of incomplete coverage. |