Orbit auxiliary information (gaiadr2.aux_sso_orbits)
The table has 14099 rows, 19 columns.
Description
Auxiliary information on asteroid orbits and basic photometric parameters. Ready to ingest the astorb data base: ftp://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr/pub/cats/B/astorb/astorb.html
Attribution
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Columns
| Name | Type | UCD | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| solution_id | long | meta.version |
Solution Identifier |
|
| number_mp | long | meta.id |
Asteroid MPC number |
|
| designation | char |
meta.id meta.main |
MPC name |
|
| mag_h | double | phot.mag | Magnitude[mag] |
absolute magnitude |
| slope_g | double | stat.fit.param |
slope parameter |
|
| code | int | meta.code.status |
object specific flags |
|
| obs_arc | long | time.interval | Time[day] |
arc spanned by the observations |
| obs_num | long | meta.number |
number of observations used |
|
| osc_epoch | char | time.epoch | Time[yyyymmdd] |
epoch of osculation |
| orb_m | double | src.orbital.meanAnomaly | Angle[deg] |
mean anomaly |
| omega | double | src.orbital.periastron | Angle[deg] |
argument of perihelion |
| node_omega | double | src.orbital.node | Angle[deg] |
longitude of ascending node |
| inclination | double | src.orbital.inclination | Angle[deg] |
orbit inclination |
| eccentricity | double | src.orbital.eccentricity |
orbit eccentricity |
|
| a | double |
src.orbital phys.size.smajAxis |
Length & Distance[AU] |
semimajor axis |
| orb_date | char | time.processing | Time[yyyymmdd] |
date of orbit computation |
| ceu | double |
src.orbital stat.error |
Angle[arcsec] |
current orbit uncertainty |
| ceu_rate | double |
arith.rate src.orbital stat.error |
Angular Velocity[mas/s] |
rate of change of the orbit uncertainty |
| ceu_epoch | char | time | Time[yyyymmdd] |
date of the CEU |