Binary Masses (gaiadr3.binary_masses)

The table has 195315 rows, 13 columns.

Description

Masses derived from the non-single stars (NSS) solutions with orbital parameters in table gaiadr3.nss_two_body_orbit. The table below is described in detail in DR3-DPACP-100. The table presents the different types of NSS orbital solutions combined and which parameters each combination allows to constrain:

combinationMethod m1 m2 fluxratio
Orbital+SB2
EclipsingSpectro(SB2)
Eclipsing+SB2
AstroSpectroSB1+M1
Orbital+SB1+M1
EclipsingSpectro+M1
Eclipsing+SB1+M1
SB2+M1
Orbital+M1 lower/upper
SB1+M1 lower

Attribution

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Columns

Name Type UCD Unit Description
source_id long meta.id
meta.main
meta.ref

Source Identifier

m1 float phys.mass solMass

Primary mass

m1_lower float phys.mass
stat.value
solMass

Lower confidence level (16%) of the primary mass

m1_upper float phys.mass
stat.value
solMass

Upper confidence level (84%) of the primary mass

m2 float phys.mass solMass

Secondary mass

m2_lower float phys.mass
stat.value
solMass

Lower confidence level (16%) of the secondary mass

m2_upper float phys.mass
stat.value
solMass

Upper confidence level (84%) of the secondary mass

fluxratio float phys.luminosity
arith.ratio

Flux ratio of the secondary to the primary in the G-band

fluxratio_lower float stat.value
phys.luminosity
arith.ratio

Lower value of the flux ratio

fluxratio_upper float stat.value
phys.luminosity
arith.ratio

Upper value of the flux ratio

combination_method char meta.record

Combination of NSS solutions used

m1_ref char meta.record

Reference for the primary mass

flag char meta.record

Flag