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Last modified: 13 March 2025

URL: https://cxc.cfa.harvard.edu/csc/csc211_xmatch_table.html

CSC 2.1–SDSS Primary Crossmatch Column Descriptions


Column Name Class Units Description
1 Field short CSC2 Ensemble number
2 CSC_SrcName string CSC2 master source name, 2CXO JHHMMSS.s+DDMMSS (name)
3 CSC_SrcType string CSC2 source type (P[oint] or X[tended])
4 CSC_RA double deg CSC2 source right ascension
5 CSC_DEC double deg CSC2 source declination
6 CSC_ErrMaj float arcsec CSC2 semi major axis of 1σ error ellipse
7 CSC_ErrMin float arcsec CSC2 semi minor axis of 1σ error ellipse
8 CSC_ErrPa float deg CSC2 position angle of 1σ error ellipse
9 CSC_RawMaj float arcsec CSC2 semi major axis of 1σ PSF or raw ellipse
10 CSC_RawMin float arcsec CSC2 semi minor axis of 1σ PSF or raw ellipse
11 CSC_RawPa float deg CSC2 position angle of 1σ PSF or raw ellipse
12 SDSS_SrcName string SDSS DR18 name
13 SDSS_SrcType string SDSS source type classification (S for stars, G for galaxies)
14 SDSS_RA double deg SDSS DR18 right ascension
15 SDSS_DEC double deg SDSS DR18 declination
16 SDSS_ErrMaj float arcsec SDSS DR18 semi major axis of 1σ error ellipse
17 SDSS_ErrMin float arcsec SDSS DR18 semi minor axis of 1σ error ellipse
18 SDSS_ErrPa float deg SDSS DR18 position angle of 1σ error ellipse
19 SDSS_RawMaj float arcsec SDSS DR18 semi major axis of 1σ PSF or raw size ellipse
20 SDSS_RawMin float arcsec SDSS DR18 semi minor axis of 1σ PSF or raw size ellipse
21 SDSS_RawPa float deg SDSS DR18 position angle of 1σ PSF or raw size ellipse
22 MatchClass string Match class (d, l, c, k, r, a)
23 BFType string BF type (e[rror ellipse] or r[aw size])
24 MatchProb float Match probability
25 Separation float arcsec CSC2–SDSS DR18 separation
26 NormSep float Normalized separation (separation/match σ)