Table headers

Table headers#

We refer to Alei et al2024 for the translation between Exo-MerCat 1.0 and 2.x.

Column headers	Meaning	Type
`exomercat_name`	Planet name chosen by Exo-MerCat	`str`
`nasa_name`	Planet name in the NASA Exoplanet Archive	`str`
`toi_name`	Planet name in the TESS Objects of Interest Table	`str`
`epic_name`	Planet name in the Kepler/K2 Objects of Interest Table	`str`
`eu_name`	Planet name in the Exoplanet Encyclopaedia	`str`
`host`	Host star name	`str`
`letter`	Letter labeling the planet	`str`
`main_id`	Main identifier of the host star from SIMBAD or TIC catalogs	`str`
`binary`	String labeling the binary host star, if any	`str`
`main_id_ra`	J2000 right ascension in degrees from SIMBAD	`str`
`main_id_dec`	J2000 declination in degrees from SIMBAD	`str`
`mass`	Planet mass in Jovian masses	`float`
`mass_max`	Positive error on the mass in Jovian masses	`float`
`mass_min`	Negative error on the mass in Jovian masses (absolute value)	`float`
`mass_url`	Bibcode of the reference paper for the mass value	`str`
`msini`	Planet minimum mass in Jovian masses	`float`
`msini_max`	Positive error on the minimum mass in Jovian masses	`float`
`msini_min`	Negative error on the moinimum mass in Jovian masses (absolute value)	`float`
`msini_url`	Bibcode of the reference paper for the minimum mass value	`str`
`bestmass`	Most precise value between mass and minimum mass in Jovian masses	`float`
`bestmass_max`	Positive error on the best mass in Jovian masses	`float`
`bestmass_min`	Negative error on the best mass in Jovian masses (absolute value)	`float`
`bestmass_url`	Bibcode of the reference paper for the best mass value	`str`
`bestmass_provenance`	String labeling the origin of the best mass (mass or minimum mass)	`str`
`p`	Planet orbital period in days	`float`
`p_max`	Positive error on the period in days	`float`
`p_min`	Negative error on the period in days (absolute value)	`float`
`p_url`	Bibcode of the reference paper for the period value	`str`
`r`	Planet radius in Jovian radii	`float`
`r_max`	Positive error on the radius in Jovian radii	`float`
`r_min`	Negative error on the radius in Jovian radii (absolute value)	`float`
`r_url`	Bibcode of the reference paper for the radius value	`str`
`a`	Planet semi-major axis in au	`float`
`a_max`	Positive error on the semi-major axis in au	`float`
`a_min`	Negative error on the semi-major axis in au (absolute value)	`float`
`a_url`	Bibcode of the reference paper for the semi-major axis value	`str`
`e`	Eccentricity of the planet (scalar between 0 and 1)	`float`
`e_max`	Positive error on the eccentricity (scalar)	`float`
`e_min`	Negative error on the eccentricity (scalar)	`float`
`e_url`	Bibcode of the reference paper for the eccentricity value	`str`
`i`	Planet inclination in degrees	`float`
`i_max`	Positive error on the inclination in degrees	`float`
`i_min`	Negative error on the minimum mass in degrees (absolute value)	`float`
`i_url`	Bibcode of the reference paper for the inclination value	`str`
`discovery_method`	Planet discovery method	`str`
`status`	Planet status of the planet preferred by Exo-MerCat	`str`
`checked_status_string`	String listing the planet status in all available input sources after the KOI check	`str`
`original_status_string`	String listing the planet status in all available input sources	`str`
`confirmed`	Number of CONFIRMED status in `checked_status_string`	`str`
`discovery_year`	Planet discovery year	`int`
`main_id_aliases`	String listing all known aliases for the host star	`str`
`main_id_provenance`	Provenance of the main identifier	`str`
`angular_separation_flag`	Flag for non-null values of `angular_separation`	`int`
`angular_separation`	String listing the unique angular separations of the merged entries	`str`
`catalog`	String listing the catalogs in which the target appears	`str`
`duplicate_catalog_flag`	Flag for duplicates during merging	`int`
`duplicate_names`	String listing the planet name in all available input sources	`str`
`binary_coordinate_mismatch_flag`	Flag for coordinate mismatch in binaries (`1` if disagreeing coordinates in a binary system, `0` otherwise)	`int`
`binary_complex_system_flag`	Flag for complex binary systems (`1` if co-existance of multiple `binary` values, `0` otherwise)	`int`
`coordinate_mismatch_flag`	Flag for possible coordinate mismatches (`1` if disagreeing coordinates, `0` otherwise)	`int`
`coordinate_mismatch`	String labeling the coordinates for which a coordinate mismatch occurred, if any (can be `RA`, `DEC`, `RADEC` or empty)	`str`
`period_mismatch_flag`	Flag for potential duplicates in final catalog because of mismatching `p` or `a` (`1` if entry failed period or semi-major axis check, `0` otherwise)	`int`
`fallback_merge_flag`	Flag for potential duplicates in final catalog because of a fallback merge, i.e. no `p` or `a` are available and the entries are merged together (`1` if fallback merge occurred, `0` otherwise)	`int`
`misnamed_duplicates_flag`	Flag for potential duplicates in final catalog because of a mismatch in `exo-mercat\_name` when `p` or `a` are the same (`1` if misnamed duplicates check failed, `0` otherwise)	`int`
`row_update`	Date of the last update of the row	`str`