TABLE  mcps_lmcSource

This table contains brief descriptions of the parameters provided for each source in the catalogue of the LMC fields from MCPS. The table contains U, B, V, and I stellar photometry in the LMC. Required constraints: Primary key is (seqNum)

Name	Type	Length	Unit	Description	Default Value	Unified Content Descriptor
seqNum	int	4		Sequential number (unique object ID)
cx	float	8		unit vector of spherical co-ordinates		pos.distance;pos.cartesian.x
cy	float	8		unit vector of spherical co-ordinates		pos.distance;pos.cartesian.y
cz	float	8		unit vector of spherical co-ordinates		pos.distance;pos.cartesian.z
htmID	bigint	8		Hierarchical Triangular Mesh (HTM) index, 20 deep, for equatorial co-ordinates		pos.eq
ra	float	8	degrees	J2000 right ascension		pos.eq.ra;meta.main
dec	float	8	degrees	J2000 declination		pos.eq.dec;meta.main
Umag	real	4	mag	The U band magnitude. (0.00 if star not detected.)
e_Umag	real	4		The 1σ error in Umag
Bmag	real	4	mag	The B band magnitude
e_Bmag	real	4		The 1σ error in Bmag
Vmag	real	4	mag	The V band magnitude
e_Vmag	real	4		The 1σ error in Vmag
Imag	real	4	mag	The I band magnitude
e_Imag	real	4		The 1σ error in Imag magnitude
qFlag	smallint	2		Quality flag (unique sum of the following flags): 0 = no flag; 1 = star for which photometry was replaced with that from Massey's catalog (Massey P., 2001, ApJS, in press); 2 = star for which photometry was replaced with that from OGLE; 10 = star with a successful stellar atmosphere model (Χ²<3) fit; 20 = star with an unsuccessful stellar atmosphere model fit.
Jmag	real	4	mag	The J band magnitude (from 2MASS) (0.00 if star not detected.)
e_Jmag	real	4		The 1σ error in Jmag
Hmag	real	4	mag	The H band magnitude (from 2MASS) (0.00 if star not detected.)
e_Hmag	real	4		The 1σ error in Hmag
Kmag	real	4	mag	The K' band magnitude (from 2MASS) (0.00 if star not detected.)
e_Kmag	real	4		The 1σ error in Kmag
offset	real	4	arcseconds	MCPS/2MASS astrometric offset
Total length		114