During the evolution of the catalog construction process, a number of predefined codes were created to refer to the observation bandpass/filters from which magnitudes were derived.
Codes
Please note that not all possible codes are used in the catalog records. For example, there is no 40.
| Code | Bandpass | Photographic Emulsion and/or Filter System | Notes | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Jpg | IIIaJ+GG395 | SERC-J/EJ Blue survey (S plates) | AAO/GSC2.Bj |
| 1 | Vpg | IIaD+W12 | Pal-QuickV survey (N plates) | |
| 2 | FGS | HST FGS | HST/FGS.PUPIL | |
| 3 | B | Johnson | Generic/Johnson.B | |
| 4 | V | Johnson | Generic/Johnson.V | |
| 5 | Fpg | IIIaF+RG630 | ESO-R | |
| 6 | Vpg | IIaD+GG495 | SERC-QuickV survey (XV plates) | |
| 7 | Opg | 103aO+no filter | POSS-I Blue survey (XO plates) | Palomar/POSS.Blue |
| 8 | Epg | 103aE+red plexi | POSS-I Red survey (XE plates) | Palomar/POSS.Red |
| 9 | Fpg | IIIaF+RG630 | ||
| 10 | - | IIaD+GG495+yellow objective | GPO Astrograph | |
| 11 | - | 103aO+blue objective | Black Birch Astrograph | |
| 12 | - | 103aO+blue objective | Black Birch Astrograph (GSC cal) | |
| 13 | - | 103aG+GG495+yellow objective | Black Birch Astrograph | |
| 14 | - | 103aG+GG495+yellow objective | Black Birch Astrograph (GSC cal) | |
| 16 | Vpg | IIIaJ+GG495 | Pal-V/SERC-V special plates (XX plates) | |
| 18 | Jpg | IIIaJ+GG385 | POSS-II Blue survey (XJ plates) | Palomar/GSC2.Bj |
| 19 | U | Johnson | Generic/Johnson.U | |
| 20 | R | Johnson | Generic/Johnson.R | |
| 21 | I | Johnson | Generic/Johnson.I | |
| 22 | U | Cape | GCPD/Cape.Uc | |
| 23 | R | Kron | CTIO/SAMI.R | |
| 24 | I | Kron | CTIO/SAMI.I | |
| 35 | Fpg | IIIaF+RG610 | POSS II Red survey (XP plates) | Palomar/GSC2.Rf |
| 36 | Fpg | IIIaF+OG590 | AAO-SES Red survey (XS/ER/GR plates) | AAO/GSC2.Rf |
| 37 | Npg | IVN+RG9 | POSS II Near-IR survey (XI plates) | Palomar/GSC2.In |
| 38 | Npg | IVN+RG715 | SERC-I Near-IRsurvey (IS plates) | AAO/GSC2.In |
| 39 | Jpg | IIaO+GG385 | ESO-B | |
| TYCHO catalog from ESA Astrometric satellite HIPPARCOS | Data Archive Documentation | |||
| 41 | Bt | TYCHO B | Vega mag system (based on Johnson system) | TYCHO/TYCHO.B |
| 42 | Vt | TYCHO V | Vega mag system (based on Johnson system) | TYCHO/TYCHO.V |
| Infra-Red Astronomical Satellite | Data Archive Documentation | |||
| 43 | IRAS12 | IRAS 12 micron | Calibrated on alpha-Tau | IRAS/IRAS.12mu |
| 44 | IRAS25 | IRAS 25 micron | Extrapolated from IRAS 12 micron | IRAS/IRAS.25mu |
| 45 | IRAS60 | IRAS 60 micron | Extrapolated from IRAS 12 micron | IRAS/IRAS.60mu |
| 46 | IRAS100 | IRAS 100 micron | Extrapolated from IRAS 12 micron | IRAS/IRAS.100mu |
| 2 Micron All-Sky Survey | Data Archive Documentation | |||
| 47 | J | 2MASS | Vega mag system | 2MASS/2MASS.J |
| 48 | H | 2MASS | Vega mag system | 2MASS/2MASS.H |
| 49 | Ks | 2MASS | Vega mag system | 2MASS/2MASS.Ks |
| Sloan Digital Sky Survey | Data Archive Documentation | |||
| 50 | u | SDSS | AB mag system | SLOAN/SDSS.u |
| 51 | g | SDSS | AB mag system | SLOAN/SDSS.g |
| 52 | r | SDSS | AB mag system | SLOAN/SDSS.r |
| 53 | i | SDSS | AB mag system | SLOAN/SDSS.i |
| 54 | z | SDSS | AB mag system | SLOAN/SDSS.z |
| Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer | Data Archive Documentation | |||
| 55 | w1 | WISE | Vega mag system | WISE/WISE.W1 |
| 56 | w2 | WISE | Vega mag system | WISE/WISE.W2 |
| 57 | w3 | WISE | Vega mag system | WISE/WISE.W3 |
| 58 | w4 | WISE | Vega mag system | WISE/WISE.W4 |
| Panoramic Survey Telescope & Rapid Response System | Data Archive Documentation | |||
| 59 | g | PanSTARRS | AB mag system | PAN-STARRS/PS1.g |
| 60 | r | PanSTARRS | AB mag system | PAN-STARRS/PS1.r |
| 61 | i | PanSTARRS | AB mag system | PAN-STARRS/PS1.i |
| 62 | z | PanSTARRS | AB mag system | PAN-STARRS/PS1.z |
| 63 | y | PanSTARRS | AB mag system | PAN-STARRS/PS1.y |
| 64 | w | PanSTARRS | AB mag system | PAN-STARRS/PS1.w |
| ESA Astrometric satellite GAIA | Data Archive Documentation | |||
| 65 | G | GAIA | Vega mag system | GAIA/GAIA3.G |
| 66 | Grp | GAIA (red) | Vega mag system | GAIA/GAIA3.Grp |
| 67 | Gbp | GAIA (blue) | Vega mag system | GAIA/GAIA3.Gbp |
| 68 | Grvs | GAIA (rv system) | Vega mag system | GAIA/GAIA3.Grvs |
| Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy | Data Archive Documentation | |||
| 69 | Z | VISTA | Tied to 2MASS system (Vega) | Paranal/VISTA.Z |
| 70 | Y | VISTA | Tied to 2MASS system (Vega) | Paranal/VISTA.Y |
| 71 | J | VISTA | Tied to 2MASS system (Vega) | Paranal/VISTA.J |
| 72 | H | VISTA | Tied to 2MASS system (Vega) | Paranal/VISTA.H |
| 73 | Ks | VISTA | Tied to 2MASS system (Vega) | Paranal/VISTA.Ks |
| SkyMapper Southern Sky survey | 2019PASA...36...33O | |||
| 74 | u | SMSS | AB mag system | SkyMapper/SkyMapper.u |
| 75 | v | SMSS | AB mag system | SkyMapper/SkyMapper.v |
| 76 | g | SMSS | AB mag system | SkyMapper/SkyMapper.g |
| 77 | r | SMSS | AB mag system | SkyMapper/SkyMapper.r |
| 78 | i | SMSS | AB mag system | SkyMapper/SkyMapper.i |
| 79 | z | SMSS | AB mag system | SkyMapper/SkyMapper.z |
| Revised Catalog of GALEX (Galaxy Evolution Explorer) UV Sources I - The All-Sky Survey | 2017ApJS..230...24B | |||
| 80 | fuv | GALEX | AB mag system | GALEX/GALEX.FUV |
| 81 | nuv | GALEX | AB mag system | GALEX/GALEX.NUV |
| NOIRlab Source Catalog | 2021AJ....161..192N | |||
| 82 | u | NSC | AB mag system (tied to PanSTARRS, ATLASrefcat) | |
| 83 | g | NSC | AB mag system (tied to PanSTARRS, ATLASrefcat) | |
| 84 | r | NSC | AB mag system (tied to PanSTARRS, ATLASrefcat) | |
| 85 | i | NSC | AB mag system (tied to PanSTARRS, ATLASrefcat) | |
| 86 | z | NSC | AB mag system (tied to PanSTARRS, ATLASrefcat) | |
| 87 | Vr | NSC | AB mag system (tied to PanSTARRS, ATLASrefcat) | |
| 88 | Y | NSC | AB mag system (tied to PanSTARRS, ATLASrefcat) | |
| Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System reference catalog | 2018ApJ...867..105T | |||
| 89 | g | ATLASrefcat | AB mag system (tied to PanSTARRS) | |
| 90 | r | ATLASrefcat | AB mag system (tied to PanSTARRS) | |
| 91 | i | ATLASrefcat | AB mag system (tied to PanSTARRS) | |
| 92 | z | ATLASrefcat | AB mag system (tied to PanSTARRS) | |