Disclaimer: The file format outlined here is only supported by version 4.5 (and higher) of the PIPT.
Adding dozens of targets manually to the PIPT would be a cumbersome and error-prone process, but luckily there is no need for this. You can import a list of targets from file.
File format
The target details must be supplied as a comma-separated value (csv) file. The first line of this file must list the data columns, whereas all the other lines give the target data. Each target must be defined on a separate line.
The following data columns are supported. Other columns may be included, but will be ignored.
Column name | Required? | Default value | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
target name | Yes | must be unique | |
target type | Yes | see below for the list of available types | |
right ascension | Yes | a float | |
declination | Yes | a float | |
equinox | Yes | 2000 | a float value |
bandpass | Yes | bandpass for the magnitudes; must be U, B, V, R or I | |
minimum magnitude | Yes | ||
maximum magnitude | Yes | ||
observing time | For Phase 1 | Observing time per visit, including overheads; ignored for Phase 2 proposals | |
maximum lunar phase | For Phase 1 | in percent; ignored for Phase 2 proposals | |
epoch | No | 1 January 2000, 12:00:00 UT | string of the form yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss.s |
proper motion ra | No | 0 | in arcsec/year |
proper motion dec | No | 0 | in arcsec/year |
visits | No | 1 | Number of visits for this target; ignored for Phase 2 proposals |
ranking | No | High | Ranking relative to other targets; must be High, Medium or Low; ignored for Phase 2 |
ephemeris time base | No | must be BJD, HJD or JD; UTC is assumed as time standard | |
ephemeris T0 | No | must be given in the chosen ephemeris time base | |
ephemeris period | No | in days | |
ephemeris period change | No | 0 | rate of change in the period, in days/day |
Example
target name, target type, right ascension, declination, equinox, bandpass, minimum magnitude, maximum magnitude, visits, observing time, maximum lunar phase, ranking QPO 6754, EllipticalG, 120.534, -0.317, 2000, R, 18.3, 18.3, 1, 1200, 50, High BX 45, Irregular_V*, 195.194, 0.981, 2000, B, 16.6, 19.0, 3, 940, 15, Low
Target types
Please use the string in the target type column, without any preceding bullet(s). For example, use WD*
for a white dwarf or Compact_Gr_G
for a compact group of galaxies.
Target type | Explanation |
Unknown | |
---|---|
Unknown | object of unknown nature |
Radio sources | |
Radio | radio-source |
· Maser | maser |
X-ray sources | |
X | X-ray source |
· SuperSoft | supersoft source |
Gamma-ray sources | |
gamma | gamma-ray source |
· gammaBurst | gamma-ray burst |
Inexistant | |
Inexistant | inexistent objects |
· Error | not an object (artefact) |
Gravitation | |
Gravitation | gravitational source |
· LensingEv | (micro)lensing event |
· Candidate_Lens | possible gravitational lens |
· Possible_lensImage | possible gravitationally lensed image |
· GravLens | gravitational lens |
· GravLensSystem | gravitational lens system (lens+images) |
Candidates | |
Candidates | candidate objects |
· Possible_SClG | possible supercluster of galaxies |
· Possible_ClG | possible cluster of galaxies |
· Possible_GrG | possible Group of galaxies |
· Candidate_** | physical binary candidate |
· · Candidate_EB* | eclipsing binary candidate |
· · Candidate_CV* | cataclysmic binary candidate |
· · Candidate_XB* | X-ray binary candidate |
· · · Candidate_LMXB | low-mass X-ray binary candidate |
· · · Candidate_HMXB | high-mass X-ray binary candidate |
· Candidate_Pec* | possible peculiar star |
· · Candidate_YSO | young stellar object candidate |
· · Candidate_pMS* | pre-main sequence star candidate |
· · · Candidate_TTau* | T Tau star candidate |
· · Candidate_C* | possible carbon Star |
· · Candidate_S* | possible S Star |
· · Candidate_OH | possible star with envelope of OH/IR type |
· · Candidate_CH | possible star with envelope of CH type |
· · Candidate_WR* | possible Wolf-Rayet star |
· · Candidate_Be* | possible Be star |
· · Candidate_HB* | possible horizontal branch star |
· · Candidate_RGB* | possible red giant Branch star |
· · Candidate_RSG* | possible red supergiant star |
· · Candidate_AGB* | possible asymptotic giant branch star |
· · Candidate_post-AGB* | post-AGB star candidate |
· · Candidate_BSS | candidate blue straggler Star |
· · Candidate_WD* | white dwarf candidate |
· · Candidate_NS | neutron star candidate |
· · Candidate_BH | black hole candidate |
· · Candidate_SN* | supernova candidate |
· · Candidate_low-mass* | low-mass star candidate |
· · Candidate_brownD* | brown dwarf candidate |
Multiple objects | |
multiple_object | composite object |
· Region | region defined in the sky |
· · Void | underdense region of the Universe |
· SuperClG | supercluster of galaxies |
· ClG | cluster of galaxies |
· GroupG | group of galaxies |
· · Compact_Gr_G | compact group of galaxies |
· · Gr_QSO | group of quasars |
· PairG | pair of galaxies |
· · IG | interacting galaxies |
· GlCl? | possible globular cluster |
· Cl* | cluster of stars |
· · GlCl | globular cluster |
· · OpCl | open (galactic) cluster |
· Assoc* | association of stars |
· ** | double, binary or multiple star |
· · EB* | eclipsing binary |
· · · EB*Algol | eclipsing binary of Algol type |
· · · EB*betLyr | eclipsing binary of beta Lyr type |
· · · EB*WUMa | eclipsing binary of W UMa type |
· · · EB*Planet | star showing eclipses by its planet |
· · SB | spectroscopic binary |
· · CataclyV* | cataclysmic variable star |
· · · DQHer | cataclysmic var. DQ Her type |
· · · AMHer | cataclysmic var. AM Her type |
· · · Nova-like | nova-like star |
· · · Nova | nova |
· · · DwarfNova | dwarf nova |
· · XB | X-ray binary |
· · · LMXB | low mass X-ray binary |
· · · HMXB | high mass X-ray binary |
· *** | star field |
Interstellar matter | |
ISM | insterstellar matter |
· PartofCloud | part of cloud |
· PN? | possible planetary nebula |
· ComGlob | cometary globule |
· Bubble | bubble |
· EmObj | emission object |
· Cloud | cloud or nebula |
· · GalNeb | galactic nebula |
· · BrNeb | bright nebula |
· · DkNeb | dark cloud (nebula) |
· · RfNeb | reflection nebula |
· · MolCld | molecular cloud |
· · · Globule | globule (low-mass dark cloud) |
· · · denseCore | dense core inside a molecular cloud |
· · HVCld | high-velocity cloud |
· · BiNeb | bipolar nebula |
· · GasNeb | gaseous nebula |
· HII | HII (ionized) region |
· PN | planetary nebula |
· HIshell | HI shell |
· SNR? | supernova remnant candidate |
· SNR | supernova remnant |
· Circumstellar | circumstellar matter |
· · outflow? | outflow candidate |
· · Outflow | outflow |
· · OutflowJet | outflow or jet |
· · HH | Herbig-Haro object |
Stars | |
Star | star |
· *inCl | star in cluster |
· *inNeb | star in nebula |
· *inAssoc | star in association |
· *in** | star in double system |
· V*? | star suspected of variability |
· Pec* | peculiar star |
· · HB* | horizontal branch star |
· · YSO | young stellar object |
· · Em* | emission-line star |
· · · Be* | Be star |
· · BlueStraggler | blue straggler star |
· · RGB* | red giant branch star |
· · AGB* | asymptotic giant branch star (He-burning) |
· · · C* | carbon star |
· · · S* | S star |
· · RSG* | red supergiant star |
· · post-AGB* | post-AGB star (proto-PN) |
· · WD* | white dwarf |
· · · pulsWD* | pulsating white dwarf |
· · low-mass* | low-mass star (M<1solMass) |
· · brownD* | brown dwarf (M<0.08solMass) |
· · OH/IR | star with envelope of OH/IR type |
· · CH | star with envelope of CH type |
· · pMS* | pre-main sequence star |
· · · TTau* | T Tau-type star |
· · WR* | Wolf-Rayet star |
· · NS* | neutron star |
· · BH* | black hole |
· PM* | high proper-motion star |
· · near* | nearby star |
· HV* | high-velocity star |
· V* | variable star |
· · Irregular_V* | variable star of irregular type |
· · · Orion_V* | variable star of Orion type |
· · · Rapid_Irreg_V* | variable star with rapid variations |
· · Eruptive* | eruptive variable star |
· · · Flare* | flare star |
· · · FUOr | variable star of FU Ori type |
· · · Erupt*RCrB | variable star of R CrB type |
· · RotV* | rotationally variable star |
· · · RotV*alf2CVn | variable star of alpha2 CVn type |
· · · RotV*Ell | ellipsoidal variable star |
· · · Pulsar | pulsar |
· · · BYDra | variable of BY Dra type |
· · · RSCVn | variable of RS CVn type |
· · PulsV* | pulsating variable star |
· · · RRLyr | variable star of RR Lyr type |
· · · Cepheid | Cepheid variable star |
· · · PulsV*delSct | variable star of delta Sct type |
· · · PulsV*RVTau | variable star of RV Tau type |
· · · PulsV*WVir | variable star of W Vir type |
· · · PulsV*bCep | variable star of beta Cep type |
· · · deltaCep | classical Cepheid (delta Cep type) |
· · · gammaDor | variable star of gamma Dor type |
· · LPV* | long-period variable star |
· · · Mira | variable Star of Mira Cet type |
· · · semi-regV* | semi-regular pulsating star |
· · SN | supernova |
· · Symbiotic* | symbiotic star |
· Sub-stellar | sub-stellar object |
· · Planet? | extra-solar planet candidate |
· ExG* | isolated star (not a member of a particular galaxy) |
Galaxies | |
Galaxy | galaxy |
· EllipticalG | elliptical galaxy |
· SpiralG | spiral galaxy |
· DwarfG | dwarf galaxy |
· IrregG | irregular galaxy |
· PartofG | part of a galaxy |
· GinCl | galaxy in cluster of galaxies |
· · BClG | brightest galaxy in a cluster (BCG) |
· GinGroup | galaxy in group of galaxies |
· GinPair | galaxy in Pair of galaxies |
· High_z_G | galaxy with high redshift |
· AbsLineSystem | absorption line system |
· · Ly-alpha_ALS | Ly alpha absorption line system |
· · DLy-alpha_ALS | damped Ly-alpha absorption line system |
· · metal_ALS | metallic absorption line system |
· · Ly-limit_ALS | Lyman limit system |
· · Broad_ALS | broad absorption line system |
· RadioG | radio galaxy |
· HII_G | HII galaxy |
· LSB_G | low surface brightness galaxy |
· AGN_Candidate | possible active galactic nucleus |
· · QSO_Candidate | possible quasar |
· · Blazar_Candidate | possible blazar |
· · BLLac_Candidate | possible BL Lac |
· EmG | emission-line galaxy |
· StarburstG | starburst galaxy |
· BlueCompG | blue compact galaxy |
· LensedImage | gravitationally lensed image |
· · LensedG | gravitationally lensed image of a galaxy |
· · LensedQ | gravitationally lensed image of a quasar |
· AGN | active galactic nucleus |
· · LINER | LINER-type active galactic nucleus |
· · Seyfert | Seyfert galaxy |
· · · Seyfert_1 | Seyfert 1 galaxy |
· · · Seyfert_2 | Seyfert 2 galaxy |
· · Blazar | blazar |
· · · BLLac | BL Lac – type object |
· · · OVV | optically violently variable object |
· · QSO | quasar |
· GSN | galaxy with supernova |
Solar system objects | |
Solar_System | Solar System object |
· Planet | planet |
· · Mercury | Mercury |
· · Venus | Venus |
· · Earth | Earth |
· · Moon | Moon |
· · Mars | Mars |
· · Jupiter | Jupiter |
· · Saturn | Saturn |
· · Uranus | Uranus |
· · Neptune | Neptune |
· DwarfPlanet | dwarf planet |
· · Pluto | Pluto |
· · Ceres | Ceres |
· · Haumea | Haumea |
· · MakeMake | MakeMake |
· · Eris | Eris |
· sSSBody | small Solar System body |
· · Comet | comet |
· · Asteroid | asteroid |
· TNO | Trans-Neptunian object |
· PMoon | planetary moon |
· PRing | planetary ring |
Calibration | |
Calib | calibration |
Calib_S | standard |
Calib_aS | astrometric standard |
Calib_phS | photometric standard |
Calib_sS | spectroscopic standard |
Cal_polS | polarimetric standard |
Cal_spS | spectropolarimetric standard |
Cal_rvS | radial velocity standard |
Cal_Flat | flat |
Cal_SFlat | sky flat |
Cal_DFlat | dome flat |
Cal_Guide* | guide star |
Man-made object | |
mmObj | man-made object |