| Bit name |
Binary digit |
Description |
| APBIAS |
0 |
aperture bias target |
| LOWZ_ANNIS |
1 |
low-redshift cluster galaxy |
| QSO_M31 |
2 |
QSO in M31 |
| COMMISSIONING_STAR |
3 |
star in commissioning |
| DISKSTAR |
4 |
thin/thick disk star |
| FSTAR |
5 |
F-stars |
| HYADES_MSTAR |
6 |
M-star in Hyades |
| LOWZ_GALAXY |
7 |
low-redshift galaxy |
| DEEP_GALAXY_RED |
8 |
deep LRG |
| DEEP_GALAXY_RED_II |
9 |
deep LRG |
| BCG |
10 |
brightest cluster galaxy |
| MSTURNOFF |
11 |
main sequence turnoff |
| ORION_BD |
12 |
Brown dwarf in Orion |
| ORION_MSTAR_EARLY |
13 |
Early-type M-star (M0-3) in Orion |
| ORION_MSTAR_LATE |
14 |
Late-type M-star (M4-) in Orion |
| SPECIAL_FILLER |
15 |
filler from completeTile, check primtarget for details |
| PHOTOZ_GALAXY |
16 |
test galaxy for photometric redshifts |
| PREBOSS_QSO |
17 |
QSO for pre-BOSS observations |
| PREBOSS_LRG |
18 |
QSO for pre-BOSS observations |
| PREMARVELS |
19 |
pre-MARVELS stellar target |
| SOUTHERN_EXTENDED |
20 |
simple extension of southern targets |
| SOUTHERN_COMPLETE |
21 |
completion in south of main targets |
| U_PRIORITY |
22 |
priority u-band target |
| U_EXTRA |
23 |
extra u-band target |
| U_EXTRA2 |
24 |
extra u-band target |
| FAINT_LRG |
25 |
faint LRG in south |
| FAINT_QSO |
26 |
faint QSO in south |
| BENT_RADIO |
27 |
bent double-lobed radio source |
| STRAIGHT_RADIO |
28 |
straight double-lobed radio source |
| VARIABLE_HIPRI |
29 |
high priority variable |
| VARIABLE_LOPRI |
30 |
low priority variable |
| ALLPSF |
31 |
i < 19.1 point sources |
| ALLPSF_NONSTELLAR |
32 |
i < 19.1 point sources off stellar locus |
| ALLPSF_STELLAR |
33 |
i < 19.1 point sources on stellar locus |
| HIPM |
34 |
high proper motion |
| TAURUS_STAR |
35 |
star on taurus or reddening plate |
| TAURUS_GALAXY |
36 |
galaxy on taurus or reddening plate |
| PERSEUS |
37 |
galaxy in perseus-pisces |
| LOWZ_LOVEDAY |
38 |
low redshift galaxy selected by Loveday |