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APOGEE_TARGET2: APOGEE secondary target bits (Not in DR9)

Bit name Binary digit Description
LIGHT_TRAP 0 Light trap
APOGEE_FLUX_STANDARD 1 Flux standard
APOGEE_STANDARD_STAR 2 Stellar abundance, parameters standard
APOGEE_RV_STANDARD 3 Stellar radial velocity standard
SKY 4 Sky
SKY_BAD 5 Selected as sky but identified as bad (via visual exam or observation)
GUIDE_STAR 6 Guide star
BUNDLE_HOLE 7 Bundle hole
APOGEE_TELLURIC_BAD 8 Star selected as telluric standard but identified as bad (via SIMBAD or observation)
APOGEE_TELLURIC 9 Hot (telluric) standard star
APOGEE_CALIB_CLUSTER 10 Known calibration cluster member star
APOGEE_GC_GIANT 11 Probable giant star in Galactic Center
APOGEE_GC_SUPER_GIANT 12 Probable supergiant star in Galactic Center
APOGEE_EMBEDDEDCLUSTER_STAR 13 Young embedded clusters (ancillary)
APOGEE_LONGBAR 14 Probable RC star in long bar (ancillary)
APOGEE_EMISSION_STAR 15 Emission-line star (ancillary)
APOGEE_KEPLER_COOLDWARF 16 Kepler cool dwarf/subgiant (ancillary)
APOGEE_MIRCLUSTER_STAR 17 Candidate MIR-detected cluster member (ancillary)
APOGEE_CHECKED 31 This target has been checked