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XTENSION= 'TABLE ' / Ascii Table Extension
BITPIX = 8 / Character data
NAXIS = 2 / Simple 2-D matrix
NAXIS1 = 52 / Number of bytes per record
NAXIS2 = 175779 / Number of records
PCOUNT = 0 / Get rid of random parameters
GCOUNT = 1 / Only one group (isn't it obvious?)
TFIELDS = 13 / Number of data fields (columns)
EQUINOX = 2000. / Equinox of coordinates (J system)
EPOCH = 1989.0 / Epoch of coordinates
EXTNAME = 'lmc.dat ' / The Large Magellanic Cloud
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TBCOL1 = 1 / ============== Start column +0
TFORM1 = 'A12 ' / Fortran Format
TTYPE1 = 'MACS ' / Designation
TBCOL2 = 14 / ============== Start column +13
TUNIT2 = 'h ' / Unit: hour
TFORM2 = 'I2 ' / Fortran Format
TTYPE2 = 'RAh ' / Right Ascension J2000 , Epoch 1989.0 (hours)
TAMIN2 = 0 / Allowed minimal value
TAMAX2 = 24 / Allowed maximal value EXCLUSIVE (never reached)
TBCOL3 = 17 / ============== Start column +16
TUNIT3 = 'min ' / Unit: minute
TFORM3 = 'I2 ' / Fortran Format
TTYPE3 = 'RAm ' / Right Ascension J2000 (minutes)
TAMIN3 = 0 / Allowed minimal value
TAMAX3 = 60 / Allowed maximal value EXCLUSIVE (never reached)
TBCOL4 = 20 / ============== Start column +19
TUNIT4 = 's ' / Unit: second
TFORM4 = 'F6.3 ' / Fortran Format
TTYPE4 = 'RAs ' / Right Ascension J2000 (seconds)
TAMIN4 = 0.000 / Allowed minimal value
TAMAX4 = 60.000 / Allowed maximal value EXCLUSIVE (never reached)
TBCOL5 = 27 / ============== Start column +26
TFORM5 = 'A1 ' / Fortran Format
TTYPE5 = 'DE- ' / Declination J2000 (sign)
TASET5 = '+- ' / Allowed character set
TBCOL6 = 28 / ============== Start column +27
TUNIT6 = 'deg ' / Unit: degree
TFORM6 = 'I2 ' / Fortran Format
TTYPE6 = 'DEd ' / Declination J2000 , Epoch 1989.0 (degrees)
TAMIN6 = 0 / Allowed minimal value
TAMAX6 = 89 / Allowed maximal value
TBCOL7 = 31 / ============== Start column +30
TUNIT7 = 'arcmin ' / Unit: minute of arc
TFORM7 = 'I2 ' / Fortran Format
TTYPE7 = 'DEm ' / Declination J2000 (minutes)
TAMIN7 = 0 / Allowed minimal value
TAMAX7 = 60 / Allowed maximal value EXCLUSIVE (never reached)
TBCOL8 = 34 / ============== Start column +33
TUNIT8 = 'arcsec ' / Unit: second of arc
TFORM8 = 'F5.2 ' / Fortran Format
TTYPE8 = 'DEs ' / Declination J2000 (seconds)
TAMIN8 = 0.00 / Allowed minimal value
TAMAX8 = 60.00 / Allowed maximal value EXCLUSIVE (never reached)
TBCOL9 = 40 / ============== Start column +39
TFORM9 = 'I1 ' / Fortran Format
TTYPE9 = 'Npos ' / Number of positions used
TBCOL10 = 42 / ============== Start column +41
TUNIT10 = 'mag ' / Unit: magnitude
TFORM10 = 'F5.2 ' / Fortran Format
TTYPE10 = 'Mag ' / []?=99.00 Instrumental Magnitude (to be used
only in a relative sense)
TBNUL10 = 99.00 / NULL (undefined) value
TBCOL11 = 48 / ============== Start column +47
TFORM11 = 'I1 ' / Fortran Format
TTYPE11 = 'PosFlag ' / [0/1] Position Flag (0: ok, 1: internal error
larger than 0.5")
TAMIN11 = 0 / Allowed minimal value
TAMAX11 = 1 / Allowed maximal value
TBCOL12 = 50 / ============== Start column +49
TFORM12 = 'I1 ' / Fortran Format
TTYPE12 = 'MagFlag ' / [0/1] Megnitude Flag (0: ok, 1: bad photometry
or possible variable)
TAMIN12 = 0 / Allowed minimal value
TAMAX12 = 1 / Allowed maximal value
TBCOL13 = 52 / ============== Start column +51
TFORM13 = 'I1 ' / Fortran Format
TTYPE13 = 'BochumFlag' / *[0] Bochum Flag
TAMIN13 = 0 / Allowed minimal value
TAMAX13 = 0 / Allowed maximal value
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The transformation to FITS is made directly in the CDS ftpd server at the Internet Node cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr (detailed documentation on the CDS ftpd server).