ExamplesDictionary of Nomenclature of
+f) Confirm any new acronym to the Dictionary of Nomenclature of
Celestial Objects.
-g) J092712.64+294344.0 indicates a positional accuracy of 0.15 arcsec
+g) J092712.64+294344.0 indicates a positional accuracy of 0.15 arcsec
while J092712.644+294344.02 indicates an accuracy of 0.015 arcsec.
## Known objects
h) Creating a fanciful name for an object with an existing designation
is especially discourage.
-h) Validate all the identifiers for known objects in their publications
+h) Validate all the identifiers for known objects in their publications
through Sesame.
-A service hosted by CDS that queries NED, SIMBAD, and VizieR to help
+A service hosted by CDS that queries NED, SIMBAD, and VizieR to help
resolve object names.
## Cross-identifications
i) Always verify with established databases that all of the names
-given to an object are valid cross-identifications for the object and
+given to an object are valid cross-identifications for the object and
that the listed positions are for the same object.
-
@@ -980,7 +991,7 @@
Quiz: Why are these astronomical designations improper
-
a) Facility ground-based or space-based, specific instrument configuration information.
-b) Point spread function fitting, aperture photometry, etc.
-c) Indicate “Johnson B” or “Cousins B” instead of just “B”;
-use “2MASS Ks” instead of just “K”.
+b) Point spread function fitting, aperture photometry, etc.
+c) Indicate “Johnson B” or “Cousins B” instead of just “B”;
+use “2MASS Ks” instead of just “K”.
d) Magnitude on the AB, Vega, ST, or some other magnitude system.
-e) Carbon monoxide (CO) has several detectable transitions as do ^13^CO
-and C^17^O. The most commonly observed transition is (J=1-0) and each is
-between 110 and 115 GHz. To clearly define a spectral transition,
+e) Carbon monoxide (CO) has several detectable transitions as do ^13^CO
+and C^17^O. The most commonly observed transition is (J=1-0) and each is
+between 110 and 115 GHz. To clearly define a spectral transition,
one should use, e.g., “CO (J=1-0) ν=115 GHz”.
-
+
+
@@ -1124,20 +1138,21 @@
Time (§2.4)
Examples
a) Explicitly described in terms of both the frame of reference
-(e.g., JD, BJD, HJD), and the time system used (e.g., UTC, TDB, TAI).
-For example, use “BJD-TDB” to indicate Barycentric Julian Date
+(e.g., JD, BJD, HJD), and the time system used (e.g., UTC, TDB, TAI).
+For example, use “BJD-TDB” to indicate Barycentric Julian Date
in the Barycentric Dynamical Time standard (preferred).
-b) When reporting Julian Dates, the full unmodified date (e.g., 2456789.123)
+b) When reporting Julian Dates, the full unmodified date (e.g., 2456789.123)
is preferred over any offset variation (e.g., 6789.123), to avoid confusion.
Note that MJD (Modified Julian Date) is = Julian Date - 2400000.5, by IAU definition.
-c) For a transiting exoplanet orbit where the period is known,
+c) For a transiting exoplanet orbit where the period is known,
include a time of transit.
-d) If possible, include a graphical representation of the times that
+d) If possible, include a graphical representation of the times that
the missions obtained the data to help visualize where the simultaneity occurs.
a) Only use “longitude of periapsis” when referring to the sum of
+
a) Only use “longitude of periapsis” when referring to the sum of
the argument of periapsis and the longitude of the ascending node.
-b) The argument of periapsis for a planet or a secondary star’s orbit
+b) The argument of periapsis for a planet or a secondary star’s orbit
differs from that of the host or primary star’s reflex motion by 180 degrees.
-c) When reporting timing for a non-transiting eccentric orbit for
-which argument of periapsis is measured, report time of periapsis in preference to
+c) When reporting timing for a non-transiting eccentric orbit for
+which argument of periapsis is measured, report time of periapsis in preference to
(or in addition to) time of inferior conjunction. Both are preferred if possible.
ExamplesAAS journals’ graphics guide for more advice.
-c) Make the original data files used to generate the figures publicly
-available, as this will greatly enhance the ability to reproduce,
+c) Make the original data files used to generate the figures publicly
+available, as this will greatly enhance the ability to reproduce,
validate, or build upon published results.
Those files will also be harvested by CDS (as shown in the example below).
@@ -1421,12 +1440,13 @@
Examples
-
+
+
@@ -1454,28 +1474,29 @@
ExamplesMNRAS.
-e) We strongly discourage the publication of URLs to personal web servers
-hosting data sets for which the author or institution has no means to maintain
+e) We strongly discourage the publication of URLs to personal web servers
+hosting data sets for which the author or institution has no means to maintain
for many years after the publication of the associated journal article.
-f) if photometry data are available at different bands (e.g., V and R)
+f) if photometry data are available at different bands (e.g., V and R)
for the same object (e.g., NGC 1275), use names such as NGC1275_V.dat
-and NGC1275_R.dat to identify the files. Do not set up separate directories
+and NGC1275_R.dat to identify the files. Do not set up separate directories
for V and R band, and give the same file name NGC1275.dat under both directories.
-
+
+
@@ -1496,18 +1517,19 @@
Literature citations
Examples
-
a) “We adopted a heliocentric redshift of 1.234 (Smith et al. 2012)
+
a) “We adopted a heliocentric redshift of 1.234 (Smith et al. 2012)
via NED”, where “Smith et al. 2012” is listed correctly in your bibliography.
-b) The 2MASS web page requests that you cite the canonical paper by
-Skrutskie et al. (2006), instead of the Explanatory Supplement.
-d) Make sure all appropriate references to papers, software and data
+b) The 2MASS web page requests that you cite the canonical paper by
+Skrutskie et al. (2006), instead of the Explanatory Supplement.
+d) Make sure all appropriate references to papers, software and data
products are included in a paper’s bibliography section, not just in footnotes.
-e) Use phrases such as “This work” to clearly identify original
+e) Use phrases such as “This work” to clearly identify original
data in your article.
-
+
+
@@ -1525,11 +1547,11 @@
ExamplesAAS keyword tags with AASTeX \facility and \facilities.
-c) This research has made use of the VizieR catalogue access tool, CDS,
-Strasbourg, France (DOI: 10.26093/cds/vizier). The original description
+b) See AAS keyword tags with AASTeX \facility and \facilities.
+c) This research has made use of the VizieR catalogue access tool, CDS,
+Strasbourg, France (DOI: 10.26093/cds/vizier). The original description
of the VizieR service was published in 2000, A&AS 143, 23.
@@ -1559,7 +1581,7 @@
Quiz: Can you guess the names of these facilities?
a) Use the preferred citation if available, e.g., the paper describing
+
a) Use the preferred citation if available, e.g., the paper describing
the software. If not, include the name of the author(s),
-title of the program/source code, the code version
+title of the program/source code, the code version
and a URL link to the code publisher.
-
+
+
@@ -1669,14 +1693,15 @@
Digital object identifiers - DOI (
Examples
-
a) The DOI links should be included in the bibliography to ensure
-proper citation: eg.,
+
a) The DOI links should be included in the bibliography to ensure
+proper citation: eg.,
Wenger, M., Ochsenbein, F., Egret, D., et al. 2000, A&AS,
143, 9, doi: 10.1051/aas:2000332
-
+
+
@@ -1692,14 +1717,15 @@
Data content keywords
Examples
-
a) Tag your articles with UAT keywords that best describe the types
+
a) Tag your articles with UAT keywords that best describe the types
of data contained in the article.
This section describes the structure of each data files (files with
the .dat extension). This description is made in a tabular form, each
@@ -2881,7 +2927,8 @@
VizieR FTP token generation webpage. Note that it is not an image,
@@ -3101,7 +3149,7 @@
OUTPUT<
230-
230- => temporary directoy for user paper_carbon_jdoe_jul23
230-
-230-Note for binary upload:
+230-Note for binary upload:
230-tape "bin" in prompt command to switch in binary mode
230-
230-ftp> bin
@@ -3169,7 +3217,8 @@
ExamplesDictionary of Nomenclature of
+f) Confirm any new acronym to the Dictionary of Nomenclature of
Celestial Objects.
-g) J092712.64+294344.0 indicates a positional accuracy of 0.15 arcsec
+g) J092712.64+294344.0 indicates a positional accuracy of 0.15 arcsec
while J092712.644+294344.02 indicates an accuracy of 0.015 arcsec.
## Known objects
h) Creating a fanciful name for an object with an existing designation
is especially discourage.
-h) Validate all the identifiers for known objects in their publications
+h) Validate all the identifiers for known objects in their publications
through Sesame.
-A service hosted by CDS that queries NED, SIMBAD, and VizieR to help
+A service hosted by CDS that queries NED, SIMBAD, and VizieR to help
resolve object names.
## Cross-identifications
i) Always verify with established databases that all of the names
-given to an object are valid cross-identifications for the object and
+given to an object are valid cross-identifications for the object and
that the listed positions are for the same object.
-
@@ -963,7 +974,7 @@
Quiz
-
+
Modified version of Table 1 from Chen et al. 2022:
Show some examples of improper astronomical designations in
@@ -997,7 +1008,7 @@
Quiz: Why are these astronomical designations improper
-
a) Facility ground-based or space-based, specific instrument configuration information.
-b) Point spread function fitting, aperture photometry, etc.
-c) Indicate “Johnson B” or “Cousins B” instead of just “B”;
-use “2MASS Ks” instead of just “K”.
+b) Point spread function fitting, aperture photometry, etc.
+c) Indicate “Johnson B” or “Cousins B” instead of just “B”;
+use “2MASS Ks” instead of just “K”.
d) Magnitude on the AB, Vega, ST, or some other magnitude system.
-e) Carbon monoxide (CO) has several detectable transitions as do ^13^CO
-and C^17^O. The most commonly observed transition is (J=1-0) and each is
-between 110 and 115 GHz. To clearly define a spectral transition,
+e) Carbon monoxide (CO) has several detectable transitions as do ^13^CO
+and C^17^O. The most commonly observed transition is (J=1-0) and each is
+between 110 and 115 GHz. To clearly define a spectral transition,
one should use, e.g., “CO (J=1-0) ν=115 GHz”.
-
+
+
@@ -1141,20 +1155,21 @@
Time (§2.4)
Examples
a) Explicitly described in terms of both the frame of reference
-(e.g., JD, BJD, HJD), and the time system used (e.g., UTC, TDB, TAI).
-For example, use “BJD-TDB” to indicate Barycentric Julian Date
+(e.g., JD, BJD, HJD), and the time system used (e.g., UTC, TDB, TAI).
+For example, use “BJD-TDB” to indicate Barycentric Julian Date
in the Barycentric Dynamical Time standard (preferred).
-b) When reporting Julian Dates, the full unmodified date (e.g., 2456789.123)
+b) When reporting Julian Dates, the full unmodified date (e.g., 2456789.123)
is preferred over any offset variation (e.g., 6789.123), to avoid confusion.
Note that MJD (Modified Julian Date) is = Julian Date - 2400000.5, by IAU definition.
-c) For a transiting exoplanet orbit where the period is known,
+c) For a transiting exoplanet orbit where the period is known,
include a time of transit.
-d) If possible, include a graphical representation of the times that
+d) If possible, include a graphical representation of the times that
the missions obtained the data to help visualize where the simultaneity occurs.
a) Only use “longitude of periapsis” when referring to the sum of
+
a) Only use “longitude of periapsis” when referring to the sum of
the argument of periapsis and the longitude of the ascending node.
-b) The argument of periapsis for a planet or a secondary star’s orbit
+b) The argument of periapsis for a planet or a secondary star’s orbit
differs from that of the host or primary star’s reflex motion by 180 degrees.
-c) When reporting timing for a non-transiting eccentric orbit for
-which argument of periapsis is measured, report time of periapsis in preference to
+c) When reporting timing for a non-transiting eccentric orbit for
+which argument of periapsis is measured, report time of periapsis in preference to
(or in addition to) time of inferior conjunction. Both are preferred if possible.
ExamplesAAS journals’ graphics guide for more advice.
-c) Make the original data files used to generate the figures publicly
-available, as this will greatly enhance the ability to reproduce,
+c) Make the original data files used to generate the figures publicly
+available, as this will greatly enhance the ability to reproduce,
validate, or build upon published results.
Those files will also be harvested by CDS (as shown in the example below).
@@ -1451,12 +1470,13 @@
Examples
-
+
+
@@ -1484,28 +1504,29 @@
ExamplesMNRAS.
-e) We strongly discourage the publication of URLs to personal web servers
-hosting data sets for which the author or institution has no means to maintain
+e) We strongly discourage the publication of URLs to personal web servers
+hosting data sets for which the author or institution has no means to maintain
for many years after the publication of the associated journal article.
-f) if photometry data are available at different bands (e.g., V and R)
+f) if photometry data are available at different bands (e.g., V and R)
for the same object (e.g., NGC 1275), use names such as NGC1275_V.dat
-and NGC1275_R.dat to identify the files. Do not set up separate directories
+and NGC1275_R.dat to identify the files. Do not set up separate directories
for V and R band, and give the same file name NGC1275.dat under both directories.
-
+
+
@@ -1526,18 +1547,19 @@
Literature citations
Examples
-
a) “We adopted a heliocentric redshift of 1.234 (Smith et al. 2012)
+
a) “We adopted a heliocentric redshift of 1.234 (Smith et al. 2012)
via NED”, where “Smith et al. 2012” is listed correctly in your bibliography.
-b) The 2MASS web page requests that you cite the canonical paper by
-Skrutskie et al. (2006), instead of the Explanatory Supplement.
-d) Make sure all appropriate references to papers, software and data
+b) The 2MASS web page requests that you cite the canonical paper by
+Skrutskie et al. (2006), instead of the Explanatory Supplement.
+d) Make sure all appropriate references to papers, software and data
products are included in a paper’s bibliography section, not just in footnotes.
-e) Use phrases such as “This work” to clearly identify original
+e) Use phrases such as “This work” to clearly identify original
data in your article.
-
+
+
@@ -1555,11 +1577,11 @@
ExamplesAAS keyword tags with AASTeX \facility and \facilities.
-c) This research has made use of the VizieR catalogue access tool, CDS,
-Strasbourg, France (DOI: 10.26093/cds/vizier). The original description
+b) See AAS keyword tags with AASTeX \facility and \facilities.
+c) This research has made use of the VizieR catalogue access tool, CDS,
+Strasbourg, France (DOI: 10.26093/cds/vizier). The original description
of the VizieR service was published in 2000, A&AS 143, 23.
@@ -1573,7 +1595,7 @@
Quiz
-
+
Table 3 from Chen et al. 2022:
Give some examples of ambiguous facility/ telescope/instrument names
@@ -1602,7 +1624,7 @@
Quiz: Can you guess the names of these facilities?
a) Use the preferred citation if available, e.g., the paper describing
+
a) Use the preferred citation if available, e.g., the paper describing
the software. If not, include the name of the author(s),
-title of the program/source code, the code version
+title of the program/source code, the code version
and a URL link to the code publisher.
-
+
+
@@ -1712,14 +1736,15 @@
Digital object identifiers - DOI (
Examples
-
a) The DOI links should be included in the bibliography to ensure
-proper citation: eg.,
+
a) The DOI links should be included in the bibliography to ensure
+proper citation: eg.,
Wenger, M., Ochsenbein, F., Egret, D., et al. 2000, A&AS,
143, 9, doi: 10.1051/aas:2000332
-
+
+
@@ -1735,14 +1760,15 @@
Data content keywords
Examples
-
a) Tag your articles with UAT keywords that best describe the types
+
a) Tag your articles with UAT keywords that best describe the types
of data contained in the article.
This section describes the structure of each data files (files with
the .dat extension). This description is made in a tabular form, each
@@ -2938,7 +2984,8 @@
VizieR FTP token generation webpage. Note that it is not an image,
@@ -3158,7 +3206,7 @@
OUTPUT<
230-
230- => temporary directoy for user paper_carbon_jdoe_jul23
230-
-230-Note for binary upload:
+230-Note for binary upload:
230-tape "bin" in prompt command to switch in binary mode
230-
230-ftp> bin
@@ -3226,7 +3274,8 @@
Figure: Journey from a publication to EOSC,
beginning of the journey - step 1 “peer reviewed datasets”
-
