DES/LSST/HST/KEPLER Calibration Support Targets
Kepler Fields
If you have time, also move off of these fields and hit a 3rd area in the Kepler FOV OR an area just outside the Kepler FOV - g and r only, 2 shots per night to start a fishing expedition for new exoplanets.
Field RA(2000) DEC(2000) ExpTime (sec)
u g r i z
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K:Kep-ctr 19:22:40 +44:30:00 90 10 10 10 15 Finding Chart Airmass Table
K:Kep-ctr 19:22:40 +44:30:00 540 60 60 60 90
K:K2000+45 20:00:00 +45:00:00 90 10 10 10 15 Finding Chart Airmass Table
K:K2000+45 20:00:00 +45:00:00 540 60 60 60 90
K:K1950+43 19:50:00 +43:00:00 90 10 10 10 15 Finding Chart Airmass Table New sub-field. Started in Oct. 2012
K:K1950+43 19:50:00 +43:00:00 540 60 60 60 90
DES/LSST Stars
Hemisphere Tie Stars
Field RA(2000) DEC(2000) u g r i z
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SA_94-A 02:55:30 +00:15:00 360 60 60 65 162 Finding Chart Airmass Table
G158-100 00:33:54 -12:07:57 WD (DC or DZ9) - an original SDSS standard star, also used in the southern extension
Feige-11 01:04:22 +04:13:37 sdB - southern extension star
Feige-22 02:30:17 +05:15:51 DA3 - an original SDSS standard star, also used in the southern extension
GD50 03:48:50 -00:58:32 DA - HST - southern extension star
BD+21:0607 04:14:36 +22:21:06 sdF5 - one of the 3 SDSS "fundamental" stars
BD-21:0910 04:33:12 -21:07:00 G5V - an original SDSS standard star, also used in the southern extension
GD71 05:52:28 +15:53:15 DA - HST - northern extension star
Ross-889 09:40:30 +01:01:00 sdA4 - an original SDSS standard star, also used in the southern extension
GD108 10:00:47 -07:33:31 WD - HST - southern extension star
G162-66 10:33:43 -11:40:39 DA2 - an original SDSS standard star, also used in the southern extension
G163-50 11:08:00 -05:09:26 DA - southern extension star
Wolf-365 11:11:06 +06:26:00 sdG3 - an original SDSS standard star, also used in the southern extension
BD-21:3420 11:55:18 -22:21:00 F5V - an original SDSS standard star, also used in the southern extension
Ross-453 12:10:36 +00:24:00 sdF2 - an original SDSS standard star, also used in the southern extension
BD+02:2711 13:42:21 +01:29:58 B4V - an original SDSS standard star, also used in the southern extension
Ross-838 14:01:42 +08:57:00 sdG3 - an original SDSS standard star, also used in the southern extension
BD+26:2606 14:49:02 +25:42:27 sdF4 - one of the 3 SDSS "fundamental" stars
G153-41 16:17:55 -15:35:52 DA2 - southern extension star
BD+02:3375 17:39:30 +02:24:00 sdG0 - an original SDSS standard star, also used in the southern extension
G93-48 21:52:25 +02:23:20 DA3 - HST - an original SDSS standard star, also used in the southern extension
BD+17:4708 22:11:31 +18:05:34 sdF8 - HST - the most fundamental of the 3 SDSS "fundamental" stars
BD-11:5781 22:13:10 -11:10:00 K1V - an original SDSS standard star, also used in the southern extension
Ross-786 23:09:24 +00:44:00 sdG2 - an original SDSS standard star, also used in the southern extension
GD246 23:12:20 +10:47:27 DA1 - an original SDSS standard star, also used in the southern extension
Feige-108 23:16:12 -01:50:35 DA - southern extension star
LTT9491 23:19:35 -17:05:30 DC- HST - an original SDSS standard star, also used in the southern extension
HST Targets
Cycle 18 Targets
The SDSS Finder Chart tool.
Field RA(2000) DEC(2000) u g r i z g-mag
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SDSS-WD 00:40:23 -00:21:30 xxx xx xx xx xxx 14.77 Finding Chart Airmass Table SDSS CAS Full name: SDSSJ004022.88-002130.0
WD0916+064 09:18:42 +06:17:02 xxx xx xx xx xxx 15.54 Finding Chart Airmass Table SDSS CAS
WD1034+492 10:37:43 +48:57:21 xxx xx xx xx xxx 15.30 Finding Chart Airmass Table SDSS CAS
WD1038+633 10:41:57 +63:07:01 xxx xx xx xx xxx 14.95 Finding Chart Airmass Table SDSS CAS
WD1428+373 14:30:42 +37:10:15 xxx xx xx xx xxx 15.30 Finding Chart Airmass Table SDSS CAS
WD1511+009 15:14:21 +00:47:52 xxx xx xx xx xxx 15.69 Finding Chart Airmass Table SDSS CAS
CalSpec Stars
The fullCalSpec database.
The ones listed below are of more interest for DES/LSST calibration, and hemisphere ties.
The exposure times listed in this section are from the USNO-1m and are a starting point.
Star name RA(2000) DEC(2000) u g r i z Sp. T. V B-V Note
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GD50 03:48:50 -00:58:32 DA2 14.06 -0.28 1 Finding Chart Airmass Table
HZ4 03:55:22 +09:47:19 DA4 14.51 +0.09 Finding Chart Airmass Table
LB227 04:09:29 +17:07:54 DA4 15.32 +0.06 Finding Chart Airmass Table
HZ2 04:12:44 +11:51:50 DA3 13.88 -0.09 Finding Chart Airmass Table
G191B2B 05:05:31 +52:49:54 20 8 10 12 50 DA0 11.781 -0.33 3 Finding Chart Airmass Table
GD71 05:52:28 +15:53:15 60 15 15 40 90 DA1 13.032 -0.25 1,3 Finding Chart Airmass Table
GD108 10:00:47 -07:33:31 600 60 60 60 90 sdB? 13.56 -0.22 3 Finding Chart Airmass Table
FEIGE_34 10:39:37 +43:06:09 DO 11.18 -0.34 2 Finding Chart Airmass Table
HZ21 12:13:56 +32:56:31 DO2 14.69 -0.33 Finding Chart Airmass Table
FEIGE_66 12:37:24 +25:04:00 sdO 10.51 -0.29 2 Finding Chart Airmass Table
FEIGE_67 12:41:52 +17:31:20 sdO 11.82 -0.34 Finding Chart Airmass Table
GD153 12:57:02 +22:01:56 100 25 25 60 130 DA1 13.346 -0.29 3 Finding Chart Airmass Table
HZ44 13:23:35 +36:08:00 sdO 11.67 -0.29 Finding Chart Airmass Table
P041C 14:51:58 +71:42:17 200 15 12 15 25 G0V 12.00 0.62 3 Finding Chart Airmass Table
P177D 15:59:14 +47:36:42 300 30 20 25 40 G0V 13.47 0.66 3 Finding Chart Airmass Table Good for HDI
SNAP-2 16:19:46 +55:34:18 G0-5 16.2 ... Finding Chart Airmass Table SDSS CAS
SNAP-1 16:29:36 +52:55:53 WD 15.6 ... Finding Chart Airmass Table SDSS CAS
P330E 16:31:34 +30:08:47 240 20 15 15 20 G0V 13.00 0.64 3 Finding Chart Airmass Table Good for HDI
HS2027+0651 20:29:32 +07:01:08 DO 16.9 ... Finding Chart Airmass Table
LDS749B 21:32:16 +00:15:14 DBQ4 14.674 -0.04 Finding Chart Airmass Table
G93-48 21:52:25 +02:23:20 DA3 12.74 -0.01 1,2 Finding Chart Airmass Table
BD+25:4655 21:59:42 +26:25:57 sdO0 9.69 -0.31 2 Finding Chart Airmass Table
BD+17:4708 22:11:31 +18:05:34 sdF8 9.47 0.44 1,2 Finding Chart Airmass Table
LTT9491 23:19:35 -17:05:30 DC 14.10 +0.03 1 Finding Chart Airmass Table
FEIGE_110 23:19:58 -05:09:56 D0p 11.83 -0.30 Finding Chart Airmass Table
1 - duplicate from hemisphere tie stars
2 - duplicate from ugriz standard stars
3 - duplicate from ugriz northern extension work at USNO
Last updated: 16 May 2024