This is the description of the vocabulary http://voparis-ns.obspm.fr/rdf/epn/2.0/target-class as of 2024-05-07.
The previous version is available at http://voparis-ns.obspm.fr/rdf/epn/2.0/target-class/2023-11-11.
This vocabulary is not yet approved by the IVOA. This means that terms can still disappear without prior notice.
The target_class parameter identifies the type of the target. Solar System bodies are defined without ambiguity by the couple target_class and target_name; in other cases, targets may have no proper name (i.e., samples). This parameter must be informed whenever a value for target_name is provided.
| Term | Label | Description | Parent | More |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| asteroid (Preliminary) | Asteroid | Asteroid | ||
| calibration (Preliminary) | Calibration | Calibration is used for observations only related to instrument or signal calibration, including dark current, flat field, reference sample (in lab), etc. Use of "calibration" with planetary bodies is left to data providers. | ||
| comet (Preliminary) | Comet | Comet | ||
| dwarf_planet (Preliminary) | Dwarf Planet | Dwarf Planet | ||
| exoplanet (Preliminary) | Exoplanet | Extra-solar Planet | ||
| interplanetary_medium (Preliminary) | Interplanetary Medium | Interplanetary Medium refers in particular to interplanetary dust observed in context (not to samples). | ||
| interstellar-object (Preliminary) | Interstellar Object | Interstellar Object | ||
| planet (Preliminary) | Planet | Planet | ||
| rogue-planet (Preliminary) | Rogue Planet | Rogue Planet | ||
| sample (Preliminary) | Sample | Sample refers to lunar or planetary samples, to meteorites, but also to terrestrial samples, e.g., in laboratory studies. | ||
| satellite (Preliminary) | Satellite | Satellite stands for natural satellites only artificial satellites are handled though spacecraft or spacejunk. | ||
| sky (Preliminary) | Sky | Sky should be used for all other celestial bodies, usually referred to by their sky coordinates. It also includes the Interstellar Medium. | ||
| spacecraft (Preliminary) | Spacecraft | Spacecraft | ||
| spacejunk (Preliminary) | Spacejunk | Space junk, spacecraft debris | ||
| star (Preliminary) | Star | Star |
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This vocabulary is made available under CC-0 by the IVOA Semantics Working Group. To learn how to improve and amend this vocabulary, see Vocabularies in the VO 2.