SS object#

Derived parameters for moving (Solar System) objects.

Schema: SSObject table

Access#

The SS object table is accessible via the TAP and Butler services.

Recommended access service: TAP

TAP#

Citation: NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory (2025); Legacy Survey of Space and Time Data Preview 2: SSObject searchable catalog <doi-tbd>
Table name: SSObject
Columns: <tbd>
Rows: <tbd>

Butler#

Citation: NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory (2025); Legacy Survey of Space and Time Data Preview 2: ss_object dataset type <doi-tbd>
Dataset type: (‘ss_object’, {}, ArrowAstropy)
Format: Parquet
Number of Butler datasets: <tbd>

Description#

A “Solar System object” is a moving object for which groupings of difference image detections (DIASources) have been linked together.

The SS object table contains the unique SSObjectId identifier, number of observations, and the date of the discovery submission (if a new discovery) for each solar system object detected with signal-to-noise ratio >5.

Processing#

The SS object table is the result of Solar System processing (SSP).

Tutorials#

See the 200-level catalog Tutorials for a notebook on the SS object table.