The SUPERCOS table contains galaxies selected from SuperCOSMOS scans of UKST plates. This table contains galaxies at |b| > 20 with Bj < 16.75 or R < 15.6. The programme ID numbers (progid in the target table) for the Bj and R selected surveys are 8 and 7 respectively.

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SUPERCOS

Parameter	Type	Description
OBJID	int	unique ID number
CATNAME	varchar(15)	supplied catalogue name
TARGETNAME	varchar(15)	matching name in target table, used to name FITS files and generate thumbnail images
TARGETID	bigint	matching ID number in target
RA	float	RA J2000
DEC	float	Dec J2000
PRIORITY	smallint	survey weight
MAG_1	real	Bj mag, SuperCOSMOS magnitudes generated from a revised calibration , done at the time of input catalogue preparation, tuned to the mag range of interest.
PROGID	smallint	programme ID
MAG_2	real	R mag, SuperCOSMOS magnitudes generated from a revised calibration, done at the time of input catalogue preparation, tuned to the mag range of interest.
COMMENT	char(17)	SuperCOSMOS reference (field no. + B_index + R_index)