type in Target_​Identification

Name: typeVersion Id: 1.0.0.0
Description: The type attribute classifies a target according to its size and properties so that correct nomenclature can be applied.
Namespace Id: pdsSteward: pdsClass Name: Target_​IdentificationType: ASCII_​Short_​String_​Collapsed
Minimum Value: NoneMaximum Value: NoneMinimum Characters: 1Maximum Characters: 255
Unit of Measure Type: NoneDefault Unit Id: NoneAttribute Concept: TypeConceptual Domain: Short_String
Status: ActiveNillable: falsePattern: None
Permissible Value(s)ValueValue Meaning
 AsteroidThe target is classified as an asteroid
 AstrophysicalThe target is classified as of interest to the astrophysics community.
 Calibration - *Deprecated*The Target is classified as calibration
 Calibration FieldThis type indicates a star field observed to be used for calibration purposes. Typically, this will correspond to a field defined in a published work like the Landolt photometric catalog.
 CalibratorThis type indicates a piece of equipment specifically designed to generate a signal to be used for calibration.
 CentaurThe target is classified as a Centaur. A Centaur is a minor planet orbiting beyond the orbit of Jupiter and interior to the orbit of Neptune. Its semimajor axis range is greater than 5.4 AU and less than 30.1 AU.
 CometThe target is classified as a comet
 DustThe target is classified as dust
 Dwarf PlanetThe target is classified as a dwarf planet
 EquipmentTarget is classified as a part of the host spacecraft or another (human) artifact
 Exoplanet SystemThis type indicates a target that is a star or stellar system (binary, trinary, etc.) with a known or suspected planetary system around it.
 GalaxyThe target is classified as a galaxy
 Globular Cluster - *Deprecated*The target is classified as a globular cluster
 Laboratory AnalogThe target is classified as a laboratory analog approximating a planetary environment.
 Lunar Sample - *Deprecated*The target is a sample collected on the Earth's Moon
 Magnetic FieldThe target is classified as a magnetic field.
 Meteorite - *Deprecated*The target is classified as a meteorite
 MeteoroidThe target is classified as a meteoroid
 Meteoroid StreamThe target is classified as a meteoroid stream
 NebulaThe target is classified as a nebula
 Open Cluster - *Deprecated*The target is classified as an open cluster
 PlanetThe target is classified as a planet
 Planetary NebulaThe target is classified as a planetary nebula
 Planetary SystemThis type indicates a target consisting of a primary body and its satellite(s), ring(s), or similarly associated objects. For example: Saturn and its rings, Jupiter and its moons, etc.
 Plasma CloudThe target is classified as a plasma cloud
 Plasma StreamTarget is classified as a plasma stream.
 RingThe target is classified as a ring
 SampleThe target is classified as a physical sample representative of a larger whole. Samples may include but are not confined to rocks, minerals, fluids, or synthetic approximations of those types of materials.
 SatelliteThe target is classified as a satellite
 StarThe target is classified as a star
 Star ClusterThe target is classified as a star cluster
 Synthetic Sample - *Deprecated*The target is a sample created in a laboratory
 Terrestrial Sample - *Deprecated*The target is classified as a terrestrial sample
 Trans-Neptunian ObjectThe target is classified as a trans-Neptunian object