DR10

Parameters from Spectroscopic Fitting

For most objects, SDSS processing pipelines find estimates of the physical parameters most likely to have produced the observed spectrum. Many different estimates are available - the right one to use will depend on the problem at hand.

Click on the name of each set of estimates for more information on the pipeline that produced those estimates (opens in a new window). Most objects will have either estimated stellar parameters or galaxy properties, but a few objects will have both.

Stellar Parameters

SEGUE Stellar Parameters Pipeline (SSPP) (new window)

Targeting criteriaSEGUE flagsHAMMER spectral typeSpectral subclass
GALVnnnRusdK00
Radial velocity (km/s)RV errorEffective temp (K)Teff error
-9999.0-9999.00 -9999 -9999
[Fe/H] (dex)[Fe/H] errorlog10(g) (dex)log10(g) error
-9999.0-9999.00-9999.0-9999.00

APOGEE Stellar Parameters and Chemical Abundances Pipeline (ASPCAP) (new window)

 

Galaxy Property Estimates (new window)

Model Fitting: Portsmouth group (Spectro-photometric matching) (new window)

Star Forming Model

Best-fit log10(stellar mass)1-σ min1-σ max
11.3111.2911.66
Best-fit age (Gyr)1-σ min1-σ max
2.22.17.5
Best-fit SFR (M☉ / yr)1-σ min1-σ max
0.70.42.7

Passive Model

Best-fit log10(stellar mass)1-σ min1-σ max
11.5711.5111.63
Best-fit age (Gyr)1-σ min1-σ max
4.7545.5
Best-fit SFR (M☉ / yr)1-σ min1-σ max
000

Stellar Kinematics: Portsmouth group (Emission Line Fluxes) (new window)

Stellar velocity (km/s)Stellar velocity disperson (km/s)Velocity dispersion error
85554.36305.710217.69887
Chi-squared fit of template0.9379087
BPT classificationLINER

Wisconsin group (Principal Component Analysis) (new window)

Assuming model spectra from Bruzal & Charlot (2003)

Best-fit log10(stellar mass)ErrorMedian veldisp (km/s)Error
12.00 0.121 325.71 30.357

Assuming model spectra from Maraston & Strömback (2011)

Best-fit log10(stellar mass)ErrorMedian veldisp (km/s)Error
11.88 0.073 306.07 34.344

Granada group (Flexible Stellar Population Synthesis) (new window)

Early Galaxy Formation, Dust Attenuation

Best-fit log10(stellar mass)ErrorAge (Gyr)SSFRmetallicity
12.07 0.039 7.51 -2.37 0.01

Early Galaxy Formation, No Dust Attenuation

Best-fit log10(stellar mass)ErrorAge (Gyr)SSFRmetallicity
12.00 0.025 8.17 -2.54 0.02

Wide Range of Formation Times, Dust Attenuation

Best-fit log10(stellar mass)ErrorAge (Gyr)SSFRmetallicity
12.07 0.058 7.51 -2.37 0.01

Wide Range of Formation Times, Dust Attenuation

Best-fit log10(stellar mass)ErrorAge (Gyr)SSFRmetallicity
12.00 0.049 8.17 -2.54 0.02