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+# This describes the currently available catalog definition entries
+# available and the format.
+
+# Comments begining with '#' are ignored.
+# Order of lines determines order in catalog.
+# Case is ignored though labels in catalog will be as given in file.
+
+ACE_NAME [OPTIONAL USER NAME FOR CATALOG]
+
+# There are a few functions currently available.
+
+MAG(ACE_NAME)
+APFLUX(radius_in_pixels)
+MAG(APFLUX(radius_in_pixels))
+
+
+# Basic quantities.
+NUM Object number
+PNUM Parent number (0 if original detection)
+NPIX Number of pixels
+NDETECT Number of detected pixels (before growing)
+FLAGS Flags (currently on M for multiple object)
+
+# Fluxes
+FLUX Isophotal flux
+FRACFLUX Apportioned flux (TOTMAG)
+APFLUX(radius) Aperture fluxes (radius in pixels)
+SKY Mean sky
+PEAK Peak pixel value above sky
+ISIGAVG Average (I - sky) / sig
+ISIGMAX Maximum (I - sky) / sig
+
+# Positions
+WX X world coordinate (requires WCS in header)
+WY Y world coordinate (requires WCS in header)
+X1 X centroid (pixels)
+Y1 Y centroid (pixels)
+XAP X aperture coordinate (centroid initially then not changed)
+YAP Y aperture coordinate (centroid initially then not changed)
+XMIN Minimum X (pixels)
+XMAX Maxium X (pixels)
+YMIN Minimum Y (pixels)
+YMAX Maxium Y (pixels)
+
+# Miscellaneous
+SIG Mean sky sigma
+FRAC Apportioned fraction
+
+X2 X 2nd moment (pixels)
+Y2 Y 2nd moment (pixels)
+XY X 2nd cross moment (pixels)
+
+# Derived quantities.
+A Semimajor axis
+B Semiminor axis
+THETA Position angle (degrees)
+ELONG Elongation = A/B
+ELLIP Ellipticity = 1 - B/A
+R Second moment radius (pixels)
+CXX Second moment ellipse (pixels)
+CYY Second moment ellipse (pixels)
+CXY Second moment ellipse (pixels)
+
+# Error estimates.
+FLUXERR Error in flux
+XERR Error in X centroid (pixels)
+YERR Error in Y centroid (pixels)
+AERR Error in A
+BERR Error in B
+THETAERR Error in THETA (degrees)
+CXXERR Error in CXX (pixels)
+CYYERR Error in CYY (pixels)
+CXYERR Error in CXY (pixels)