VLA calibrator information for 0609-1542

This page summarizes the information for 0609-1542 as found in the original VLA calibrator list and, if found there, a link to search the NRAO VLA Archive Survey (NVAS) for calibrator data before 2010. Furthermore, a table with the most recent approximate flux densities, starting from 2017 as mined from the VLA CASA pipeline is presented.

If shown at the top, we have recovered the original, pre-WIDAR ANTSOL flux density solutions from the period roughly 2000-2007; symbols as explained next.
The mined data are plotted (gray, on the left hand side) as function of (log) frequency on the top and as function of time on the bottom. The frequency band symbols in the bottom panel follow the symbols as outlined in the top panel:

4-band  (~75 MHz) horizontal stripe       X-band (~10.0 GHz) cross
P-band (~350 MHz) open triangle        U/Ku-band (~15.0 GHz) filled square
L-band (~1.5 GHz) VLA-Y shape             K-band (~22.2 GHz) open circle
S-band (~3.0 GHz) filled triangle      A/Ka-band (~33.2 GHz) 6-pointed star
C-band (~6.0 GHz) open square             Q-band (~45.0 GHz) filled circle
Assume a 10% flux density error on each point, up to 30% for the higher frequency data points. The dashed lines in the frequency plot indicate the approximate spectral index in the frequency band (tied to the measured flux density).
Depending on the spectral behavior, different receiver observing bands (as indicated with the log-frequency axis) may have very different typical flux densities. Note that there can be significant flux density changes for different array configurations, which start date is indicated at the top of the time-line figure. Calendar years are separated by vertical dotted lines.
If shown, a curve depicts a fit to the (unweighted) average data for each band (if there are more than two bands with measured flux densities). The fit equation is listed at the top where the x-coordinate represents the base-10 log of the frequency (GHz) and the y-coordinate represents the base-10 log of the flux density (mJy/bm). The fit may use more data than shown and is using data with different time stamps, which means typically different flux densitities in a single band for genuine variable sources (and/or observed in different array configurations).
Depending on the variability of the source, array configuration and the quality of the data, this fit may, or may not, be representative for the data!

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 Original (outdated) VLA calibrator list information: 
 IAU NAME EQUINOX  PC RA(hh,mm,ss)    DEC(ddd,mm,ss)   POS.REF ALT.NAME
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 0609-157   J2000  A 06h09m40.949538s -15d42'40.672640"  Aug01         
 0607-157   B1950  A 06h07m25.981300s -15d42'03.306000"
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 BAND        A B C D    FLUX(Jy)    UVMIN(kL)  UVMAX(kL)
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  20cm    L  P P P S       1.70
   6cm    C  P P P P       8.3
 3.7cm    X  P P P P       9.2
   2cm    U  S S S S       9.0
 0.7cm    Q  S S S S       6.2

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Results from CASA pipeline flux density mining:
Observing date (UT)Flux density (Jy/bm)Source name used
L-band data ("VLA Y-arm" symbols)
201705292.883J0609-1542
201801062.613J0609-1542
201803202.244J0609-1542
201804082.295J0609-1542
201804082.274J0609-1542
201909042.003J0609-1542
201910011.705J0609-1542
201910191.637J0609-1542
S-band data (filled triangles)
201901241.737J0609-1542
201910041.636J0609-1542
202010151.846J0609-1542
202010212.000J0609-1542
202010221.949J0609-1542
C-band data (open squares)
201901241.823J0609-1542
201902121.843J0609-1542
X-band data (X-crosses)
201802252.203J0609-1542
201802252.207J0609-1542
202203054.369J0609-1542
U-band data (filled squares)
202006024.307J0608-223
202006024.423J0609-157
202006054.275J0608-223
202006054.419J0609-157
K-band data (open circles)
202211113.423J0609-1542
Q-band data (filled circles)
201811273.065J0609-1542
201811273.091J0609-1542
201811282.973J0609-1542