VLA calibrator information for 2359-3133

This page summarizes the information for 2359-3133 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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 2359-315   J2000  C 23h59m35.4940s   -31d33'43.820"     Jan00
 2357-318   B1950  C 23h57m01.4185s   -31d50'26.124"
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 BAND        A B C D    FLUX(Jy)    UVMIN(kL)  UVMAX(kL)
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   6cm    C  P P P P       0.83
 3.7cm    X  P P P P       0.94
 1.3cm    K  S S S S       0.73

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Results from CASA pipeline flux density mining:
Observing date (UT)Flux density (Jy/bm)Source name used
C-band data (open squares)
201705250.581J2359-3133
201705250.566J2359-3133
201706120.582J2359-3133
201709130.582J2359-3133
202204230.529J2359-3133
202204290.525J2359-3133
X-band data (X-crosses)
201802250.464J2359-3133
201802250.465J2359-3133
201803030.468J2359-3133
201903100.540J2359-3133
201904120.458J2359-3133
201905120.450J2359-3133
201906140.453J2359-3133
201908110.437J2359-3133
K-band data (open circles)
201809210.303J2359-3133
201809210.301J2359-3133
201809220.281J2359-3133
201809230.291J2359-3133
201809250.261J2359-3133
201810010.264J2359-3133
201810030.248J2359-3133
201810090.274J2359-3133
201810240.247J2359-3133
201810300.275J2359-3133
201811090.293J2359-3133
201811110.287J2359-3133
201811120.297J2359-3133
201811120.296J2359-3133
201811130.292J2359-3133
201811140.296J2359-3133
201811150.291J2359-3133
A-band data (6-pointed stars)
201705200.345J2359-3133
201705210.344J2359-3133
201705260.323J2359-3133
201705270.344J2359-3133
201705280.322J2359-3133
201705290.333J2359-3133
201705300.337J2359-3133
201706010.346J2359-3133
201706040.336J2359-3133
201706080.348J2359-3133
201706110.359J2359-3133
201706130.357J2359-3133
201706150.354J2359-3133
201706160.350J2359-3133