New Keys Assigned for GAIA Catalog Synthetic Derived Magnitudes

February 28, 2026

New keys for synthetic magnitudes derived from GAIA DR1–DR3 photometry.

Newly assigned keys for synthetic photometry:

Johnson–Kron–Cousins system:

  • Ug — GAIA DR1–DR3 synthetic Johnson–Kron–Cousins U magnitude 
    Synthetic U magnitude derived from GAIA DR1–DR3 photometry.
  • Bg — GAIA DR1–DR3 synthetic Johnson–Kron–Cousins B magnitude 
    Synthetic B magnitude derived from GAIA DR1–DR3 photometry.
  • Vg — GAIA DR1–DR3 synthetic Johnson–Kron–Cousins V magnitude 
    Synthetic V magnitude derived from GAIA DR1–DR3 photometry.
  • Rg — GAIA DR1–DR3 synthetic Johnson–Kron–Cousins R magnitude 
    Synthetic R magnitude derived from GAIA DR1–DR3 photometry.
  • Ig — GAIA DR1–DR3 synthetic Johnson–Kron–Cousins I magnitude 
    Synthetic I magnitude derived from GAIA DR1–DR3 photometry.

SDSS system:

  • ug — GAIA DR1–DR3 synthetic SDSS u magnitude 
    Synthetic u magnitude (SDSS system) derived from GAIA DR1–DR3 photometry.
  • gg — GAIA DR1–DR3 synthetic SDSS g magnitude
     Synthetic g magnitude (SDSS system) derived from GAIA DR1–DR3 photometry.
  • rg — GAIA DR1–DR3 synthetic SDSS r magnitude 
    Synthetic r magnitude (SDSS system) derived from GAIA DR1–DR3 photometry.
  • ig — GAIA DR1–DR3 synthetic SDSS i magnitude 
    Synthetic i magnitude (SDSS system) derived from GAIA DR1–DR3 photometry.
  • zg — GAIA DR1–DR3 synthetic SDSS z magnitude 
    ynthetic z magnitude (SDSS system) derived from GAIA DR1–DR3 photometry.
  • yg — GAIA DR1–DR3 synthetic Pan-STARRS1 y magnitude 
    Synthetic y magnitude (Pan-STARRS1 system) derived from GAIA DR1–DR3 photometry


These additions complement the currently available GAIA keys:

  • BG — GAIA DR1–DR3 GBP mean magnitude
    Mean magnitude in the Gaia Blue Photometer (GBP) passband.
  • GG — GAIA DR1–DR3 G mean magnitude
    Mean magnitude in the Gaia broad G passband.
  • RG — GAIA DR1–DR3 GRP mean magnitude 
    Mean magnitude in the Gaia Red Photometer (GRP) passband.