Available photometric systems

Available photometric systems

This table is based on the CMD photometric systems page, with additional information added by Yang Chen.

Table still incomplete!
Photometric system Nickname in database Filters included Central wavelength range Kind of zeropoints References for filters Additional information
Johnsonubv UBV Vega Maiz-Apellaniz (2006) zeropoints from Maiz-Apellaniz (2006)
Bessell & Brettbessell UxBxBV(RI)cJHKLL'M Vega Bessell (1990), Bessell & Brett (1988)
UBVRIJHKubvrijhk UBV(RI)cJHK Vega Maiz-Apellaniz (2006), Bessell (1990), Bessell & Brett (1988) combination of previous 2 systems
Stroemgren-Crawfordstroemgren uvbyHβwHβn Vega Maiz-Apellaniz (2006), Moro & Munari (2000) assumed β=Hβw-Hβn=2.873 for Vega (Hawk & Mermilliod (1998))
Tychotycho VTBT Vega Maiz-Apellaniz (2006)
SDSSsloan ugriz AB Fukugita et al. (1996) details in Girardi et al. (2004); uses Pogson's formula for magnitudes
DECAMdecam ugrizY AB DES collaboration dated 2017
OGLE-IIogle UBVI Vega OGLE website details in Vanhollebeke et al. (2009)
ESO/WFIwfi WFI wide filters Vega ESO/WFI website
Washingtonwashington CMT1T2 Vega Geisler (1996)
Washington+DDO51washington_ddo51 CMT1T2 + DDO51 for 3 different focal ratios Vega Geisler (1996) for Washington, KPNO webpages for DDO51
DENISdenis IJKs Vega Fouque et al. (2000)
2MASS2mass JHKs Vega Cohen et al. (2003)
DCMCdcmc IJHKs Vega Fouque et al. (2000), Cohen et al. (2003) it's simply I from DENIS plus JHKs from 2MASS
UKIDSSukidss ZYJHKs Vega Hewett et al. (2006)
VISTAvista ZYJHKs Vega the VIRCAM instrument page zeropoints in VSA are offset, see sect. 2.2 in Rubele et al. (2012) for details
BATCbatc all 15 filters AB Yan et al. (2006)
DMCdmc15 all 15 filters (reduced to 14 in latest optical configuration) AB Doi et al. (1998) see also Kuncarayakti et al. (2008)
Subaru/Suprime-Camsuprimecam the wide filters used by COSMOS: BVRIgriz AB Peter Capak COSMOS page, plus RI from Hendrik Hildebrandt
Subaru/Hyper Suprime-Camhsc grizy+NB816+NB921 AB HSC pages
CFHT/MegaCam (pre-2014)megacam u*g'r'i'z' AB Mathias Schultheis, priv. comm. see also Coupon et al. (2009)
CFHT/MegaCam, post 2014megacam_post2014 u*g'r'i'z' AB Jean-Charles Cuillandre, priv. comm. includes response of atmosphere, optics, detectors. ri filters were swapped until nov. 2021
HST/WFPC2wfpc2 all wide filters Vega Holtzman et al. (1995)
HST/ACS WFCacs_wfc all wide filters Vega Sirianni_etal05 details in Girardi et al. (2008)
HST/ACS HRCacs_hrc all wide filters Vega Sirianni_etal05 details in Girardi et al. (2008)
HST/NICMOSnicmosvega JHK equivalent Vega Don Figer, private commun. details in Girardi et al. (2002)
HST/WFC3 IR channell (final throughputs)wfc3ir all W filters Vega Jason Kalirai, private comm. see Girardi et al. (2008)
HST/WFC3 UVIS channell (final throughputs)wfc3uvis1 all W and LP filters Vega Jason Kalirai, private comm. see Girardi et al. (2008). Chip 1 is to be preferred.
Spitzerspitzer all MIPS+IRAC filters Vega Spitzer webpages details in Groenewegen (2006)
WISE2mass_spitzer_wise all 2MASS+Spitzer+WISE filters Vega ?
AKARIakari all filters Vega AKARI webpages details in Groenewegen (2006)
Keplerkepler Kepler 'wide filter' AB Guillermo Torres, private comm. SDSS griz+DDO51 added for convenience
Swift/UVOTswift_uvot all filters Vega Wayne Landsman, private comm. see also Hoversten et al. (2009)
Pan-STARRS1panstarrs1 grizyw AB Tonry et al. (2012)
Gaia DR1gaia G,G_BP,G_RP Vega ?? pre-launch curves
Gaia DR2gaiaDR2 G,G_BP,G_RP Vega Gaia DR2 webpages
Gaia DR2, cf. Weiler 2018gaiaDR2weiler G,G_BPbr,G_BPft,G_RP Vega Weiler (2018) Weiler, priv. comm.
Gaia DR2, cf. Maiz-Apellaniz and Weiler 2018gaiaDR2maiz G,G_BPbr,G_BPft,G_RP Vega Maiz-Apellaniz & Weiler (2018) Weiler, priv. comm.
Gaia EDR3gaiaEDR3 G,G_BP,G_RP Vega Riello et al. (2021)
SkyMapperskymapper uvgriz AB SVO thanks to Mario Radovich
LSST (March 2012 filters)lsst ugrizY AB
LSST DP0 (July 2019 filters)lsstDP0 ugrizy AB lsst/throughputs github Version 1.4, tagged as 'DC2production' (thanks to Alex Drlica-Wagner)
LSST throughputs Release 1.9 (Sept 2023)lsstR1.9 ugrizy AB LSST Project Science Team Measured throughputs, with triple-silver coatings
JWST NIRCam (Nov 2022, Vega-Sirius)jwst_nircam_widemedium_dec23 all wide+medium filters Vega-Sirius JWST webpages consistent with ETC
JWST NIRCam (Nov 2022, Vega)jwst_nircam_widemedium_nov22 all wide+medium filters Vega JWST webpages consistent with ETC
JWST NIRISS (Nov 2022, Vega-Sirius)jwst_niriss_nov22 all filters Vega-Sirius JWST webpages consistent with ETC
JWST NIRCam narrow filters (Nov 2022, Vega-Sirius)jwst_narrow all narrow filters Vega-Sirius JWST webpages consistent with ETC
Roman (ex-WFIRST) as available in 2021Roman2021 all filters incl. grims Vega WINGS Science Investigation Team 2021 adopted filter transmission curves
Roman latest (March 2024)Roman2024 all WFI filters Vega mean of all detectors from here Thanks Tyler Desjardins
Euclid VIS+NISPeuclid_nisp all VIS+NISP filters AB SVO Thanks to Davide Lena
CIBER-2ciber2 all filters AB Thanks to Shuji Matsuura
VERTECSvertecs all filters AB Thanks to Shuji Matsuura
JPASjpas all 56 filters AB Thanks to Thayse A. Pacheco
HST/ACS+WFC3+JWST/NIRCam popular filters (Nov 2022, Vega only)acs_wfc3_nircam popular broad filters Vega only! HST + JWST webpages
Additional systems curated by Yang Chen
2mass spitzer2mass_spitzerj_cohen.dat, h_cohen.dat, ks_cohen.dat, IRAC1.txt, IRAC2.txt, IRAC3.txt, IRAC4.txt, MIPS24_aa.dat...
CSSTCSSTNUV_throughput.txt, u_throughput.txt, g_throughput.txt, r_throughput.txt, i_throughput.txt, z_throughput.txt, y_throughput.txt
CSSTmSCV20260427CSSTmSCV20260427NUV, u, g, r, i, z, WV, WI...
CTIO SAMICTIO_SAMIB, g, V, r, R, Ha, NIIn, SII...
MCIMCIF280N, F343N, F373N, F395N, F487N, F502N, F656N, F658N...
PLATOPLATOu_maiz.dat, b_maiz.dat, v_maiz.dat, r_bessell.dat, i_bessell.dat, j_cohen.dat, h_cohen.dat, ks_cohen.dat...
TESS 2massTESS_2masstband.dat, j_cohen.dat, h_cohen.dat, ks_cohen.dat
TESS 2mass keplerTESS_2mass_keplertband.dat, j_cohen.dat, h_cohen.dat, ks_cohen.dat, kepler_response_hires1.dat, g_am13.dat, r_am13.dat, i_am13.dat...
UVbrightUVbrightacsf140lp.dat, foc175ok.dat, foc275ok.dat, f200lp.UVIS1.dat, f218w.UVIS1.dat, f225w.UVIS1.dat, f275w.UVIS1.dat, f300x.UVIS1.dat...
WFIRST plusHSTWFIRST_plusHSTf_1.dat, f_2.dat, f_3.dat, f_4.dat, f_5.dat, f_6.dat, wfc_f475w_t81.dat, wfc_f555w_t81.dat...
WFSTustcWFSTustcu, g, r, i, z, w
acs 2mass spitzeracs_2mass_spitzerwfc_f606w_t81.dat, wfc_f814w_t81.dat, j_cohen.dat, h_cohen.dat, ks_cohen.dat, IRAC1.txt, IRAC2.txt, IRAC3.txt...
acs wfc pos04jul06acs_wfc_pos04jul06wfc_f435w_t81.dat, wfc_f475w_t81.dat, wfc_f550m_t81.dat, wfc_f555w_t81.dat, wfc_f606w_t81.dat, wfc_f625w_t81.dat, wfc_f658n_t81.dat, wfc_f660n_t81.dat...
acs wfc pre04jul06acs_wfc_pre04jul06wfc_f435w_t77.dat, wfc_f475w_t77.dat, wfc_f550m_t77.dat, wfc_f555w_t77.dat, wfc_f606w_t77.dat, wfc_f625w_t77.dat, wfc_f658n_t77.dat, wfc_f660n_t77.dat...
apogee gaiaapogee_gaiau_am13.dat, g_am13.dat, r_am13.dat, i_am13.dat, z_am13.dat, G.dat, G_BPb.dat, G_BPf.dat...
apogee newapogee_newu_am13.dat, g_am13.dat, r_am13.dat, i_am13.dat, z_am13.dat, g_am13.dat, r_am13.dat, i_am13.dat...
bigsurveybigsurveygalex.fuv.dat, galex.nuv.dat, u_maiz.dat, b_maiz.dat, v_maiz.dat, u_am13.dat, g_am13.dat, r_am13.dat...
caspircaspirj_caspir2.dat, h_caspir2.dat, k_caspir2.dat, l_caspir2.dat
ciberciberciber_lrs_06000_u.txt, ciber_lrs_07000_u.txt, ciber_lrs_08000_u.txt, ciber_lrs_09000_u.txt, ciber_lrs_10000_u.txt, ciber_lrs_11000_u.txt, ciber_lrs_12000_u.txt, ciber_lrs_13000_u.txt...
clue galexclue_galexCLUE_FUVband.dat, CLUE_LUVband.dat, galex.fuv.dat, galex.nuv.dat
corotcorotU.dat, B.dat, V.dat, r.dat, i.dat, filter_u_CHFT.dat, filter_g_CHFT.dat, filter_r_CHFT.dat...
corotsismocorotsismou_am13.dat, g_am13.dat, r_am13.dat, i_am13.dat, b_maiz.dat, v_maiz.dat, g_am13.dat, r_am13.dat...
decam vircamdecam_vircamu.dat, g.dat, r.dat, i.dat, z.dat, Y.dat, Z.dat, Y.dat...
deltaadeltaag1_filt.dat, g2_filt.dat, y_filt.dat, u_maiz.dat, b_maiz.dat, v_maiz.dat
desdesDESg-FullSize-woptics-watmos.dat, DESr-FullSize-woptics-watmos.dat, DESi-FullSize-woptics-watmos.dat, DESz-FullSize-woptics-watmos.dat, DESy-FullSize-woptics-watmos.dat
eiseisu_wfi841.dat, b_wfi842.dat, v_wfi843.dat, r_wfi844.dat, i_wfi845.dat, z_wfi846.dat, j_sofi.dat, h_sofi.dat...
emmiemmibw.dat, vw.dat, r.dat, rw.dat, iw.dat
euclid decameuclid_decamEUC_riz_2011.ecf, EUC_Y_2011.ecf, EUC_J_2011.ecf, EUC_H_2011.ecf, u.dat, g.dat, r.dat, i.dat...
euclid nisp0euclid_nisp0VIS, Y, Blue, J, Red, H
focfocfoc175ok.dat, foc275ok.dat, f275w.UVIS1.dat, f336w.UVIS1.dat
gaiaDR2 tycho2 2massgaiaDR2_tycho2_2massG.dat, G_BP.dat, G_RP.dat, bt_maiz.dat, vt_maiz.dat, j_cohen.dat, h_cohen.dat, ks_cohen.dat
gaiaDR2weiler tycho2 2massgaiaDR2weiler_tycho2_2massG.dat, BPbr.dat, BPft.dat, RP.dat, bt_maiz.dat, vt_maiz.dat, j_cohen.dat, h_cohen.dat...
gaiaDR3simgaiaDR3simG.dat, BPbr.dat, BPft.dat, RP.dat, RVS.dat
gaia tycho2 2massgaia_tycho2_2massG.dat, G_BP.dat, G_RP.dat, bt_maiz.dat, vt_maiz.dat, j_cohen.dat, h_cohen.dat, ks_cohen.dat
galexgalexgalex.fuv.dat, galex.nuv.dat, u_maiz.dat, b_maiz.dat, v_maiz.dat
galex sloangalex_sloangalex.fuv.dat, galex.nuv.dat, u_am13.dat, g_am13.dat, r_am13.dat, i_am13.dat, z_am13.dat
galexgaiagalexgaiagalex.fuv.dat, galex.nuv.dat, G.dat, G_BPb.dat, G_BPf.dat, G_RP.dat, b_maiz.dat, v_maiz.dat...
hipparcoshipparcosHP.dat, BT.dat, VT.dat, G.dat
int wfcint_wfcINT_WFC_u.asc, INT_WFC_g.asc, INT_WFC_r.asc, INT_WFC_i.asc, INT_WFC_z.asc
iphasiphasINT_IPHAS.gR.dat, INT_IPHAS.gI.dat, INT_IPHAS.Ha.dat
jplusjplusF348.dat, F378.dat, F395.dat, F410.dat, F430.dat, F515.dat, F660.dat, F861.dat...
jwst miri widejwst_miri_wideF560W.dat, F770W.dat, F1000W.dat, F1130W.dat, F1280W.dat, F1500W.dat, F1800W.dat, F2100W.dat...
jwst nircam widejwst_nircam_wideF070W.txt, F090W.txt, F115W.txt, F150W.txt, F200W.txt, F277W.txt, F356W.txt, F444W.txt...
jwst nircam widemediumjwst_nircam_widemediumF070W.txt, F090W.txt, F115W.txt, F150W.txt, F200W.txt, F277W.txt, F356W.txt, F444W.txt...
jwst nirspecjwst_nirspecjwst_nirspec_f110w.dat, jwst_nirspec_f140x.dat, jwst_nirspec_clear.dat
jwst widejwst_wideF070W.dat, F090W.dat, F115W.dat, F150W.dat, F200W.dat, F277W.dat, F356W.dat, F444W.dat
kepler 2masskepler_2masskepler_response_hires1.dat, g_am13.dat, r_am13.dat, i_am13.dat, z_am13.dat, k1008.txt, j_cohen.dat, h_cohen.dat...
lbt lbclbt_lbcLBCBLUE_USPEC.fil, LBCBLUE_UBESSEL.fil, LBCBLUE_BBESSEL.fil, LBCBLUE_GSLOAN.fil, LBCBLUE_VBESSEL.fil, LBCBLUE_RSLOAN.fil, LBCRED_VBESSEL.fil, LBCRED_ISLOAN.fil...
lsst gaialsst_gaiau.dat, g.dat, r.dat, i.dat, z.dat, y4.dat, G.dat, G_BP.dat...
lsst gaiaDR2lsst_gaiaDR2u.dat, g.dat, r.dat, i.dat, z.dat, y4.dat, G.dat, G_BP.dat...
lsst gaiaDR2maizlsst_gaiaDR2maizu.dat, g.dat, r.dat, i.dat, z.dat, y4.dat, G.dat, G_BPf.dat...
lsst wfirst notionallsst_wfirst_notionalu.dat, g.dat, r.dat, i.dat, z.dat, y4.dat, f_1.dat, f_2.dat...
lsst wfirst proposed2017lsst_wfirst_proposed2017u.dat, g.dat, r.dat, i.dat, z.dat, y4.dat, R062.dat, Z087.dat...
magellan megacammagellan_megacamu, g, r, i, z
megacam wircammegacam_wircamuMega.fil, gMega.fil, rMega.fil, iMega.fil, zMega.fil, Y.dat, J.dat, H.dat...
nicmosabnicmosabnicmos_f110w.dat, nicmos_f160w.dat, nicmos_f205w.dat
noao ctio mosaic2noao_ctio_mosaic2NOAO_CTIO_MOSAIC2_u.asc, NOAO_CTIO_MOSAIC2_U.asc, NOAO_CTIO_MOSAIC2_B.asc, NOAO_CTIO_MOSAIC2_g.asc, NOAO_CTIO_MOSAIC2_V.asc, NOAO_CTIO_MOSAIC2_i.asc, NOAO_CTIO_MOSAIC2_I.asc, NOAO_CTIO_MOSAIC2_r.asc...
ogle 2mass spitzerogle_2mass_spitzeru.dat, b.dat, v.dat, i.dat, j_cohen.dat, h_cohen.dat, ks_cohen.dat, IRAC1.txt...
phat agbphat_agbwfc_f475w_t81.dat, wfc_f814w_t81.dat, f110w.IR.dat, f160w.IR.dat, f098m.IR.dat, f127m.IR.dat, f139m.IR.dat, f153m.IR.dat...
phat smallphat_smallwfc_f475w_t81.dat, wfc_f814w_t81.dat, f110w.IR.dat, f160w.IR.dat
phat spitzerphat_spitzerf275w.UVIS1.dat, f336w.UVIS1.dat, wfc_f475w_t81.dat, wfc_f814w_t81.dat, f110w.IR.dat, f160w.IR.dat, IRAC1.txt, IRAC2.txt...
roman proposedroman_proposedF062.dat, F087.dat, F106.dat, F129.dat, F146.dat, F158.dat, F184.dat, Grism.dat...
sagesagesage_u.dat, sage_v.dat, panstarrs_g.dat, panstarrs_r.dat, panstarrs_i.dat, ddo_51.dat, halpha_w.dat, halpha_n.dat
sismo gaiasismo_gaiakepler_response_hires1.dat, tband.dat, u_am13.dat, g_am13.dat, r_am13.dat, i_am13.dat, z_am13.dat, G.dat...
sloan 2masssloan_2massu_am13.dat, g_am13.dat, r_am13.dat, i_am13.dat, z_am13.dat, j_cohen.dat, h_cohen.dat, ks_cohen.dat
sloan ukidsssloan_ukidssu_am13.dat, g_am13.dat, r_am13.dat, i_am13.dat, z_am13.dat, z.dat, y.dat, j.dat...
splussplusuJAVA, F378, F395, F410, F430, gSDSS, F515, rSDSS...
stisstisstinuvqtz_bin.dat
tesssismotesssismog_am13.dat, r_am13.dat, i_am13.dat, b_maiz.dat, v_maiz.dat, bt_maiz.dat, vt_maiz.dat, G.dat...
tycho2tycho2bt_maiz.dat, vt_maiz.dat
ubvrijhklmubvrijhklmu_maiz.dat, b_maiz.dat, v_maiz.dat, r_bessell.dat, i_bessell.dat, j_bessell.dat, h_bessell.dat, k_bessell.dat...
uvituvituvit.fuv.CaF2_1.res.dat, uvit.fuv.CaF2_2.res.dat, uvit.fuv.BaF2.res.dat, uvit.fuv.silica.res.dat, uvit.fuv.sapphire.res.dat, uvit.nuv.silica.res.dat, uvit.nuv.b13.res.dat, uvit.nuv.b4.res.dat...
vilniusvilniusU.dat, P.dat, X.dat, Y.dat, Z.dat, V.dat, S.dat
vircamvircamZ.dat, Y.dat, J.dat, H.dat, Ks.dat
visirvisirwfc_f606w_t81.dat, wfc_f814w_t81.dat, ks_cohen.dat, PAH1.dat
vista ukidssvista_ukidssZ.dat, Y.dat, J.dat, H.dat, Ks.dat, z.dat, y.dat, j.dat...
vphasvphasomega_usloan.dat, omega_gsloan.dat, omega_rsloan.dat, omega_isloan.dat, omega_zsloan.dat, omega_NB659.dat
vst omegacamvst_omegacamvst_omegacam_u-sdss.asc, vst_omegacam_g-sdss.asc, vst_omegacam_r-sdss.asc, vst_omegacam_i-sdss.asc, vst_omegacam_z-sdss.asc
wfc3 UVIS narrowwfc3_UVIS_narrowF343N_UVIS1_throughput.dat, F502N_UVIS1_throughput.dat, F631N_UVIS1_throughput.dat, F656N_UVIS1_throughput.dat, F658N_UVIS1_throughput.dat
wfc3 mediumwfc3_mediumf390m.UVIS1.dat, f410m.UVIS1.dat, fq422m.UVIS1.dat, f467m.UVIS1.dat, f547m.UVIS1.dat, f621m.UVIS1.dat, f689m.UVIS1.dat, f763m.UVIS1.dat...
wfc3 verywidewfc3_verywidef200lp.UVIS1.dat, f300x.UVIS1.dat, f350lp.UVIS1.dat, f475x.UVIS1.dat, f600lp.UVIS1.dat, f850lp.UVIS1.dat
wfc3 widewfc3_widef218w.UVIS1.dat, f225w.UVIS1.dat, f275w.UVIS1.dat, f336w.UVIS1.dat, f390w.UVIS1.dat, f438w.UVIS1.dat, f475w.UVIS1.dat, f555w.UVIS1.dat...
wfc3 wideverywidewfc3_wideverywidef200lp.UVIS1.dat, f218w.UVIS1.dat, f225w.UVIS1.dat, f275w.UVIS1.dat, f300x.UVIS1.dat, f336w.UVIS1.dat, f350lp.UVIS1.dat, f390w.UVIS1.dat...
wfi2wfi2U_35060.dat, U_38.dat, B_123.dat, B.dat, V.dat, R.dat, I_EIS.dat, I.dat
wfirstwfirstu.dat, g.dat, r.dat, i.dat, z.dat, Y.dat, J.dat, H.dat...
wfirst J H 1wfirst_J_H_1f_1.dat, f_2.dat, f_3.dat, f_4.dat, f_5.dat, f_6.dat
wfirst J H 2wfirst_J_H_2f_1.dat, f_2.dat, f_3.dat, f_4.dat, f_5.dat, f_6.dat
wfirst J H 3wfirst_J_H_3f_1.dat, f_2.dat, f_3.dat, f_4.dat, f_5.dat, f_6.dat
wfirst J H 7 1wfirst_J_H_7_1f_1.dat, f_2.dat, f_3.dat, f_4.dat, f_5.dat, f_6.dat, f_7.dat
wfirst J H 7 2wfirst_J_H_7_2f_1.dat, f_2.dat, f_3.dat, f_4.dat, f_5.dat, f_6.dat, f_7.dat
wfirst notionalwfirst_notionalf_1.dat, f_2.dat, f_3.dat, f_4.dat, f_5.dat, f_6.dat
wfirst plusHSTwfirst_plusHSTf_1.dat, f_2.dat, f_3.dat, f_4.dat, f_5.dat, f_6.dat, wfc_f475w_t81.dat, wfc_f555w_t81.dat...
wfirst proposed2017wfirst_proposed2017R062.dat, Z087.dat, Y106.dat, J129.dat, H158.dat, F184.dat, W149.dat
wfirst shift 2wfirst_shift_2f_1.dat, f_2.dat, f_3.dat, f_4.dat, f_5.dat, f_6.dat
wfirst shift 3wfirst_shift_3f_1.dat, f_2.dat, f_3.dat, f_4.dat, f_5.dat, f_6.dat
wircamwircamY.dat, J.dat, H.dat, Ks.dat
wisewiseW1.dat, W2.dat, W3.dat, W4.dat