MWM Targeting Cartons

This page is a comprehensive list of cartons available up through Data Release 20. Each carton is associated with a well defined targeting generation. These generations were used at different points in the survey for plate designs or Robostrategy designs for the FPS. For a full description of the targeting generations see the List of Targeting Generations section on the BHM Targeting page. For more information about the targeting process see the MWM Targeting page.

Targeting Generation v0.plates: The Plate Era

When SDSS-V first began observing on sky, we continued to use the same type of aluminum plates and similar plate design code as in SDSS-IV. All of the cartons in the following table were created for use during the plate operations phase of SDSS-V. As a result, all of the cartons are from target selection plan 0.1.0 and targeting generation v0.plates.

Carton Names	Simplified Target Selection	Instrument	Available Targets¹
mwm_cb_300pc	Compact binaries within 300pc from Gaia+GALEX	BOTH	89492
mwm_cb_cvcandidates	Compact binaries from literature	BOTH	5167
mwm_cb_gaiagalex	Compact binaries from Gaia+GALEX	BOTH	261570
mwm_gg_core	Luminous giants across the sky based on G-H color cuts	APOGEE	5459267
mwm_halo_bb	A sample of metal-poor giants selected based on optical and infrared photometry	BOSS	646940
mwm_halo_sm	A sample of metal-poor stars selected based on SkyMapper Ca K photometry	BOSS	138298
mwm_planet_tess	TESS TOI and 2 minute Cadence Follow-up	APOGEE	177494
mwm_rv_long_bplates	Short Exposure Plate Radial Velocity Monitoring — Long Temporal Baseline	APOGEE	6397
mwm_rv_long-bplates	Short Exposure Plate Radial Velocity Monitoring — Long Temporal Baseline	APOGEE	4370
mwm_rv_long-fps	Radial Velocity Monitoring — Long Temporal Baseline	APOGEE	111233
mwm_rv_long-rm	RM Plate Radial Velocity Monitoring — Long Temporal Baseline	APOGEE	1344
mwm_rv_short-bplates	Short Exposure Plate Radial Velocity Monitoring — Short Temporal Baseline	APOGEE	50567
mwm_rv_short-fps	Radial Velocity Monitoring — Short Temporal Baseline	APOGEE	6283604
mwm_rv_short-rm	RM Plate Radial Velocity Monitoring — Short Temporal Baseline	APOGEE	3855
mwm_snc_100pc	Volume limited census of the solar neighborhood	BOTH	322222
mwm_snc_250pc	Volume limited census of the solar neighborhood, extension to earlier types	BOTH	417431
mwm_tessrgb_core	TESS observed red giant asteroseismology follow-up	APOGEE	1004714
mwm_wd_core	White dwarfs selected from Gaia + SDSS-V (Gentile Fusillo et al. 2019)	BOSS	192534
mwm_yso_cluster	Candidates identified through phase space clustering, targeted with APOGEE	BOTH	45461
mwm_yso_cmz	Candidates located in Central Molecular Zone+inner Galactic disk	APOGEE	1282
mwm_yso_ob	Selection of the hottest and youngest OB stars	BOTH	8670
mwm_yso_s1	Optically bright candidates identified through infrared excess	BOTH	28832
mwm_yso_s2	Optically faint candidates identified through infrared excess	APOGEE	11086
mwm_yso_s2-5	Candidates found towards areas of high nebulosity	APOGEE	1112
mwm_yso_s3	Low mass candidates identified through Gaia variability	BOTH	52691

Targeting Generations v0.5.epsilon-7-core-0, v0.5.2, v0.5.3 and v0.5.5: The FPS Era

After the FPS was installed on the telescopes, there was a general redesign of the MWM targeting cartons. As time progressed, some cartons went through further changes which are recorded in different target selection plans. Any given target selection plan is associate with one or more targeting generations. In the carton table below, the Plan / Gen(s) column gives the targeting plan and targeting generations that plan appeared in associated with this carton. Cartons with multiple plans have multiple rows in this table. To save space in the carton table, the targeting geneartions will be referred to using a simple short hand:

Targeting Generation	Short hand for Plan/Gen(s) column
v0.5.epsilon-7-core-0	1
v0.5.2	2
v0.5.3	3
v0.5.5	4

Carton	Simplified Target Selection	Instrument	Available Targets¹	Plan / Gen(s)²
manual_mwm_tess_ob	OB(AF)-type pulsating stars in eclipsing binaries (TESS Continuous Viewing Zones)	APOGEE	364	0.5.13 / 3,4
manual_nsbh_apogee	Compact NS/BH binaries APOGEE	APOGEE	75	0.5.3 / 1,2,3,4
manual_nsbh_boss	Compact NS/BH binaries BOSS	BOSS	249	0.5.3 / 1,2,3,4
manual_offset_mwmhalo _off00	Offset Test Carton	BOSS	1330	None
manual_offset_mwmhalo _off05	Offset Test Carton	BOSS	1330	None
manual_offset_mwmhalo _off10	Offset Test Carton	BOSS	1330	None
manual_offset_mwmhalo _off20	Offset Test Carton	BOSS	1330	None
manual_offset_mwmhalo _off30	Offset Test Carton	BOSS	1330	None
manual_offset_mwmhalo _offa	Offset Test Carton	BOSS	1330	None
manual_offset_mwmhalo _offb	Offset Test Carton	BOSS	1330	None
manual_validation_apogee	Calibration targets selected from a variety of surveys and catalogs	APOGEE	24518	0.5.20 / 4
manual_validation_boss	Calibration targets selected from a variety of surveys and catalogs	BOSS	130218	0.5.20 / 4
mwm_cb_300pc_apogee	Compact binaries within 300pc from Gaia+GALEX G<16	APOGEE	17382	0.5.0 / 1
mwm_cb_300pc_apogee	Compact binaries within 300pc from Gaia+GALEX G<16	APOGEE	17382	0.5.19 / 2,3,4
mwm_cb_300pc_boss	Compact binaries within 300pc from Gaia+GALEX G>=16	BOSS	52267	0.5.0 / 1
mwm_cb_300pc_boss	Compact binaries within 300pc from Gaia+GALEX G>=16	BOSS	52267	0.5.19 / 2,3,4
mwm_cb_cvcandidates _apogee	Compact binaries from literature G<16	APOGEE	61	0.5.0 / 1,2,3,4
mwm_cb_cvcandidates _boss	Compact binaries from literature G>=16	BOSS	5167	0.5.0 / 1,2,3,4
mwm_cb_gaiagalex_apogee	Compact binaries from Gaia+GALEX G<16	APOGEE	16287	0.5.0 / 1,2,3,4
mwm_cb_gaiagalex_boss	Compact binaries from Gaia+GALEX G>=16	BOSS	261570	0.5.0 / 1,2,3,4
mwm_cb_uvex1	Compact binaries from Gaia+GALEX FUV+NUV for BOSS identification	BOSS	110447	0.5.0 / 1,2,3,4
mwm_cb_uvex2	Compact binaries from Gaia+GALEX NUV only for BOSS identification	BOSS	278961	0.5.0 / 1,2,3,4
mwm_cb_uvex3	Compact binaries from Gaia+XMM-Newton OM for BOSS identification	BOSS	25032	0.5.0 / 1,2,3,4
mwm_cb_uvex4	Compact binaries from Gaia+Swift UVOT for BOSS identification	BOSS	21036	0.5.0 / 1,2,3,4
mwm_cb_uvex5	Compact binaries from Gaia+GALEX RV for APOGEE identificatiom	APOGEE	8641	0.5.0 / 1,2,3,4
mwm_dust_core	Sample of bright, nearby, mid-plane giants complementary with Galactic Genesis	APOGEE	61926	0.5.0 / 1,2,3,4
mwm_erosita_compact_gen	eROSITA/Gaia compact binary candidates for BOSS spectroscopy	BOSS	77038	0.5.2 / 1,2,3,4
mwm_erosita_compact_var	eROSITA/Gaia compact binary candidates, Gaia variability, BOSS identification	BOSS	16835	0.5.2 / 1,2,3,4
mwm_erosita_stars	eROSITA/Gaia coronal emitters	BOSS	89994	0.5.2 / 1,2,3,4
mwm_galactic_core	Luminous giants across the sky based on G-H color cuts	APOGEE	5459267	0.5.0 / 1,2,3,4
mwm_halo_bb_boss	Halo metal-poor star selection using “Best and Brightest” (Schlaufman & Casey 2014)	BOSS	640058	0.5.1 / 1,2,3,4
mwm_halo_sm_boss	Halo metal-poor star selection using Skymapper (Chiti et al. 2021)	BOSS	138298	0.5.1 / 1,2,3,4
mwm_legacy_ir2opt	Follow-up of APOGEE-1/2 targets with BOSS — Filler Carton	BOSS	209893	0.5.0 / 1,2,3,4
mwm_ob_cepheids	MWM – Cepheids from Inno et al. (2021) with BOSS	BOSS	2357	0.5.1 / 1,2,3,4
mwm_ob_core	MWM – OB(A) stars in the Milky Way and Magellanic clouds with BOSS	BOSS	603854	0.5.1 / 1,2,3,4
mwm_rv_long_fps	FPS Radial Velocity Monitoring — Long Temporal Baseline	APOGEE	111233	0.5.0 / 1
mwm_rv_long_fps	FPS Radial Velocity Monitoring — Long Temporal Baseline	APOGEE	111233	0.5.18 / 2,3,4
mwm_rv_short_fps	FPS Radial Velocity Monitoring — Short Temporal Baseline	APOGEE	6283604	0.5.0 / 1
mwm_rv_short_fps	FPS Radial Velocity Monitoring — Short Temporal Baseline	APOGEE	6283604	0.5.18 / 2,3,4
mwm_snc_100pc_apogee	Volume limited census of the solar neighborhood G<16	APOGEE	114173	0.5.0 / 1,2,3,4
mwm_snc_100pc_boss	Volume limited census of the solar neighborhood G>=16	BOSS	322222	0.5.0 / 1,2,3,4
mwm_snc_250pc_apogee	Volume limited census of the solar neighborhood, extension to earlier types G<16	APOGEE	404618	0.5.0 / 1,2,3,4
mwm_snc_250pc_boss	Volume limited census of the solar neighborhood, extension to earlier types G>=16	BOSS	417431	0.5.0 / 1,2,3,4
mwm_tess_ob	Placeholder targets for manual_mwm_tess_ob	APOGEE	767	0.5.0 / 1
mwm_tess_ob	Placeholder targets for manual_mwm_tess_ob	APOGEE	767	0.5.11 / 2,3,4
mwm_tess_planet	TESS TOI and 2 minute cadence follow-up	APOGEE	223764	0.5.0 / 1,2,3,4
mwm_tessrgb_core	TESS observed red giant asteroseismology follow-up	APOGEE	1004714	0.5.0 / 1,2,3,4
mwm_wd_core	White dwarfs selected from Gaia + SDSS-V (Gentile Fusillo et al. 2019)	BOSS	192534	0.5.0 / 1,2,3,4
mwm_yso_cluster_apogee	Candidates identified through phase space clustering, targeted with APOGEE	APOGEE	45461	0.5.0 / 1
mwm_yso_cluster_apogee	Candidates identified through phase space clustering, targeted with APOGEE	APOGEE	45461	0.5.17 / 2,3,4
mwm_yso_cluster_boss	Candidates identified through phase space clustering, targeted with BOSS	BOSS	59065	0.5.0 / 1
mwm_yso_cluster_boss	Candidates identified through phase space clustering, targeted with BOSS	BOSS	59065	0.5.17 / 2,3,4
mwm_yso_cmz_apogee	Candidates located in Central Molecular Zone+inner Galactic disk, targeted with APOGEE	APOGEE	13170	0.5.0 / 1
mwm_yso_cmz_apogee	Candidates located in Central Molecular Zone+inner Galactic disk, targeted with APOGEE	APOGEE	13170	0.5.17 / 2,3,4
mwm_yso_disk_apogee	Optically bright candidates identified through infrared excess, targeted with APOGEE	APOGEE	28832	0.5.0 / 1
mwm_yso_disk_apogee	Optically bright candidates identified through infrared excess, targeted with APOGEE	APOGEE	28832	0.5.17 / 2,3,4
mwm_yso_disk_boss	Optically bright candidates identified through infrared excess, targeted with BOSS	BOSS	37478	0.5.0 / 1
mwm_yso_disk_boss	Optically bright candidates identified through infrared excess, targeted with BOSS	BOSS	37478	0.5.17 / 2,3,4
mwm_yso_embedded_apogee	Optically faint candidates identified through infrared excess, targeted with APOGEE	APOGEE	11086	0.5.0 / 1
mwm_yso_embedded_apogee	Optically faint candidates identified through infrared excess, targeted with APOGEE	APOGEE	11086	0.5.17 / 2,3,4
mwm_yso_nebula_apogee	Candidates found towards areas of high nebulosity, targeted with APOGEE	APOGEE	1112	0.5.0 / 1
mwm_yso_nebula_apogee	Candidates found towards areas of high nebulosity, targeted with APOGEE	APOGEE	1112	0.5.17 / 2,3,4
mwm_yso_ob_apogee	Selection of the hottest and youngest OB stars, targeted with APOGEE	APOGEE	8670	0.5.0 / 1,2,3,4
mwm_yso_ob_boss	Selection of the hottest and youngest OB stars, targeted with BOSS	BOSS	8670	0.5.0 / 1,2,3,4
mwm_yso_pms_apogee	Low mass candidates located above main sequence on HR diagram, targeted with APOGEE	APOGEE	76361	0.5.1 / 1,2,3,4
mwm_yso_pms_boss	Low mass candidates located above main sequence on HR diagram, targeted with BOSS	BOSS	73214	0.5.1 / 1,2,3,4
mwm_yso_variable_apogee	Low mass candidates identified through Gaia variability, targeted with APOGEE	APOGEE	52691	0.5.0 / 1
mwm_yso_variable_apogee	Low mass candidates identified through Gaia variability, targeted with APOGEE	APOGEE	52691	0.5.17 / 2,3,4
mwm_yso_variable_boss	Low mass candidates identified through Gaia variability, targeted with BOSS	BOSS	47758	0.5.0 / 1
mwm_yso_variable_boss	Low mass candidates identified through Gaia variability, targeted with BOSS	BOSS	47758	0.5.17 / 2,3,4

¹Available targets is the number of targets that satisfy the carton selection function in the targeting database. The number of targets ultimately observed for each carton will be smaller than this value.
²Plan / Gen(s) is the targeting plan and targeting generations that plan appeared in associated with this carton. Cartons with multiple plans, have multiple rows in this table. The generations have been simplified as follows: v0.5.epsilon-7-core-0 =1, v0.5.2 = 2, v0.5.3 = 3, and v0.5.5 = 4.

Targeting Generations v1.0.2, v1.0.3, v1.0.4, v1.0.5, and v1.0.5-boss-only

These targeting generations are based on the ‘v1’ carton cross-match (i.e. the first using Gaia DR3). Many working groups used this opportunity to refine their selection criteria to take advantage of Gaia DR3 and to incorporate information based on observations up to that point. As with the v0.5 cartons above, any given target selection plan is associate with one or more targeting generations. In the carton table below, the Plan / Gen(s) column gives the targeting plan and targeting generations that plan appeared in associated with this carton. Cartons with multiple plans have multiple rows in this table. To save space in the carton table, the targeting generations will be referred to using a simple short hand:

Targeting Generation	Short hand for Plan/Gen(s) column
v1.0.2	5
v1.0.3	6
v1.0.4	7
v1.0.5	8
v1.0.5-boss-only	9

Carton	Simplified Target Selection	Instrument	Available Targets³	Plan / Gen(s)⁴
manual_mwm_boss_only_cluster_jan_2025_high_priority	Targets selected from globular and open clusters (according to Hunt & Reffert 2024) high priority	BOSS	5444	1.2.17 / 9
manual_mwm_boss_only_cluster_jan_2025_low_priority	Targets selected from globular and open clusters (according to Hunt & Reffert 2024) low priority	BOSS	12537	1.2.17 / 9
manual_mwm_crosscalib_apogee	Validation — Cross-calibration sample of stars from WEAVE, 4MOST, DESI, etc with APOGEE	APOGEE	5552	1.0.35 / 5,6,7,8
manual_mwm_crosscalib_yso_apogee	Science cross-validation targets SDSS YSO program and 4MOST Young Stars Program, to be observed with APOGEE	APOGEE	3198	1.0.35 / 5,6,7,8
manual_mwm_crosscalib_yso_boss	Science cross-validation targets SDSS YSO program and 4MOST Young Stars Program, to be observed with BOSS	BOSS	3198	1.0.35 / 5,6,7,8,9
manual_mwm_dust_gaia_madgics_dib_dr3	All DIBs found in Gaia DR3 RVS spectra found by MADGICS reduction of public data	APOGEE	7789	1.0.46 / 7,8
manual_mwm_dust_ullyses	All ULLYSES targets with Gaia DR3 ids	APOGEE	364	1.0.46 / 7,8
manual_mwm_halo_distant_bhb_boss	Galactic Halo Targets (Distant BHB from GALEX+Gaia), dark time cadence two epochs	BOSS	49900	1.0.35 / 5,6,7,8,9
manual_mwm_halo_distant_bhb_boss_single	Galactic Halo Targets (Distant BHB from GALEX+Gaia), bright time cadence one epoch	BOSS	49900	1.0.35 / 5,6,7,8,9
manual_mwm_halo_distant_bhb_boss_triple	Galactic Halo Targets (Distant BHB from GALEX+Gaia), dark time cadence three epochs	BOSS	49900	1.2.13 / 8,9
manual_mwm_halo_distant_kgiant_far_boss	Galactic Halo Targets (Distant K Giants from Gaia+WISE, >8 kpc), dark time cadence two epochs	BOSS	46912	1.0.35 / 5,6,7,8,9
manual_mwm_halo_distant_kgiant_far_boss_single	Galactic Halo Targets (Distant K Giants from Gaia+WISE, >8 kpc), bright time cadence one epoch	BOSS	46912	1.0.35 / 5,6,7,8,9
manual_mwm_halo_distant_kgiant_far_boss_triple	Galactic Halo Targets (Distant K Giants from Gaia+WISE, >8 kpc), dark time cadence three epochs	BOSS	46912	1.2.13 / 8,9
manual_mwm_halo_distant_kgiant_near_boss	Galactic Halo Targets (Distant K Giants from Gaia+WISE, <8 kpc), dark time cadence two epochs	BOSS	305846	1.0.35 / 5,6,7,8,9
manual_mwm_halo_distant_kgiant_near_boss_single	Galactic Halo Targets (Distant K Giants from Gaia+WISE, <8 kpc), bright time cadence one epoch	BOSS	305846	1.0.35 / 5,6,7,8,9
manual_mwm_halo_distant_kgiant_near_boss_triple	Galactic Halo Targets (Distant K Giants from Gaia+WISE, <8 kpc), dark time cadence three epochs	BOSS	305846	1.2.13 / 8,9
manual_mwm_halo_mp_wise_apogee	Galactic Halo Targets (Metal-Poor Giants from Gaia+WISE) observed with APOGEE, dark time cadence two epoch	APOGEE	8516	1.0.35 / 5,6,7,8
manual_mwm_halo_mp_wise_apogee_single	Galactic Halo Targets (Metal-Poor Giants from Gaia+WISE) observed with APOGEE, bright time cadence one epoch	APOGEE	8516	1.0.35 / 5,6,7,8
manual_mwm_halo_mp_wise_apogee_triple	Galactic Halo Targets (Metal-Poor Giants from Gaia+WISE) observed with APOGEE, dark time cadence three epoch	APOGEE	8516	1.2.13 / 8
manual_mwm_halo_mp_wise_boss	Galactic Halo Targets (Metal-Poor Giants from Gaia+WISE) observed with BOSS, dark time cadence two epoch	BOSS	25277	1.0.35 / 5,6,7,8,9
manual_mwm_halo_mp_wise_boss_single	Galactic Halo Targets (Metal-Poor Giants from Gaia+WISE) observed with BOSS, bright time cadence one epoch	BOSS	25277	1.0.35 / 5,6,7,8,9
manual_mwm_halo_mp_wise_boss_triple	Galactic Halo Targets (Metal-Poor Giants from Gaia+WISE) observed with BOSS, dark time cadence three epoch	BOSS	25277	1.2.13 / 8,9
manual_mwm_halo_vmp_wise_apogee	Galactic Halo Targets (Very metal-Poor Giants from Gaia+WISE) observed with APOGEE, dark time cadence two epoch	APOGEE	5133	1.0.35 / 5,6,7,8
manual_mwm_halo_vmp_wise_apogee_single	Galactic Halo Targets (Very metal-Poor Giants from Gaia+WISE) observed with APOGEE bright time candence one epoch	APOGEE	5133	1.0.35 / 5,6,7,8
manual_mwm_halo_vmp_wise_apogee_triple	Galactic Halo Targets (Very metal-Poor Giants from Gaia+WISE) observed with APOGEE, dark time cadence three epoch	APOGEE	5133	1.2.13 / 8
manual_mwm_halo_vmp_wise_boss	Galactic Halo Targets (Very metal-Poor Giants from Gaia+WISE) observed with BOSS, dark time cadence two epoch	BOSS	11748	1.0.35 / 5,6,7,8,9
manual_mwm_halo_vmp_wise_boss_single	Galactic Halo Targets (Very metal-Poor Giants from Gaia+WISE) observed with BOSS, bright time candece one epoch	BOSS	11748	1.0.35 / 5,6,7,8,9
manual_mwm_halo_vmp_wise_boss_triple	Galactic Halo Targets (Very metal-Poor Giants from Gaia+WISE) observed with BOSS, dark time cadence three epoch	BOSS	11748	1.2.13 / 8,9
manual_mwm_magcloud_massive_apogee	Magellanic Clouds massive stars (APOGEE)	APOGEE	1000	1.0.10 / 5,6,7,8
manual_mwm_magcloud_massive_boss	Magellanic Clouds massive stars (BOSS)	BOSS	1000	1.0.10 / 5,6,7,8,9
manual_mwm_magcloud_symbiotic_apogee	Magellanic Clouds symbiotic stars (APOGEE)	APOGEE	24	1.0.10 / 5,6,7,8
manual_mwm_nsbh_apogee	Compact NS/BH binaries APOGEE	APOGEE	80	1.0.46 / 5,6,7,8
manual_mwm_nsbh_boss	Compact NS/BH binaries BOSS	BOSS	272	1.0.46 / 5,6,7,8,9
manual_mwm_planet_ca_legacy_apogee	CA Legacy sample of Doppler-surveyed stars	APOGEE	719	1.0.46 / 5,6,7,8
manual_mwm_planet_gaia_astrometry_apogee	Subsample of Gaia EDR3 100-pc sample that Gaia DR5 will have sufficient astrometric precision to detect a planet-mass object	APOGEE	35383	1.0.46 / 5,6,7,8
manual_mwm_planet_gpi_apogee	GPIES sample	APOGEE	624	1.0.46 / 5,6,7,8
manual_mwm_planet_harps_apogee	HARPS sample of Doppler-surveyed stars	APOGEE	684	1.0.46 / 5,6,7,8
manual_mwm_planet_known_apogee	Known exoplanets as of 2 January 2023	APOGEE	1807	1.0.46 / 5,6,7
manual_mwm_planet_known_apogee	Known exoplanets as of May 23, 2024	APOGEE	3807	1.2.0 / 8
manual_mwm_planet_sophie_apogee	SOPHIE sample of Doppler-surveyed stars	APOGEE	425	1.0.46 / 5,6,7,8
manual_mwm_planet_sphere_apogee	Stars observed by SPHERE	APOGEE	781	1.0.46 / 5,6,7,8
manual_mwm_planet_tess_eb_apogee	TESS eclipsing binary catalog	APOGEE	4559	1.0.46 / 5,6,7,8
manual_mwm_planet_tess_pc_apogee	TESS TOIs as of 2 January 2023	APOGEE	4532	1.0.46 / 5,6,7
manual_mwm_planet_tess_pc_apogee	TESS TOIs as of May 23, 2024	APOGEE	9784	1.2.0 / 8
manual_mwm_planet_transiting_bd_apogee	Known brown dwarfs transiting solar-type stars	APOGEE	56	1.0.46 / 5,6,7,8
manual_mwm_tess_ob_apogee	OB(AF)-type pulsating stars in eclipsing binaries (TESS Continuous Viewing Zones)	APOGEE	329	1.0.35 / 5,6,7,8
manual_mwm_validation_cool_apogee	Validation — FGKM stars with known fundamental parameters, apogee	APOGEE	19733	1.0.35 / 5,6,7,8
manual_mwm_validation_cool_boss	Validation — FGKM stars with known fundamental parameters, boss	BOSS	130528	1.0.35 / 5,6,7,8,9
manual_mwm_validation_hot_apogee	Science validation targets for observations with APOGEE	APOGEE	1091	1.0.35 / 5,6,7,8
manual_mwm_validation_hot_boss	Science validation targets for observations with BOSS	BOSS	3535	1.0.35 / 5,6,7,8,9
manual_mwm_validation_rv_apogee	Validation — Stars observed by extreme-precision RV instruments	APOGEE	204	1.0.46 / 5,6,7,8
mwm_astar_core_boss	MWM – A stars in the Milky Way and Magellanic clouds with BOSS	BOSS	373041	1.0.43 / 5,6,7,8,9
mwm_astar_core_boss_single	MWM – A stars in the Milky Way and Magellanic clouds with BOSS, single exposure	BOSS	373041	1.0.43 / 5,6,7,8,9
mwm_bin_gaia_astb_apogee	Astrometry binaries from Gaia APOGEE	APOGEE	125476	1.0.19 / 5,6,7
mwm_bin_gaia_astb_apogee	Astrometry binaries from Gaia APOGEE	APOGEE	125476	1.0.52 / 8
mwm_bin_gaia_astb_boss	Astrometry binaries from Gaia BOSS	BOSS	174940	1.0.19 / 5,6,7
mwm_bin_gaia_astb_boss	Astrometry binaries from Gaia BOSS	BOSS	174940	1.0.52 / 8,9
mwm_bin_gaia_sb_apogee	SB1 binaries from Gaia APOGEE	APOGEE	51810	1.0.19 / 5,6,7,8
mwm_bin_gaia_sb_boss	SB1 binaries from Gaia BOSS	BOSS	111852	1.0.19 / 5,6,7,8,9
mwm_bin_rv_long_apogee	RV monitoring of stars with previous APOGEE observations	APOGEE	23974	1.0.39 / 5,6,7,8
mwm_bin_rv_short_mdwarf_apogee_08epoch	RV monitoring of M-dwarf stars with no previous APOGEE observations, 8 epoch cadence	APOGEE	156565	1.0.39 / 5,6,7,8
mwm_bin_rv_short_mdwarf_apogee_12epoch	RV monitoring of M-dwarf stars with no previous APOGEE observations, 12 epoch cadence	APOGEE	156565	1.0.39 / 5,6,7,8
mwm_bin_rv_short_mdwarf_apogee_18epoch	RV monitoring of M-dwarf stars with no previous APOGEE observations, 18 epoch cadence	APOGEE	156565	1.0.39 / 5,6,7,8
mwm_bin_rv_short_rgb_apogee	RV monitoring of red giants with no previous APOGEE observations of red giants, 18 epoch cadence	APOGEE	2927092	1.0.39 / 5
mwm_bin_rv_short_rgb_apogee	RV monitoring of red giants with no previous APOGEE observations of red giants, 18 epoch cadence	APOGEE	2927092	1.0.51 / 6,7,8
mwm_bin_rv_short_subgiant_apogee	RV monitoring of subgiants with no previous APOGEE observations of subgiant stars, 18 epoch cadence	APOGEE	590033	1.0.39 / 5,6,7,8
mwm_bin_rv_short_subgiant_apogee_12epoch	RV monitoring of subgiants with no previous APOGEE observations of subgiant stars, 12 epoch cadence	APOGEE	590033	1.2.12 / 8
mwm_bin_vis_apogee	Gaia wide binaries for APOGEE	APOGEE	287891	1.0.44 / 5,6,7,8
mwm_bin_vis_boss	Gaia wide binaries for BOSS	BOSS	2602244	1.0.44 / 5,6,7,8,9
mwm_cb_cvcandidates_apogee	Compact binaries from literature G<16	APOGEE	122	1.0.47 / 5,6,7,8
mwm_cb_cvcandidates_boss	Compact binaries from literature G>=16	BOSS	10334	1.0.47 / 5,6,7,8,9
mwm_cb_galex_mag_boss	Compact binaries from Gaia+GALEX FUV, magnitude limited	BOSS	234815	1.0.42 / 5,6,7,8,9
mwm_cb_galex_vol_boss	Compact binaries from Gaia+GALEX NUV, volume limited	BOSS	402894	1.0.42 / 5,6,7,8,9
mwm_cb_swiftuvot_boss	Compact binaries from Gaia+Swift UVOT	BOSS	5600	1.0.42 / 5,6,7,8,9
mwm_cb_xmmom_boss	Compact binaries from Gaia+XMM-Newton OM	BOSS	3112	1.0.42 / 5,6,7,8,9
mwm_dust_core_dist_apogee	Dust program — Sample of bright, nearby, mid-plane giants complimentary with galactic_core_dist	APOGEE	26262	1.0.45 / 5,6,7,8
mwm_erosita_compact_boss	eROSITA/Gaia fainter compact binary candidates	BOSS	11113	1.0.40 / 5,6,7,8,9
mwm_erosita_compact_boss_d3	eROSITA/Gaia fainter compact binary candidates, 3 epoch cadence	BOSS	11113	1.2.4 / 8,9
mwm_erosita_compact_boss_shallow	eROSITA/Gaia compact binary candidates	BOSS	22226	1.0.40 / 5,6,7
mwm_erosita_compact_boss_shallow	eROSITA/Gaia compact binary candidates	BOSS	22226	1.2.4 / 8,9
mwm_erosita_stars_boss	eROSITA/Gaia coronal emitters, bright cadence	BOSS	222406	1.0.40 / 5,6,7,8,9
mwm_galactic_core_dist_apogee	Galactic Genesis — Luminous Giants across the sky based on parallax, magnitude, and G-H color cuts (depreciated)	APOGEE	6002106	1.0.44 / 5,6,7
mwm_galactic_core_dist_apogee_extra	Galactic Genesis — Luminous Giants across the sky based on parallax, magnitude, and G-H color cuts	APOGEE	2000702	1.2.14 / 8
mwm_galactic_core_dist_apogee_sparse	Galactic Genesis — Luminous Giants across the sky based on parallax, magnitude, and G-H color cuts	APOGEE	4001404	1.2.14 / 8
mwm_halo_distant_rrl_boss	Galactic Halo Targets (Distant RRL from Gaia), dark time cadence two epochs	BOSS	129733	1.0.39 / 5,6,7,8,9
mwm_halo_distant_rrl_boss_single	Galactic Halo Targets (Distant RRL from Gaia), bright time cadence one epoch	BOSS	129733	1.0.39 / 5,6,7,8,9
mwm_halo_distant_rrl_boss_triple	Galactic Halo Targets (Distant RRL from Gaia), dark time cadence three epochs	BOSS	129733	1.2.6 / 8,9
mwm_halo_local_high_apogee	Galactic Halo Targets (Local Halo Stars from Gaia with high tangential velocity), dark time cadence two epochs, apogee	APOGEE	30082	1.0.39 / 5,6,7,8
mwm_halo_local_high_apogee_single	Galactic Halo Targets (Local Halo Stars from Gaia with high tangential velocity), bright time cadence one epoch, apogee	APOGEE	30082	1.0.39 / 5,6,7,8
mwm_halo_local_high_apogee_triple	Galactic Halo Targets (Local Halo Stars from Gaia with high tangential velocity), dark time cadence three epochs, apogee	APOGEE	30082	1.2.7 / 8
mwm_halo_local_high_boss	Galactic Halo Targets (Local Halo Stars from Gaia with high tangential velocity), dark time cadence two epochs, boss	BOSS	954847	1.0.39 / 5,6,7,8,9
mwm_halo_local_high_boss_single	Galactic Halo Targets (Local Halo Stars from Gaia with high tangential velocity), brigth time cadence one epoch, boss	BOSS	954847	1.0.39 / 5,6,7,8,9
mwm_halo_local_high_boss_triple	Galactic Halo Targets (Local Halo Stars from Gaia with high tangential velocity), dark time cadence three epochs, boss	BOSS	954847	1.2.7 / 8,9
mwm_halo_local_low_apogee	Galactic Halo Targets (Local Halo Stars from Gaia with low tangential velocity), dark time cadence two epochs, apogee	APOGEE	19	1.0.39 / 5,6,7,8
mwm_halo_local_low_apogee_single	Galactic Halo Targets (Local Halo Stars from Gaia with low tangential velocity), bright time cadence one epoch, apogee	APOGEE	19	1.0.39 / 5,6,7,8
mwm_halo_local_low_apogee_triple	Galactic Halo Targets (Local Halo Stars from Gaia with low tangential velocity), dark time cadence three epochs, apogee	APOGEE	19	1.2.7 / 8
mwm_halo_local_low_boss	Galactic Halo Targets (Local Halo Stars from Gaia with low tangential velocity), dark time cadence two epochs, boss	BOSS	710338	1.0.39 / 5,6,7,8,9
mwm_halo_local_low_boss_single	Galactic Halo Targets (Local Halo Stars from Gaia with low tangential velocity), bright time cadence one epoch, boss	BOSS	710338	1.0.39 / 5,6,7,8,9
mwm_halo_local_low_boss_triple	Galactic Halo Targets (Local Halo Stars from Gaia with low tangential velocity), dark time cadence three epochs, boss	BOSS	710338	1.2.7 / 8,9
mwm_halo_mp_xp_apogee	Galactic Halo Targets (Metal-Poor Giants from Gaia XP Spectra), dark time cadence two epochs, apogee	APOGEE	15425	1.0.39 / 5,6,7,8
mwm_halo_mp_xp_apogee_single	Galactic Halo Targets (Metal-Poor Giants from Gaia XP Spectra), bright time cadence one epoch, apogee	APOGEE	15425	1.0.39 / 5,6,7,8
mwm_halo_mp_xp_apogee_triple	Galactic Halo Targets (Metal-Poor Giants from Gaia XP Spectra), dark time cadence three epochs, apogee	APOGEE	15425	1.2.6 / 8
mwm_halo_mp_xp_boss	Galactic Halo Targets (Metal-Poor Giants from Gaia XP Spectra), dark time cadence two epochs, boss	BOSS	128476	1.0.39 / 5,6,7,8,9
mwm_halo_mp_xp_boss_single	Galactic Halo Targets (Metal-Poor Giants from Gaia XP Spectra), bright time cadence one epoch, boss	BOSS	128476	1.0.41 / 5,6,7,8,9
mwm_halo_mp_xp_boss_triple	Galactic Halo Targets (Metal-Poor Giants from Gaia XP Spectra), dark time cadence three epochs, boss	BOSS	128476	1.2.6 / 8,9
mwm_halo_nmp_xp_apogee	Galactic Halo Targets (Non Metal-Poor Giants from Gaia XP Spectra), dark time cadence two epochs, apogee	APOGEE	39255	1.0.39 / 5,6,7,8
mwm_halo_nmp_xp_apogee_single	Galactic Halo Targets (Non Metal-Poor Giants from Gaia XP Spectra), bright time cadence one epoch apogee	APOGEE	39255	1.0.39 / 5,6,7,8
mwm_halo_nmp_xp_apogee_triple	Galactic Halo Targets (Non Metal-Poor Giants from Gaia XP Spectra), dark time cadence three epochs, apogee	APOGEE	39255	1.2.6 / 8
mwm_halo_nmp_xp_boss	Galactic Halo Targets (Non Metal-Poor Giants from Gaia XP Spectra), dark time cadence two epochs, boss	BOSS	450725	1.0.39 / 5,6,7,8,9
mwm_halo_nmp_xp_boss_single	Galactic Halo Targets (Non Metal-Poor Giants from Gaia XP Spectra), bright time cadence one epoch, boss	BOSS	450725	1.0.39 / 5,6,7,8,9
mwm_halo_nmp_xp_boss_triple	Galactic Halo Targets (Non Metal-Poor Giants from Gaia XP Spectra), dark time cadence three epochs, boss	BOSS	450725	1.2.6 / 8,9
mwm_halo_vmp_xp_apogee	Galactic Halo Targets (Very Metal-Poor Giants from Gaia XP Spectra), dark time cadence two epochs, apogee	APOGEE	5287	1.0.39 / 5,6,7,8
mwm_halo_vmp_xp_apogee_single	Galactic Halo Targets (Very Metal-Poor Giants from Gaia XP Spectra), bright time cadence one epoch apogee	APOGEE	5287	1.0.39 / 5,6,7,8
mwm_halo_vmp_xp_apogee_triple	Galactic Halo Targets (Very Metal-Poor Giants from Gaia XP Spectra), dark time cadence three epochs, apogee	APOGEE	5287	1.2.6 / 8
mwm_halo_vmp_xp_boss	Galactic Halo Targets (Very Metal-Poor Giants from Gaia XP Spectra), dark time cadence two epochs, boss	BOSS	32122	1.0.39 / 5,6,7,8,9
mwm_halo_vmp_xp_boss_single	Galactic Halo Targets (Very Metal-Poor Giants from Gaia XP Spectra), bright time cadence one epoch, boss	BOSS	32122	1.0.39 / 5,6,7,8,9
mwm_halo_vmp_xp_boss_triple	Galactic Halo Targets (Very Metal-Poor Giants from Gaia XP Spectra), dark time cadence three epochs, boss	BOSS	32122	1.2.6 / 8,9
mwm_legacy_ir2opt_boss	Follow-up of APOGEE-1/2 targets with BOSS — Filler Carton	BOSS	626085	1.0.47 / 5,6,7,8,9
mwm_magcloud_agb_apogee	Magellanic Clouds AGB stars (APOGEE)	APOGEE	28156	1.0.50 / 5,6,7,8
mwm_magcloud_rgb_boss	Magellanic Clouds RGB stars (BOSS)	BOSS	652149	1.0.50 / 5,6,7,8,9
mwm_monitor_m15_apogee_long	Validation — Long Term Instrument Monitoring targets M15	APOGEE	95	1.0.42 / 5,6,7,8
mwm_monitor_m15_apogee_short	Validation — Long Term Instrument Monitoring targets M15	APOGEE	184	1.0.42 / 5,6,7,8
mwm_monitor_m67_apogee_long	Validation — Long Term Instrument Monitoring targets M67	APOGEE	142	1.0.42 / 5,6,7,8
mwm_monitor_m67_apogee_short	Validation — Long Term Instrument Monitoring targets M67	APOGEE	210	1.0.42 / 5,6,7,8
mwm_monitor_n188_apogee_long	Validation — Long Term Instrument Monitoring targets NGC 188	APOGEE	264	1.0.42 / 5,6,7,8
mwm_monitor_n188_apogee_short	Validation — Long Term Instrument Monitoring targets NGC 188	APOGEE	123	1.0.42 / 5,6,7,8
mwm_ob_cepheids_boss	Cepheids from Inno+21 with BOSS	BOSS	2357	1.0.39 / 5,6,7,8,9
mwm_ob_core_boss	OB stars in the Milky Way and Magellanic clouds with BOSS	BOSS	139918	1.0.39 / 5,6,7,8,9
mwm_ob_core_boss_single	OB stars in the Milky Way and Magellanic clouds with BOSS, single epoch cadence	BOSS	139918	1.0.39 / 5,6,7,8,9
mwm_snc_100pc_apogee	Volume limited census of the solar neighbourhood G<16	APOGEE	234137	1.0.17 / 5,6,7,8
mwm_snc_100pc_boss	Volume limited census of the solar neighbourhood G>=16	BOSS	859938	1.0.28 / 5,6,7
mwm_snc_100pc_boss	Volume limited census of the solar neighbourhood G>=16	BOSS	859938	1.2.5 / 8,9
mwm_snc_100pc_boss_single	Volume limited census of the solar neighbourhood G>=16, single epoch cadence	BOSS	264085	1.2.14 / 8,9
mwm_snc_100pc_bright_boss_single	Volume limited census of the solar neighbourhood G>=16, single epoch cadence	BOSS	264085	1.2.15 / 8,9
mwm_snc_100pc_low_lum_boss_single	Volume limited census of the solar neighbourhood G>=16, single epoch cadence	BOSS	6492	1.2.14 / 8,9
mwm_snc_ext_filler_apogee	Extended sample of the solar neighborhood for FGK stellar types, G < 16, filler	APOGEE	1520090	1.0.41 / 5,6,7,8
mwm_snc_ext_filler_boss	Extended sample of the solar neighborhood for FGK stellar types, G >=16, filler	BOSS	5689667	1.0.41 / 5,6,7,8,9
mwm_snc_ext_main_apogee	Extended sample of the solar neighborhood for FGK stellar types, G < 16	APOGEE	100903	1.0.41 / 5,6,7,8
mwm_snc_ext_main_boss	Extended sample of the solar neighborhood for FGK stellar types, G >=16	BOSS	299190	1.0.41 / 5,6,7,8,9
mwm_tess_2min_apogee	TESS TOI and 2 minute Cadence Follow-up	APOGEE	335231	1.0.49 / 5,6,7,8
mwm_tess_rgb_apogee	TESS Observed Red Giant Astroseismology Follow-up	APOGEE	6921315	1.0.49 / 5,6,7,8
mwm_wd_gaia_boss	WDs from Gaia DR3 alone, HWR algorithm	BOSS	411286	1.0.42 / 5,6,7
mwm_wd_gaia_boss	WDs from Gaia DR3 alone, HWR algorithm	BOSS	411286	1.2.9 / 8,9
mwm_wd_gaia_boss_1x2	WDs from Gaia DR3 alone, HWR algorithm	BOSS	205643	1.2.9 / 8,9
mwm_wd_gaia_boss_1x3	WDs from Gaia DR3 alone, HWR algorithm	BOSS	205643	1.2.9 / 8,9
mwm_wd_gaia_boss_2x1	WDs from Gaia DR3 alone, HWR algorithm	BOSS	205643	1.2.9 / 8,9
mwm_wd_pwd_boss	WDs from Gaia DR3 + prob Gentile Fusilo paper	BOSS	450656	1.0.42 / 5,6,7
mwm_wd_pwd_boss	WDs from Gaia DR3 + prob Gentile Fusilo paper	BOSS	450656	1.2.9 / 8,9
mwm_wd_pwd_boss_1x2	WDs from Gaia DR3 + prob Gentile Fusilo paper	BOSS	225328	1.2.9 / 8,9
mwm_wd_pwd_boss_1x3	WDs from Gaia DR3 + prob Gentile Fusilo paper	BOSS	225328	1.2.9 / 8,9
mwm_wd_pwd_boss_2x1	WDs from Gaia DR3 + prob Gentile Fusilo paper	BOSS	225328	1.2.9 / 8,9
mwm_yso_cluster_apogee	Candidates identified through phase space clustering, targeted with APOGEE, 3×1 cadence	APOGEE	136383	1.0.6 / 5,6,7,8
mwm_yso_cluster_apogee_single	Candidates identified through phase space clustering, targeted with APOGEE, 1×1 cadence	APOGEE	45461	1.0.33 / 5,6,7,8
mwm_yso_cluster_boss	Candidates identified through phase space clustering, targeted with BOSS, 3×1 cadence	BOSS	59065	1.0.6 / 5,6,7,8,9
mwm_yso_cluster_boss_single	Candidates identified through phase space clustering, targeted with BOSS, 1×1 cadence	BOSS	59065	1.0.33 / 5,6,7,8,9
mwm_yso_cmz_apogee	Candidates located in Central Molecular Zone+inner Galactic disk, targeted with APOGEE, 3×1 cadence	APOGEE	39158	1.0.6 / 5,6,7,8
mwm_yso_cmz_apogee_single	Candidates located in Central Molecular Zone+inner Galactic disk, targeted with APOGEE, 1×1 cadence	APOGEE	12818	1.0.33 / 5,6,7,8
mwm_yso_disk_apogee	Optically bright candidates identified through infrared excess, targeted with APOGEE, 3×1 cadence	APOGEE	89104	1.0.6 / 5,6,7,8
mwm_yso_disk_apogee_single	Optically bright candidates identified through infrared excess, targeted with APOGEE, 1×1 cadence	APOGEE	31440	1.0.33 / 5,6,7,8
mwm_yso_disk_boss	Optically bright candidates identified through infrared excess, targeted with BOSS, 3×1 cadence	BOSS	114370	1.0.6 / 5,6,7,8,9
mwm_yso_disk_boss_single	Optically bright candidates identified through infrared excess, targeted with BOSS, 1×1 cadence	BOSS	39414	1.0.33 / 5,6,7,8,9
mwm_yso_embedded_apogee	Optically faint candidates identified through infrared excess, targeted with APOGEE, 3×1 cadence	APOGEE	27626	1.0.6 / 5,6,7,8
mwm_yso_embedded_apogee_single	Optically faint candidates identified through infrared excess, targeted with APOGEE, 1×1 cadence	APOGEE	5454	1.0.33 / 5,6,7,8
mwm_yso_nebula_apogee	Candidates found towards areas of high nebulosity, targeted with APOGEE, 3×1 cadence	APOGEE	3337	1.0.8 / 5,6,7,8
mwm_yso_nebula_apogee_single	Candidates found towards areas of high nebulosity, targeted with APOGEE, 1×1 cadence	APOGEE	1113	1.0.33 / 5,6,7,8
mwm_yso_ob_apogee	Candidate OB stars, targeted with APOGEE (depreciated)	APOGEE	8670	None
mwm_yso_ob_boss	Candidate OB stars, targeted with BOSS (depreciated)	BOSS	8670	None
mwm_yso_pms_apogee_sagitta_edr3	Low mass candidates located above main sequence on HR diagram, targeted with APOGEE, cataloged by McBride+21 from Gaia EDR3	APOGEE	63532	1.0.20 / 5,6,7,8
mwm_yso_pms_apogee_sagitta_edr3_single	Low mass candidates located above main sequence on HR diagram, targeted with APOGEE, cataloged by McBride+21 from Gaia EDR3, 1×1 cadence	APOGEE	63532	1.0.33 / 5,6,7,8
mwm_yso_pms_apogee_zari18pms	Low mass candidates located above main sequence on HR diagram, targeted with APOGEE, cataloged by Zari+21 from Gaia DR2	APOGEE	32534	1.0.6 / 5,6,7,8
mwm_yso_pms_apogee_zari18pms_single	Low mass candidates located above main sequence on HR diagram, targeted with APOGEE, cataloged by Zari+21 from Gaia DR2, 1×1 cadence	APOGEE	32534	1.0.33 / 5,6,7,8
mwm_yso_pms_boss_sagitta_edr3	Low mass candidates located above main sequence on HR diagram, targeted with BOSS, cataloged by McBride+21 from Gaia EDR3	BOSS	56938	1.0.6 / 5,6,7,8,9
mwm_yso_pms_boss_sagitta_edr3_single	Low mass candidates located above main sequence on HR diagram, targeted with BOSS, cataloged by McBride+21 from Gaia EDR3, 1×1 cadence	BOSS	56938	1.0.33 / 5,6,7,8,9
mwm_yso_pms_boss_zari18pms	Low mass candidates located above main sequence on HR diagram, targeted with APOGEE, cataloged by Zari+21 from Gaia DR2	BOSS	32442	1.0.6 / 5,6,7,8,9
mwm_yso_pms_boss_zari18pms_single	Low mass candidates located above main sequence on HR diagram, targeted with APOGEE, cataloged by Zari+21 from Gaia DR2, 1×1 cadence	BOSS	32442	1.0.33 / 5,6,7,8,9
mwm_yso_variable_apogee	Low mass candidates identified through Gaia variability, targeted with APOGEE, 3×1 cadence	APOGEE	148372	1.0.6 / 5,6,7,8
mwm_yso_variable_apogee_single	Low mass candidates identified through Gaia variability, targeted with APOGEE, 1×1 cadence	APOGEE	42990	1.0.33 / 5,6,7,8
mwm_yso_variable_boss	Low mass candidates identified through Gaia variability, targeted with BOSS, 3×1 cadence	BOSS	136640	1.0.6 / 5,6,7,8,9
mwm_yso_variable_boss_single	Low mass candidates identified through Gaia variability, targeted with BOSS, 1×1 cadence	BOSS	41124	1.0.33 / 5,6,7,8,9

³Available targets is the number of targets that satisfy the carton selection function in the targeting database. The number of targets ultimately observed for each carton will be smaller than this value.
⁴Plan / Gen(s) is the targeting plan and targeting generations that plan appeared in associated with this carton. Cartons with multiple plans, have multiple rows in this table. The generations have been simplified as follows: v1.0.2 = 5, v1.0.3 = 6, v1.0.4 = 7, v1.0.5 = 8, and v1.0.5-boss-only = 9.

Technical Cartons

There are a few cartons that are not specifically for a science program, but were rather created for technical work. They are listed here.

manual_offset_mwmhalo

These cartons were used to develop methods for fiber positional offsetting to allow the observation of brighter stars than is generally possible with APOGEE and BOSS.