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SECTION 7. STANDARD EXTENSIONS

Table 7.4.

Valid TDISPn format values in TABLE extensions

Field Value

Data Type

Character

Aw

Integer

Iw.m

Binary, integers only

Bw.m

Octal, integers only

Ow.m

Hexadecimal, integers only

Zw.m

Floating-point, fixed decimal notation

Fw.d

Floating-point, exponential notation

Ew.dEe

Engineering; E format with exponent multiple of 3

ENw.d

Scientific; same as EN but nonzero leading digit if not zero

ESw.d

General; appears as F if significance not lost, else E.

Gw.dEe

Floating-point, exponential notation

Dw.dEe

Note. -- w is the width in characters of displayed values, m is the minimum

number of digits displayed, d is the number of digits to right of decimal, and

e is number of digits in exponent. The .m and Ee fields are optional.

FITS Standard