bsmith_ReadMe_table1.dat: 

DIRBECAT_table1.dat:  from Smith et al. (2004): 
`THE DIRBE Point Source Catalog', Astrophysical Journal Supplement.

This table contains the DIRBE photometric results for the objects
in the sample.

The format is as follows:

a17 : DIRBE name.  This is the letter `D' followed by the position
      (2000 epoch) in hhmmss.ssXddmmss.ss format, with the decimals removed 
      and X=P for positive declinations and X=M for negative
      declinations.}

1x
a16   2MASS name.  Because of the method that the Catalog was constructed,
      all DIRBE Point Source Catalog sources have either an IRAS/MSX or
      a 2MASS counterpart (with the exception of the four special sources 
      noted in the text).   A 2MASS name is not given if there was no
      2MASS counterpart to the IRAS/MSX source with J <= 4.51 and/or 
      K <= 3.81.

1x
a23   IRAS/MSX name.  Note that an IRAS/MSX name is only given if there 
      is an IRAS/MSX counterpart to the 2MASS source with F(12) >= 15 Jy 
      and/or F(25) >= 27.5 Jy.

1x 
10(  : the next section is repeated 10 times, for each DIRBE 
      band, for increasing wavelengths.}

f9.1: weighted mean flux density at the current wavelength
      if this is set to -99.9, it means that no information is available.}

1x 
f9.1: rms of the weighted mean flux density at the current wavelength.}

1x
f9.1: average errorbar for the light curve at the current wavelength.}

1x
f6.2: observed amplitude of variation in the light curve at the
      current wavelength, in magnitudes, calculated from the 
      light curve after it has been block-averaged in weekly 
      blocks using a running average.  Note that this may not be 
      the full amplitude of variation for the star, since the light curve 
      may be incomplete or not cover a full pulsation period.   This 
      parameter is set to -99.9 if the weekly-averaged light curve at
      minimum is detected at less than a 3-sigma level.}

1x
f6.2: uncertainty in the observed amplitude of variation for the 
      current wavelength.}

1x
i4)  : number of unfiltered datapoints at the current wavelength}

8(3(i1),1x)): confusion flags for the ten shortest DIRBE wavelengths, 
      defined by:}

first flag = 1: IRAS/2MASS/MSX/CIO/Egan\&Price companion greater 
        than the DIRBE noise level within a 0.5 degree radius.
        This flag was not set at 140 or 240 microns.}

second flag = 1 : Greater than 3-sigma discrepancy between
        the time-averaged DIRBE flux density and the IRAS or 2MASS 
        flux density.  This flag is not set for the Catalog of
        Infrared Observation comparison or the MSX catalog 
        comparison, because of possible large uncertainties
        in the photometry.  It was also not set at 140 or 240 microns,
        due to the lack of an all-sky survey at those wavelengths.
        This flag may be an indicator of extended
        emission around a point source rather than a discrete
        companion. Alternatively, it may indicate strong variability.}

third flag = 1 : This flag was set if the rms/$<$errorbar$>$ in the
        light curve was $\ge$3 for any 2-week person containing at least
        10 datapoints.  This is an indication that the light curve 
        may be affected by a nearby companion that was missed by the 
        filtering process.}