| Every SkyServer database object has a one line description in this table |
| name | type | length | unit | ucd | description |
| name | varchar | 128 | ID_IDENTIFIER | Name of the object | |
| type | varchar | 64 | ID_GROUP | Its system type | |
| access | varchar | 8 | ID_GROUP | Defines user or admin access | |
| description | varchar | 256 | METADATA_DESCRIPTION | One line description of contents | |
| text | varchar | 7200 | METADATA_DESCRIPTION | Detailed description of contents | |
| rank | int | 4 | ID_TABLE | Optional position of column in table display |