add DESINAME

Author: weaverba137

doc/changes.rst

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ desidatamodel Change Log
 23.6 (unreleased)
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+* Add ``DESINAME`` description (PR #199).
 * Update definition of ``ZCAT_NSPEC`` (PR `#187`_).
 * Add note about equivalent width values in ``fuji`` and ``guadalupe`` (PR `#181`_).
 * Add note about units in FITS files (PR `#178`_).

py/desidatamodel/data/column_descriptions.csv

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ DELTA_CHI2,float32,,Difference of chi2 between redrock fit and MgII fitter over
 DELTA_X,float64,mm,CS5 X requested minus actual position
 DELTA_Y,float64,mm,CS5 Y requested minus actual position
 DESI_TARGET,int64,,DESI (dark time program) target selection bitmask
+DESINAME,char[22,,Identifier of a sky location precise to ~0.36 arcseconds that generally be used to refer to an object in a human-readable way. Note multiple objects can map to a single DESINAME if very close on the sky.
 DEVICE_LOC,int32,,Device location on focal plane [0-523]
 DEVICE_TYPE,char[3],,Device type
 EBV,float32,mag,Galactic extinction E(B-V) reddening from SFD98