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Photoz PHOTO The photometrically estimated redshifts for all objects in the Galaxy view.
Estimation is based on a robust fit on spectroscopically observed objects with similar colors and inclination angle.
Please see the Photometric Redshifts entry in Algorithms for more information about this table.
NOTE: This table may be empty initially because the photoz values are computed in a separate calculation after the main data release.

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name	type	text
Photoz	PHOTO	The photometrically estimated redshifts for all objects in the Galaxy view. Estimation is based on a robust fit on spectroscopically observed objects with similar colors and inclination angle. Please see the Photometric Redshifts entry in Algorithms for more information about this table. NOTE: This table may be empty initially because the photoz values are computed in a separate calculation after the main data release.