J/ApJS/191/254: Resource Record Summary

Resource Record Summary

Catalog Service:
GMBCG galaxy cluster catalog from SDSS DR7

Short name: J/ApJS/191/254 IVOA Identifier: ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/191/254 DOI (Digital Object Identifier): 10.26093/cds/vizier.21910254 Publisher: CDSivo://CDS[Pub. ID] More Info: http://cdsarc.unistra.fr/cgi-bin/cat/J/ApJS/191/254 VO Compliance: Level 2: This is a VO-compliant resource.	Status: active Registered: 2013 Oct 24 09:09:31Z
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Description

We present a large catalog of optically selected galaxy clusters from the application of a new Gaussian Mixture Brightest Cluster Galaxy (GMBCG) algorithm to SDSS Data Release 7 data. The algorithm detects clusters by identifying the red-sequence plus brightest cluster galaxy (BCG) feature, which is unique for galaxy clusters and does not exist among field galaxies. Red-sequence clustering in color space is detected using an Error Corrected Gaussian Mixture Model. We run GMBCG on 8240 deg^2^ of photometric data from SDSS DR7 to assemble the largest ever optical galaxy cluster catalog, consisting of over 55,000 rich clusters across the redshift range from 0.1<z<0.55. We present Monte Carlo tests of completeness and purity and perform cross-matching with X-ray clusters and with the maxBCG sample at low redshift. These tests indicate high completeness and purity across the full redshift range for clusters with 15 or more members.

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Publisher: CDSivo://CDS[Pub. ID]

Creators:

Hao J.McKay T.A.Koester B.P.Rykoff E.S.Rozo E.Annis J.Wechsler R.H.Evrard A.Siegel S.R.Becker M.Busha M.Gerdes D.Johnston D.E.Sheldon E.

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Status of This Resource

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Version: n/a
Availability: This is an active resource.

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Relevant dates for this Resource:

Updated: 2013 Nov 09 07:53:50Z
Created: 2013 Oct 24 09:09:31Z

This resource was registered on: 2013 Oct 24 09:09:31Z
This resource description was last updated on: 2021 Oct 21 00:00:00Z

What This Resource is About

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Resource Class: CatalogService: This resource is a service that provides access to catalog data. You can extract data from the catalog by issuing a query, and the matching data is returned as a table.

Resource type keywords: Catalog	Subject keywords: Galaxy clusters Galaxies Catalogs Photometry Optical astronomy Sloan photometry
Intended audience or use: Research: This resource provides information appropriate for supporting scientific research.
More Info: http://cdsarc.unistra.fr/cgi-bin/cat/J/ApJS/191/254	Literature Reference: 2010ApJS..191..254H
Related Resources: Other Related Resources TAP VizieR generic service(IsServedBy) ivo://CDS.VizieR/TAP [Res. ID] Conesearch service(IsServedBy) II/294 : The SDSS Photometric Catalog, Release 7 (Adelman-McCarthy+, 2009) ivo://CDS.VizieR/II/294 [Res. ID]

	Data Coverage Information
	This section describes the data's coverage over the sky, frequency, and time. Wavebands covered: Optical

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Available Service Interfaces

	Custom Service
	This is service that does not comply with any IVOA standard but instead provides access to special capabilities specific to this resource. VO Compliance: Level 2: This is a VO-compliant resource. Available endpoints for this service interface: Interactive web page: http://vizier.unistra.fr/viz-bin/VizieR-2?-source=J/ApJS/191/254

	Custom Service
	This is service that does not comply with any IVOA standard but instead provides access to special capabilities specific to this resource. VO Compliance: Level 2: This is a VO-compliant resource. Available endpoints for this service interface: URL-based interface: http://vizier.unistra.fr/viz-bin/votable?-source=J/ApJS/191/254

	Table Access Protocol - Auxiliary ServiceXX
	This is a standard IVOA service that takes as input an ADQL or PQL query and returns tabular data. VO Compliance: Level 2: This is a VO-compliant resource. Available endpoints for the standard interface: http://tapvizier.u-strasbg.fr/TAPVizieR/tap

Simple Cone SearchXXSearch Me

This is a standard IVOA service that takes as input a position in the sky and a radius and returns catalog records with positions within that radius.

VO Compliance: Level 2: This is a VO-compliant resource.
Description:

Cone search capability for table J/ApJS/191/254/gmbcgdr7 (Catalog of BCGs in rich clusters of galaxies from GMBCG (Gaussian Mixture Brightest Cluster Galaxy))

Available endpoints for the standard interface:

http://vizier.unistra.fr/viz-bin/conesearch/J/ApJS/191/254/gmbcgdr7?

Maximum search radius accepted: 180.0 degrees
Maximum number of matching records returned: 50000

This service supports the VERB input parameter:: Use VERB=1 to minimize the returned columns or VERB=3 to maximize.