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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/795/52
- Title:
- Red giant star sample from SDSS
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/795/52
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We have obtained a sample of ~22000 red giant branch (RGB) stars based on stellar parameters, provided by the ninth data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (Cat. V/139), and the CH(G)/MgH indices, measured from the included spectra. The Galactic rest-frame velocity of V_gsr_ versus longitude for the sample shows the existence of several groups of stars from globular clusters and known streams. Excluding these substructures, a sample of ~16000 RGB stars from the general field is used to investigate the properties of the thick disk, the inner halo, and the outer halo of our Galaxy. The metallicity and rotational velocity distributions are investigated for stars at 0 kpc<|Z|<10 kpc. It is found that the canonical thick disk dominates at 0 kpc<|Z|<2 kpc and its contribution becomes negligible at |Z|>3 kpc. The MWTD is present and overlaps with the inner halo at 1 kpc<|Z|<3 kpc. The inner halo starts at 2 kpc<|Z|<3 kpc and becomes the dominated population for 4 kpc<|Z|<10 kpc. For halo stars with |Z|>5 kpc, bimodal metallicity distributions are found for 20 kpc<|Z|<25 kpc and 35 kpc<RR<45 kpc, which suggests a dual halo, the inner and the outer halo, as reported in Carollo et al. (2007Natur.450.1020C) at low|Z| values. The peak of metallicity for the inner halo is at [Fe/H]~-1.6 and appears to be at [Fe/H]~-2.3 for the outer halo. The transition point from the inner to the outer halo is located at|Z|~20 kpc and RR~35 kpc.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/137/4282
- Title:
- Red giant stars in clusters. II. M13 and M92
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/137/4282
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- High-resolution spectra of 123 red giant stars in the globular cluster M13 and 64 red giant stars in M92 were obtained with Hectochelle at the MMT telescope. Emission and line asymmetries in H{alpha} and CaIIK are identified, characterizing motions in the extended atmospheres and seeking differences attributable to metallicity in these clusters and M15. On the red giant branch, emission in H{alpha} generally appears in stars with T_eff_<~4500K and logL/L_{sun}_>~2.75. Fainter stars showing emission are asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars or perhaps binary stars. The line-bisector for H{alpha} reveals the onset of chromospheric expansion in stars more luminous than log(L/L_{sun}_)~2.5 in all clusters, and this outflow velocity increases with stellar luminosity. However, the coolest giants in the metal-rich M13 show greatly reduced outflow in H{alpha} most probably due to decreased T_eff_ and changing atmospheric structure. The CaIIK_3_ outflow velocities are larger than shown by H{alpha} at the same luminosity and signal accelerating outflows in the chromospheres. Stars clearly on the AGB show faster chromospheric outflows in H{alpha} than RGB objects. While the H{alpha} velocities on the RGB are similar for all metallicities, the AGB stars in the metal-poor M15 and M92 have higher outflow velocities than in the metal-rich M13. Comparison of these chromospheric line profiles in the paired metal-poor clusters, M15 and M92, shows remarkable similarities in the presence of emission and dynamical signatures, and does not reveal a source of the "second-parameter" effect.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/503/357
- Title:
- Redhift catalog of A1237+A1240 galaxies
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/503/357
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The mechanisms giving rise to diffuse radio emission in galaxy clusters, and in particular their connection with cluster mergers, are still debated. We aim to obtain new insights into the internal dynamics of the cluster Abell 1240, which appears to contain two roughly symmetric radio relics, separated by ~2h_70_^-1^Mpc.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/638/A27
- Title:
- Redshift database towards Shapley Supercluster
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/638/A27
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present a database and velocity catalogue towards the region of the Shapley Supercluster based on 18,129 measured velocities for 10,702 galaxies in the approximately 300 square degree area between 12:42:13.219<RA<14:16:59.210 and -38:29:35.70<Dec<-23:28:34.90. The data catalogue contains velocities from the literature found until 2015. It also includes 5,084 velocities, corresponding to 4617 galaxies, observed by us at Las Campanas and CTIO observatories and not reported individually until now. Of these, 2585 correspond to galaxies with no other previously published velocity measurement before 2015. Every galaxy in the velocity database has been identified with a galaxy extracted from the SuperCOSMOS photometric catalogues. We also provide a combined average velocity catalogue for all 10702 galaxies with measured velocities, adopting the SuperCOSMOS positions as a homogeneous base. A general magnitude cut-off at R2=18.0mag was adopted (with exceptions only for some of the new reported velocities). In general terms, we confirm the overall structure of the Shapley Supercluster, as found on earlier papers. However, the more extensive velocity data show finer structure, to be discussed in a future publication.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/132/347
- Title:
- Redshifts and photometry in Centaurus cluster
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/132/347
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We acquired spectra for a random sample of galaxies within a 0.83deg^2^ region centered on the core of the Centaurus Cluster. Radial velocities were obtained for 225 galaxies to limiting magnitudes of V<19.5. Of the galaxies for which velocities were obtained, we find 35% to be member galaxies. New redshifts are obtained for 15 Centaurus Cluster members, many of them dwarf galaxies. Radial velocities for the other members agree well with those from previous studies. Of the 78 member galaxies, magnitudes range over 11.8<V<18.5 (-21.6<M_V_<-14.9 for H0=70km/s/Mpc), with a limiting central surface brightness of {mu}0<22.5mag/arcsec^2^. While many of these galaxies are giants, about 25 galaxies with M_V_>-17.0 are considered dwarfs. We constructed the cluster galaxy luminosity function (LF) by using these spectroscopic results to calculate the expected fraction of cluster members in each magnitude bin. The faint-end slope of the LF using this method is shallower than the one obtained using a statistical method to correct for background galaxy contamination. We also use the spectroscopy results to define surface brightness criteria to establish membership for the full sample. Using these criteria, we find a LF very similar to the one constructed with the statistical background correction.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/VII/71
- Title:
- Redshifts for Zwicky's Near Clusters
- Short Name:
- VII/71
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The catalog contains a list of redshifts for Zwicky's Near Clusters. All of the 503 Zwicky Near Clusters as given in the Uppsala General Catalogue of Galaxies (UGC) are listed and radial velocity information for those that have at least one galaxy with published redshift positioned within the contours given in the Zwicky catalog is provided. Redshifts of galaxies belonging to clusters is obtained from the catalog of Radial Velocities of Galaxies. The catalog includes UGC cluster numbers, Zwicky field numbers, contour numbers, positions, heliocentric cluster radial velocities, and notes.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/548/A18
- Title:
- Redshifts in A1413 cluster center
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/548/A18
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We investigate the morphology and dynamics of the massive nearby galaxy cluster Abell 1413. Using wide field imaging and spectroscopic data obtained from observations at the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope and archival SDSS data, we build a sample of more than 250 galaxies covering a region centered on the cluster and extending to its outskirts on large scales.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/105/1637
- Title:
- Redshifts in equatorial strip
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/105/1637
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present 865 redshifts of galaxies located in the equatorial strip -17.5 deg <= Dec. <= -2.5 deg in the right ascension range 20 h <= R.A. <= 5 h. Redshifts have been obtained for the complete sample of all 833 galaxies in the Morphological Catalog of Galaxies with magnitudes brighter than m = 14.5 (corresponding approximately to m(Zwicky) = 15.0). This sample also includes three galaxies from other sources with more reliable magnitudes, satisfying this limit, and 29 fainter galaxies, usually companions of the galaxies in the magnitude limited sample. Our maps of a very large volume of nearby space demonstrate a variety of coherent large scale structures which include large voids, 20-50 h^-1^ Mpc in diameter and large walls at least 70 h^-1^ Mpc across.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/391/887
- Title:
- Redshifts in the Hydra/Antlia Extension
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/391/887
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- As part of our program to map the large-scale distribution of galaxies behind the Milky Way, we used the Parkes 210 ft (64m) radio telescope for pointed HI observations of a sample of low surface-brightness (due to heavy obscuration) spiral galaxies selected from the deep optical Zone of Avoidance (ZOA) galaxy catalog in the Hydra/Antlia region (Kraan-Korteweg, 2000, Cat. <J/A+AS/141/123>). Searching a simultaneous velocity range of either 300 to 5500km/s or 300 to 10500km/s to an rms level of typically 2-4mJy resulted in detections in 61 of the 139 pointings, leading to a total of 66 detections (an additional detection was made in a reference position, and two other pointings revealed two and four independent signals respectively). Except for 2 strong HI emitters identified in the shallow Zone of Avoidance HI survey (Henning et al., 2000AJ....119.2686H), all HI detections are new.