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J/A+AS/110/19    Kinematical observations of pairs of galaxies   (Davoust+ 1995)
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Kinematical observations of pairs of galaxies.
     Davoust E., Considere S.
    <Astron. Astrophys. Suppl. Ser. 110, 19 (1995)>
    =1995A&AS..110...19D        (SIMBAD/NED BibCode)
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ADC_Keywords: Galaxies, spectra ; Redshifts
Keywords: galaxies: distances and redshifts - elliptical and lenticular -
          kinematics and dynamics - spiral

Description:
    We  present new radial velocities for 203  galaxies in 105 pairs and 2
    triplets. The  majority are close pairs  of early-type galaxies; there
    are  also pairs including a giant  spiral galaxy (generally M51 type),
    and  a few are wide pairs of early-type galaxies. Most velocities were
    measured from the absorption lines in the region of Mgb; emission-line
    velocities are also  given  for  22  galaxies.  The  velocity  of  one
    component only was measured  in  13  (generally  hierarchical)  pairs.
    Velocity  dispersions were measured for a  subsample of 18 close pairs
    of early-type galaxies.

File Summary:
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  FileName      Lrecl  Records   Explanations
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ReadMe             80        .   This file
table1             55       16   Description of the observing runs
table2             79      252   Spectroscopic observations of galaxy pairs
table3            120       22   Characteristics of emission-line spectra of
                                  galaxies
table4             42       29   Central velocity dispersions of galaxy pairs
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Byte-by-byte Description of file: table1
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   Bytes Format Units   Label     Explanations
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   1-  2  I2    ---     No        Number of the observing run
   6-  8  A3    ---     Obs       Observer (1)
  12- 28  A17   ---     Date      Period of observation
  30- 32  I3   0.1nm/mm Disp      Dispersion
  36- 38  F3.1  arcsec  sw        ? Slit width
  41- 42  I2    ---     nS        Number of spectra
  46- 47  I2    ---     nG        number of galaxies
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Note (1): JLN = Jean-Luc Nieto,
          PhP = Philippe Prugniel,
          ED = Emmanuel Davoust,
          SC = Suzanne Considere,
          OB = Olivier Bienayme
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Byte-by-byte Description of file: table2
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   Bytes Format Units   Label     Explanations
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   1- 12  A12   ---     Name      Galaxy name
  13- 14  I2    h       RAh       Right ascension 1950
  16- 17  I2    min     RAm       Right ascension 1950
  19- 22  F4.1  s       RAs       Right ascension 1950
      24  A1    ---     DE-       Declination sign
  25- 26  I2    deg     DEd       Declination 1950
  28- 29  I2    arcmin  DEm       Declination 1950
  31- 32  I2    arcsec  DEs       Declination 1950
      33  A1    ---   n_DEd       [*] Note on declination (1)
  35- 38  F4.1  mag     Vmag      ? V magnitude
      39  A1    ---   n_Vmag      [*] Note on V magnitude (1)
  41- 43  I3    arcsec  Sep       ? Separation
      44  A1    ---   u_Sep       Uncertainty flag on Sep
  45- 47  I3    deg     PA        ? Position angle
  49- 50  A2    ---   n_PA        Orientation of the PA data
      51  A1    ---     RV1(e)    [e] e when radial velocity of emission line
  52- 56  I5    km/s    RV1       ? Radial velocity
      57  A1    ---   n_RV1       [*] Note on radial velocity (1)
  58- 60  I3    km/s  e_RV1       ? rms uncertainty on RV1
      61  A1    ---   u_RV1       Uncertainty flag on RV1
  62- 63  A2    ---     nRV1      Orientation of the RV1 data
      64  A1    ---     RV2(e)    [e] e when radial velocity of emission line
  65- 69  I5    km/s    RV2       ? Radial velocity
      70  A1    ---   n_RV2       [*] Note on Radial velocity (1)
  71- 73  I3    km/s  e_RV2       ? rms uncertainty on RV2
      74  A1    ---   u_RV2       Uncertainty flag on RV@
  75- 79  A5    ---     No        Observing run (see table1) (2)
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Note (1): * = accurate coordinates (error smaller than 10arcsec) or
              accurate magnitude (error smaller than 0.3mag)
Note (2): The references to velocities in the literature (last column)
          are the following:
       KNF = Kollatschny et al. (1986A&A...163...31K).
       M90 = Madejsky (1990).
       PDN = Prugniel et al. (1989A&A...222....5P).
       PGC = Paturel et al. (1989), Cat. <VII/119>
       S90 = Smith et al. (1990ApJ...356..399S).
       T85 = Tonry (1985AJ.....90.2431T).
       K followed by a number is the corresponding pair in Karachentsev
          (1987), see Cat. <VII/77>
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Byte-by-byte Description of file: table3
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   Bytes Format Units   Label     Explanations
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   1- 15  A15   ---     Name      Galaxy name
  17- 99  A83   ---     EL        Identified emission lines
 103-122  A20   ---     Class     Class (1)
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Note (1): 1: HII, according to the line ratios of Kollatschny et al. (1986)
          2: the activity was determined from [OI]/Halpha and [OIII]/Hbeta.
          3: the emission is of circum-nuclear type, located about +/-4arcsec
              from the center; there is no emission in the very center of the
              galaxy.
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Byte-by-byte Description of file: table4
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   Bytes Format Units   Label     Explanations
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   2- 13  A12   ---     Name      Galaxy name
  15- 16  A2    ---   n_sigma1    Orientation for sigma1 data
  18- 20  I3    km/s    sigma1    ? Central velocity dispersion of the
                                     brighter component
  22- 23  I2    km/s  e_sigma1    ? rms uncertainty on sigma1
  25- 26  A2    ---   n_sigma2    Orientation of the fainter component
  28- 30  I3    km/s    sigma2    ? Central velocity dispersion of the
                                     fainter component
  32- 33  I2    km/s  e_sigma2    ? rms uncertainty on sigma2
  38- 41  A4    ---     Ref       run/dispersion or references (1)
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Notes (1): BN90 = Bender & Nieto (1990A&A...239...97B);
           B94  = Borne et al. (1994ApJ...435...79B);
           D87  = Davies et al, (1987ApJS...64..581D);
           F89  = Franx et al, (1989ApJ...344..613F);
           MK85 = Malumuth & Kirshner (1985ApJ...291....8M);
           S90  = Smith et al. (1990ApJ...356..399S);
           T85  = Tonry (1985AJ.....90.2431T);
           TD81 = Tonry & Davis (1981)
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Courtesy: Emmanuel Davoust <davoust@srvdec.obs-mip.fr>

History:
  * 28-May-1996: First version; an error in the conversion of table2
                 resulted in missing Sep, PA and RV data
  * 21-Jan-1997: table2 corrected.

References:
   Bender R. & Nieto J.-L., 1990, A&A 239, 97  =1990A&A...239...97B
   Borne K.D. et al., 1994, ApJ 435, 79        =1994ApJ...435...79B
   Davies R.L. et al, 1987, ApJS 64, 581       =1987ApJS...64..581D
   Franx M. et al, 1989, ApJ 344, 613          =1989ApJ...344..613F
   Karachentsev I.D., 1987, Double galaxies (nauka, Moscow)
     (see catalogue <VII/77>)
   Kollatschny W. et al., 1986, A&A 163, 31    =1986A&A...163...31K
   Madejsky R., 1990, PhD thesis, Univ. of Heidelberg
   Malumuth E.M. & Kirshner R.P., 1985, ApJ 291, 8  =1985ApJ...291....8M
   Paturel  G. et al., 1989, Catalogue of Principal Galaxies,
    Monographies de la base de donnees extragalactique No.1
    (Observatoire de Lyon et Paris-Meudon)     =Catalogue <VII/119>
   Prugniel P. et al., 1989, 1989 A&A 222, 5   =1989A&A...222....5P
   Smith E.P. et al., 1990, ApJ 356, 399       =1990ApJ...356..399S
   Tonry J.L. & Davis M. , 1981, ApJ 246, 666
   Tonry J.L., 1985, AJ 90, 2431               =1985AJ.....90.2431T
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(End)                                         Patricia Bauer  [CDS]  21-Jan-1997

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