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J/ApJS/116/247      CNOC cluster redshift survey catalogs. VI. (Ellingson+ 1998)
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The CNOC cluster redshift survey catalogs. VI. MS 0015.9+1609 and MS 0451.5-0305
       Ellingson E., Yee H.K.C., Abraham R.G., Morris S.L., Carlberg R.G.
      <Astrophys. J. Suppl. Ser. 116, 247 (1998)>
      =1998ApJS..116..247E      (SIMBAD/NED BibCode)
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ADC_Keywords: Galaxy catalogs ; Clusters, galaxy ; Redshifts
Keywords: galaxies: clusters: individual (MS 0015.9+1609, MS 0451.5-0305) -
          galaxies: distances and redshifts - galaxies: photometry

Abstract:
    A photometric and redshift catalog of galaxies in the field of two
    rich galaxy clusters, MS 0015.9+1609 (z=0.5481) and MS 0451.5-0305
    (z=0.5386), is presented as part of the Canadian Network for
    Observation Cosmology (CNOC) cluster redshift survey carried out at
    the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (CFHT) using the MOS imaging
    multiobject spectrograph. The imaging and spectroscopic observations
    cover a single field of approximately 7.6'x9.1', centered on each
    cluster. Redshifts for 247 galaxies, primarily ranging in magnitude
    from r=20 to r=22, were obtained. The data set is also presented
    graphically in several forms. The magnitude, color, and geometric
    selection functions for the redshift sample are presented and
    discussed.

Objects:
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       RA   (2000)   DE    Designation(s)
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    00 18 33   +16 26.6    MS 0015.9+1609
    04 54 10   -03 01.1    MS 0451.5-0305
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File Summary:
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  FileName      Lrecl  Records   Explanations
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ReadMe             80        .   This file
table2.dat         65      280   MS 0015.9+1609 catalog
table3.dat         65      202   MS 0451.5-0305 catalog
table4.dat         31       45   Comparison of data from Dressler & Gunn
                                  (1992, Cat. <J/ApJS/78/1>)
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See also:
  J/ApJS/102/289 : CNOC cluster redshift survey catalogs.  II. (Yee+, 1996)
  J/ApJS/113/1   : CNOC cluster redshift survey catalogs. III. (Ellingson+ 1998)
  J/ApJS/116/211 : CNOC cluster redshift survey catalogs.  IV. (Yee+ 1998)
  J/ApJS/116/231 : CNOC cluster redshift survey catalogs.   V. (Abraham+ 1998)
  J/ApJS/78/1    : Galaxies in 7 clusters 0.35<z<0.55 (Dressler+, 1992)

Byte-by-byte Description of file: table2.dat, table3.dat
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   Bytes Format Units   Label     Explanations
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   1-  6  I6    ---     PPP       Object number (1)
   8- 13  F6.1  arcsec  oRA       Offset in right ascension (2)
  15- 21  F7.1  arcsec  oDE       Offset in declination (2)
  23- 27  F5.2  mag     rmag      r magnitude
  29- 33  F5.2  mag     g-r       ? g-r colour index
  35- 41  F7.5  ---     z         ? Heliocentric redshift
  43- 45  I3    10-5  e_z         ? rms uncertainty on z
  47- 50  F4.1  ---     R         ? Correlation significance parameter
  52- 53  I2    ---     SpClass   ? Spectral classification of object (3)
      54  A1    ---   r_z         [F] F: Redshifts from
                                       Fabricant et al. (1991ApJ...381...33F)
  56- 60  F5.2  ---     Wm        Magnitude selection weight
  62- 65  F4.2  ---     Wxy       Geometric selection weight
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Note (1): The identification number is made of:
          - The first digit denotes the field of origin for the galaxy with
             the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 representing the central, east 1,
             west 1, east 2 and west 2 field, respectively.
          - The second digit indicates whether the object is observed in one
             field or in an overlapping area from two fields. In the former,
             the second digit is 0; and in the latter, the second digit
             represents the field number of the overlapping field.
          - The last four digits denote the object number for each object
             within its own field, starting from the southern edge of the
             field, increasing to the north.
          For MS 0015.9+1609 and MS 0451.5-0305, only the central field was
           observed, so the field designation digits are not listed.
Note (2): Offset from the first rank galaxy (positive is east and north).
           1 pix = 0.3128"
Note (3): the classification is:
           1 and 2: elliptical
                 3: E+A
                 4: Sbc
                 5: emission-line (Irr)
                 6: active galactic nucleus/ quasar
                77: star
                99: observed spectroscopically but no redshift obtained
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Byte-by-byte Description of file: table4.dat
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   Bytes Format Units Label  Explanations
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   1-  3  I3    ---   DG92   Dressler & Gunn (1992, Cat. <J/ApJS/78/1>) number
   5- 10  I6    ---   PPP    PPP number
  12- 16  F5.2  mag   rmag   r magnitude
  18- 23  F6.4  ---   zDG    Dressler & Gunn (1992, Cat. <J/ApJS/78/1>) redshift
  25- 31  F7.5  ---   zCNOC  ? CNOC redshift
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History: From ApJS electronic version

References:
   Yee et al., Paper I.       1996ApJS..102..269Y
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(End)                           James Marcout, Patricia Bauer [CDS]  12-Aug-1998

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