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J/ApJS/96/343       Redshifts of rich clusters of galaxies (Quintana+ 1995)
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Redshifts of 165 Abell and southern rich clusters of galaxies.
       Quintana H., Ramirez A.
      <Astrophys. J. Suppl. Ser. 96, 343 (1995)>
      =1995ApJS...96..343Q      (SIMBAD/NED BibCode)
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ADC_Keywords: Clusters, galaxy ; Redshifts
Keywords: clusters: general - galaxies: distances and redshifts

Abstract:
    We present spectroscopic observations and accurate positions for 286
    galaxies in clusters taken over several observing sessions, mostly
    with the DuPont telescope at Las Campanas Observatorv. We derive 165
    redshifts of rich clusters of which 130 are apparently new values.
    Redshifts encompass a wide range out to z=0.27

File Summary:
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  FileName        Lrecl  Records   Explanations
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ReadMe             80        .   This file
table2.dat         97      157   Cluster redshifts
table3.dat        109      421   Galaxy velocities: Abell clusters
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Table1: Summary of observing sessions
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 Group     Dates     Tel.     Inst.      Grating   Range   Res.   Image  E-W
  &                                     Line/Blaze                       Rotator
 Session                                 (0.1nm)  (0.1nm) (0.1nm)  pix   Angle
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 A 1  1991 Feb 22-23 LCO2.5m  Modular   600/5000  4400-6850 4   1024x1024 180
 B 2  1989 Jan 01-06          2DF+B&C   600/5000  3600-7000 4-7 1520x 256
 B 3  1988 Oct 10-11
 B 4  1987 Jun 01-04
 B 5  1987 Jan 02-07                                            3040x 256
 B 6  1986 Dec 19-24                                        5-6 3040x 256
 B 7  1986 Jul 26-31                                            3040x 256
 B 8  1985 Dec 18-21                   1200/5000  3870-5950 3-4 3040x 256
 C 9  1984 Mar 07-10         I.Reticon  600/5000  3400-7000 5   3744x   2
                                +B&C
 C10  1983 Feb 12-17
 C11  1982 Dec 20-23
 C12  1982 Apr 27-31
 D13  1983 Jan 19-23 CTIO4m DIT Vidicon KPGL No.1 3700-5540 3.5 1024x 250  90
                               +B&C
 D14  1982 Jun 26-29                              3850-5790 3   1300x 140
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Note: 2DF: 2D-FRUTTI detector; B&C: Boller & Chivens spectrograph.
      I. Reticon: intensified reticon detector
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Byte-by-byte Description of file: table2.dat
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   Bytes Format Units   Label     Explanations
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   1- 10  A10   ---     Name      Cluster name (ACO (Cat. <VII/110>),
                                   Quintana & White (1990Ap&SS.173..265Q) or
                                   Zwicky (Cat. <VII/4>))
  13- 14  I2    h       RAh       Right ascension (1950)
  16- 19  F4.1  min     RAm       [0/60] Right ascension (1950)
      21  A1    ---     DE-       Declination  sign
  22- 23  I2    deg     DEd       Declination (1950)
  25- 26  I2    arcmin  DEm       Declination (1950)
  28- 34  A7    ---     MType     Bautz-Morgan type
      36  I1    ---     R         ? Abell richness class
      38  I1    ---     D         ? Abell distance class
  41- 46  F6.4  ---     z         Redshift
      47  A1    ---   u_z         [:)] Uncertainty flag on z
  49- 50  I2    ---     NVel      Number of measured velocities retained in
                                   the calculation
      51  A1    ---   u_NVel      [?:] Uncertainty flag on NVel
  53- 97  A45   ---     Com       Comments (1)
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Note (1): References:
          Ciardullo85 : Ciardullo et al., 1985ApJ...293...69C
          Kirshner87  : Kirshner et al., 1987PASP...99.1261K
          Peterson86  : Peterson et al., 1986MNRAS.221..233P
          PHG92       : Postman et al., 1992, Cat. <J/ApJ/384/404>
          Rhee88      : Rhee & Katgert, 1988A&AS...72..243R
          Schneider83 : Schneider et al., 1983ApJ...264..337S
          Smith85     : Smith et al., 1985MNRAS.216p..71S
          SR          : SR1         = Struble & Rood, 1987ApJS...63..543S
                        SR2 or SR91 = Struble & Rood, 1991, Cat. <J/ApJS/77/363>
          VC88        : Valentijn & Casertano, 1988A&A...206...27V
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Byte-by-byte Description of file: table3.dat
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   Bytes Format Units   Label     Explanations
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   1- 10  A10   ---     Name      Cluster name (Abell when number only)
  12- 13  I2    h       RAh       Right ascension (1950)
  15- 16  I2    min     RAm       Right ascension (1950)
  18- 21  F4.1  s       RAs       Right ascension (1950)
      23  A1    ---     DE-       Declination sign
  24- 25  I2    deg     DEd       Declination (1950)
  27- 28  I2    arcmin  DEm       Declination (1950)
  30- 31  I2    arcsec  DEs       Declination (1950)
      33  A1    ---   r_Pos       References for position (1)
      35  A1    ---   n_HVel      [*:] Note on HVel (2)
  36- 40  I5    km/s    HVel      ? Heliocentric Velocity
  43- 45  I3    km/s  e_HVel      ? rms uncertainty on HVel
  47- 50  F4.1  ---     R         ? Tonry-Davis R number (1979AJ.....84.1511T)
      52  I1    ---     Nlines    ? Number of lines measured
  55- 58  A4    ---     Gal       Identification code for galaxies
  60- 61  I2    ---     S         ? Session and telescope code (see table1)
  63- 65  I3    min     ExpTime   ? Exposure time
  67-116  A50   ---     Com       Comments (3)
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Note (1): a: Positions and numbers from D80 catalogue.
          b: Parkes Radio Source catalog.
          c: Position and identification from ESO/Uppsala Catalogue
              (Lauberts, 1982, Cat. <VII/34>).
          d: Optronic measurements.
          e: Einstein IPC positions.
          f: Positions from Sodre, 1992, Cat. J/MNRAS/259/233>
          g: Positions from Garilli (1993A&AS..100...33G).
Note (2): * indicates an entry from the literature
          : indicates uncertain value
Note (3): References:
            Allen91      = Allen et al., 1991MNRAS.248..528A
            Batuski84    = Batuski et al., 1991AJ....101.1983B
            Cappi91      = Cappi et al., 1991, Cat. <J/A+AS/101/259>
            Carter81     = Carter et al., 1981MNRAS.195p..15C
            Chincarini81 = Chincarini et al., 1981A&A....96..106C
            Ciardullo85  = Ciardullo et al., 1985ApJ...293...69C
            Colless87    = Colless & Hewett, 1987MNRAS.224..453C
            D80          = Dressler, 1980ApJS...42..565D, Cat. <VII/174>
            da Costa86   = da Costa et al., 1986AJ.....91....6D
            Dressler91a  = Dressler, 1991, Cat. <J/ApJS/75/241>
            Dressler91b  = Dressler et al., 1991, Cat. <J/ApJ/368/54>
            DS88         = Dressler & Shectman, 1988AJ.....95..284D
            Ellis84      = Ellis et al., 1984MNRAS.206..285E
            Fairall79    = Fairall, 1979MNRAS.188..343F
            Fairall89    = Fairall et al., 1989A&AS...78..269F
            Fairall91    = Fairall & Jones, 1991. Pub. Dep. Astronomy,
                            University of Cape Town, No. 11
            Garilli93    = Garilli et al., 1993A&AS..100...33G
            Geller84     = Geller et al., 1984AJ.....89..319G
            Havlen78     = Havlen & Quintana, 1978ApJ...220...14H
            Hoessel80    = Hoessel et al., 1980ApJ...241..486H
            Hu85         = Hu, Cowie & Wang, 1985ApJS...59..447H
            Lauberts82   = Lauberts, 1982ESO...C......0L
            Lucey 88     = Lucey & Carter, 1988MNRAS.235.1177L
            Malumuth85   = Malumuth & Kishner, 1985ApJ...291....8M
            Melnick81    = Melnick & Quintana, 1981AJ.....86.1567M
            Metcalfe89   = Metcalfe et al., 1989, Cat. <J/MNRAS/236/207>
            Owen88       = Owen et al., 1988AJ.....95....1O
            Proust88     = Proust et al., 1988A&AS...72..415P
            Proust92     = Proust et al., 1992A&A...258..243P
            QdS93        = Quintana & de Souza, 1993A&AS..101..475Q
            QR90         = Quintana & Ramirez, 1990AJ....100.1424Q
            QRW94        = Quintana et al., 1996AJ....111..603Q
            Quintana75   = Quintana & Melnick, 1975PASP...87..863Q
            RC3          = de Vaucouleurs et al., 1991, Cat. <VII/155>
            Rhee88       = Rhee & Katgert, 1988A&AS...72..243R
            Sadler84     = Sadler, 1984AJ.....89...23S
            Schneider83  = Schneider et al., 1983ApJ...264..337S
            Shectman85   = Shectman, 1985ApJS...57...77S
            Smith85      = Smith et al., 1985MNRAS.216p..71S
            Sodre92      = Sodre et al., 1992, Cat. <J/MNRAS/259/233>
            SR1          = Struble & Rood, 1987ApJS...63..543S
            SR2          = Struble & Rood, 1991, Cat. <J/ApJS/77/363>
            Tifft82      = Tifft, 1982ApJS...50..319T
            VC88         = Valentijn & Casertano, 1988A&A...206...27V
            Vettolani89  = Vettolani et al., 1989, Cat. <J/A+AS/101/259>
 Individual notes:
      A 151: E and W components interchanged in Proust88 (1988A&AS...72..415)
      A 447: Central complex has db with E-bright nuclei, W lsb extended
              component, together with two stars. Clear view of complex
              structure with CCD image (Quintana et al., 1994a, in prep.).
             Three spectra of same galaxy.
      A 514: We give data for Central db of concentration to E of main cluster
              (SR1 quotes z=0.0646 .
      A1142: Triple galaxy, positions from Dressler 1980 (Cat. <VII/174>).
              Velocities in literature from Geller et al. (1984AJ.....89..319G):
              they quote AD42 a lsb galaxy with no velocity. For AD40 they give
              11000 km/s, while we have that velocity for AD42.
              For AD41, N component we agree.
      A1205: Triple at the center, well separated even when they have bridge
              between SW and SE components: db.
      0546S: Two compact nuclei in a common long lsb N-S envelope, that shows a
              higher brightness hot spot or knot between them. Spectra are from
              the three components, taken in pairs.
      A3226: Literature velocities reviewed in QR90 (1990AJ....100.1424Q) and
              QRW94 (1996AJ....111..603Q).
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History: Prepared via OCR at CDS.
         Part of the data were mailed to H. Andernach by Amelia Ramirez
         <aramirez@astro1.iagusp.usp.br>
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(End)                           James Marcout, Patricia Bauer [CDS]  16-Jun-1997

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