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J/MNRAS/266/317      Quasars in ESO/SERC field 927               (Clowes+, 1994)
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Observations of quasars in ESO/SERC field 927
      Clowes R.G., Campusano L.E.
      <Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc. 266, 317 (1994)>
      =1994MNRAS.266..317C      (SIMBAD/NED Reference)
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ADC_Keywords: Regional catalog; QSOs; Spectroscopy; Positional data;
              Magnitudes; Redshifts; Equivalent widths
Keywords: galaxies: clustering - quasars: absorption lines -
          quasars: emission lines - quasars: general -
          large-scale structure of Universe.

Abstract:
   We present the spectroscopic observations of 56 quasars that were discovered
   by AQD (Automated Quasar Detection) in a field of ~25.3deg2, centred at
   (1950) RA l0h40m00s, Dec. 05deg00'00". These observations, with the CTIO 4-m
   telescope, led to the discovery by Clowes & Campusano of a large group of
   quasars with size ~100-200h^-1^Mpc at z~1.3. Quasars of particular
   interest are noted, including one that is a BAL quasar with z~1.78.


File Summary:
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  FileName      Lrecl  Records   Explanations
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ReadMe             80        .   This file
table1            109       56   A summary of the observations of the 56
                                 candidates that were confirmed as quasars.
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Byte-by-byte Description of file: table1
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   Bytes Format  Units   Label    Explanations
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   2-  3  I2     h       RAh      Right ascension (1950)
   5-  6  I2     min     RAm      Right ascension (1950)
   8- 11  F4.1   s       RAs      Right ascension (1950)
  13- 14  I2     deg     DEd      Declination (1950)
  16- 17  I2     arcmin  DEm      Declination (1950)
  19- 20  I2     arcsec  DEs      Declination (1950)
  22- 23  I2     h       RA2000h  Right ascension (2000)
  25- 26  I2     min     RA2000m  Right ascension (2000)
  28- 31  F4.1   s       RA2000s  Right ascension (2000)
      32  A1     ---     DE2000-  Declination sign
  33- 34  I2     deg     DE2000d  Declination (2000)
  36- 37  I2     arcmin  DE2000m  Declination (2000)
  39- 40  I2     arcsec  DE2000s  Declination (2000)
  42- 55  A14    ---     Date     Date of observation
  57- 60  I4     s       Int      Integration time
      62  A1     ---     Band     [SW] Band (1)
  64- 68  F5.2   mag     Bj       []? Bj magnitude
  70- 74  F5.3   ---     z        redshift
  76- 78  I3     0.1nm   EW       Equivalent width
      81  I1     ---   n_EW       Note on equivalent width (2)
  84-113  A30    ---     Com      Comments
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Note (1): 'S' for strong-lined, 'W' for weak-lined
Note (2): Identification of strongest emission lines:
           (1) Ly-alpha lambda 1216 +Nv lambda 1240;
           (2) C IV lambda 1549;
           (3) C III lambda 1909;
           (4) Mg II lambda 2798.
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Historical Notes: Keypunched at CDS

References:
   Clowes R.G., Campusano L.E., 1991, MNRAS, 249, 218

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(End)                          James Marcout, Patricia Bauer [CDS]   14-Feb-1995

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