J/AJ/119/1214 Census of star clusters in the SMC (Bica+, 2000)
Updating the census of star clusters in the Small Magellanic Cloud
Bica E., Dutra C.M.
<Astron. J. 119, 1214 (2000)>
=2000AJ....119.1214B 2000AJ....119.1214B
ADC_Keywords: Clusters, open ; H II regions ; Magellanic Clouds
Keywords: catalogs - galaxies: star clusters - Magellanic Clouds
Abstract:
Surveys using CCD detectors are retrieving bright and faint catalogued
clusters and revealing new ones in the Magellanic Clouds. This paper
discusses the contribution of the OGLE Survey to the overall census of
star clusters in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC). A detailed
cross-identification indicates that the new objects in the SMC OGLE
catalog are 46. The increase in the number of catalogued clusters is
∼7%, the total sample being ∼700. This updated census includes
embedded clusters in H II regions and a density range attaining loose
systems.
File Summary:
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FileName Lrecl Records Explanations
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ReadMe 80 . This file
table1.dat 115 238 Presently cross-identified SMC OGLE catalog
table3.dat 126 1237 Updated SMC/Bridge catalog including SMC OGLE
objects
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See also:
J/AcA/48/175 : OGLE SMC clusters (Pietrzynski+ 1998)
Byte-by-byte Description of file: table*.dat
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Bytes Format Units Label Explanations
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1- 4 A4 --- Plate Sky Survey field quadrant where the object
is best seen
7- 34 A28 --- Name Object cross-identifications in the
different catalogs
36- 37 I2 h RAh Right Ascension (J2000)
39- 40 I2 min RAm Right Ascension (J2000)
42- 43 I2 s RAs Right Ascension (J2000)
45 A1 --- DE- Declination (J2000)
46- 47 I2 deg DEd Declination (J2000)
49- 50 I2 arcmin DEm Declination (J2000)
52- 53 I2 arcsec DEs Declination (J2000)
55- 56 A2 --- OType Object type (1)
58- 62 F5.2 arcmin MajDiam Major diameter
64- 68 F5.2 arcmin MinDiam Minor diameter
70- 72 I3 deg PA ? Position angle of major axis
(0 = North; 90 = East)
74-126 A53 --- Text Remarks on object (2)
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Note (1):
C = star cluster
N = supernova remnant
A = emissionless association
CA = object with intermediate properties of class C and A
AC = object with intermediate properties of class A and C
AN = association that shows a trace of emission
CN = cluster that shows a trace of emission
NA = H II region and embedded association
NC = H II regions and embedded star cluster or high surface brightness
compact H II regions
Note (2): "mP," "mT," "m4,", indicate, respectively, a member of a pair,
triple, etc., "&" indicates designations in addition to those in Name.
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History:
From AJ electronic edition
* 29-Nov-2002: table1.dat record#140 29nw = H86-135 (instead of H86-735)
(End) Greg Schwarz [AAS] 12-Apr-2000