J/AJ/130/1516 MCG pairs and triples of galaxies (De Propris+, 2005)
The Millennium Galaxy Catalogue: dynamically close pairs of galaxies and the
global merger rate.
De Propris R., Liske J., Driver S.P., Allen P.D., Cross N.J.G.
<Astron. J., 130, 1516-1523 (2005)>
=2005AJ....130.1516D 2005AJ....130.1516D
ADC_Keywords: Radial velocities ; Galaxy catalogs
Keywords: galaxies: evolution - galaxies: interactions
Abstract:
We derive the number of dynamically close companions per galaxy (Nc)
and their total luminosity (Lc) for galaxies in the Millennium
Galaxy Catalogue (MGC, 2003, Cat. VII/240). Nc is similar to the
fraction of galaxies in close pairs and is directly related to the
galaxy merger rate.
File Summary:
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FileName Lrecl Records Explanations
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ReadMe 80 . This file
table1.dat 42 92 MGC: Unique close pairs and triples
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See also:
VII/240 : Millennium Galaxy Catalogue (Liske+, 2003)
Byte-by-byte Description of file: table1.dat
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Bytes Format Units Label Explanations
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1- 5 I5 --- MGC Source MGC number
7- 13 A7 --- CNames MGC number(s) of companion(s)
15- 16 I2 h RAh Hour of Right Ascension (J2000.0)
18- 19 I2 min RAm Minute of Right Ascension (J2000.0)
21- 24 F4.1 s RAs Second of Right Ascension (J2000.0)
26 A1 --- DE- Sign of the Declination (J2000.0)
27- 28 I2 deg DEd Degree of Declination (J2000.0)
30- 31 I2 arcmin DEm Arcminute of Declination (J2000.0)
33- 36 F4.1 arcsec DEs Arcsecond of Declination (J2000.0)
38- 42 I5 --- cz Radial velocity
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(End) Marianne Brouty [CDS] 16-Nov-2005