J/ApJ/635/560 New star clusters discovered in the GLIMPSE survey (Mercer+ 2005)
New star clusters discovered in the GLIMPSE survey.
Mercer E.P., Clemens D.P., Meade M.R., Babler B.L., Indebetouw R.,
Whitney B.A., Watson C., Wolfire M.G., Wolff M.J., Bania T.M.,
Benjamin R.A., Cohen M., Dickey J.M., Jackson J.M., Kobulnicky H.A.,
Mathis J.S., Stauffer J.R., Stolovy S.R., Uzpen B., Churchwell E.B.
<Astrophys. J., 635, 560-569 (2005)>
=2005ApJ...635..560M 2005ApJ...635..560M
ADC_Keywords: Infrared sources ; Clusters, open ; Associations, stellar
Keywords: infrared: stars - open clusters and associations: general
Abstract:
A systematic and automated search of the extensive GLIMPSE (Galactic
Legacy Infrared Mid-Plane Survey Extraordinaire) mid-infrared survey
data of the inner Galaxy was carried out to uncover new star clusters.
This search has yielded 59 new clusters. Using our automated search
algorithm, these clusters were identified as significant localized
overdensities in the GLIMPSE point-source catalog (GLMC) and archive
(GLMA). Subsequent visual inspection of the GLIMPSE image mosaics
confirmed the existence of these clusters plus an additional 33
heavily embedded clusters missed by our detection algorithm, for a
total of 92 newly discovered clusters.
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table1.dat 56 92 New star clusters discovered in the GLIMPSE
survey data
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Byte-by-byte Description of file: table1.dat
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Bytes Format Units Label Explanations
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1- 2 I2 --- [MCM2005b] Identification
4- 10 F7.3 deg GLON Galactic longitude
12- 17 F6.3 deg GLAT Galactic latitude
19- 20 I2 h RAh Hour of Right Ascension (J2000.0)
22- 23 I2 min RAm Minute of Right Ascension (J2000.0)
25- 26 I2 s RAs Second of Right Ascension (J2000.0)
28 A1 --- DE- Sign of the Declination (J2000.0)
29- 30 I2 deg DEd Degree of Declination (J2000.0)
32- 33 I2 arcmin DEm Arcminute of Declination (J2000.0)
35- 36 I2 arcsec DEs Arcsecond of Declination (J2000.0)
38- 40 F3.1 arcmin R Cluster angular size
42- 44 I3 --- Nst Number of member stars
46 A1 --- Meth Detection method (1)
48- 56 A9 --- Com Comments (2)
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Note (1): Detection method, defined as follows:
A = Clusters automatically detected.
V = Clusters visually detected.
Note (2): Comments, defined as follows:
b = Association of stars.
c = Associated with mid-IR extended emission.
d = Cluster of stars.
e = Detected using no magnitude cut.
f = Detected in 2MASS catalog with our algorithm.
g = Appears in 2MASS images.
h = Detected using "bright" 3.6m magnitude cut.
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(End) Marianne Brouty [CDS] 25-Aug-2006