VII/235 Quasars and Active Galactic Nuclei (11th Ed.) (Veron+, 2003)
Quasars and Active Galactic Nuclei (11th Ed.)
Veron-Cetty M.P., Veron P.
<Astron. Astrophys. 412, 399 (2003)>
=2003A&A...412..399V 2003A&A...412..399V
ADC_Keywords: QSOs ; Active gal. nuclei ; BL Lac objects ;
Description:
This catalogue is an update of the previous versions. The recent
release of the final release of the 2dF quasar catalogue and of the
first part of the SLOAN catalogue, almost doubling the number of known
QSOs, led us to prepare an updated version of our Catalogue of quasars
and active nuclei, which now contains 48921 quasars, 876 BL Lac
objects and 15069 active galaxies (including 11777 Seyfert 1). Like
the tenth edition, it includes position and redshift as well as
photometry (U, B, V) and 6 and 11 cm flux densities when available.
The present edition this catalogue contains the quasars with measured
redshift known prior to August 1st, 2003.
Version history:
(1) Veron-Cetty M.P., Veron P., 1984, ESO Scientific Report 1
(2) Veron-Cetty M.P., Veron P., 1985, ESO Scientific Report 4
(3) Veron-Cetty M.P., Veron P., 1987, ESO Scientific Report 5
(Catalogue VII/93)
(4) Veron-Cetty M.P., Veron P., 1989, ESO Scientific Report 7
(Catalogue VII/126)
(5) Veron-Cetty M.P., Veron P., 1991, ESO Scientific Report 10
(Catalogue VII/146)
(6) Veron-Cetty M.P., Veron P., 1993, ESO Scientific Report 13
(Catalogue VII/166)
(7) Veron-Cetty M.P., Veron P., 1996, ESO Scientific Report 17
(Catalogue VII/188)
(8) Veron-Cetty M.P., Veron P., 1998, ESO Scientific Report 18
(Catalogue VII/207)
(9) Veron-Cetty M.P., Veron P., 2000, ESO Scientific Report 19
(Catalogue VII/215)
(10) Veron-Cetty M.P., Veron P., 2001, Astron. Astrophys. 374, 92
(Catalogue VII/224)
File Summary:
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FileName Lrecl Records Explanations
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ReadMe 80 . This file
table1.dat 142 48921 Quasars (brighter than absolute magnitude -23)
(table_QSO in the paper)
table2.dat 142 876 Confirmed, probable or possible BL Lac objects
(table_BL in the paper)
table3.dat 142 15069 Active galaxies (fainter than -23)
(table_AGN in the paper)
table4.dat 130 76 Rejected quasars
(table_reject in the paper)
refs.dat 90 4881 References to tables 1 to 4
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Byte-by-byte Description of file: table1.dat table2.dat table3.dat
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Bytes Format Units Label Explanations
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2 A1 --- notRadio [*] '*' if not detected in radio (1)
3- 19 A17 --- Name Most common name of the object
22- 23 I2 h RAh Right Ascension J2000 (hours) (see also n_RAh)
25- 26 I2 min RAm Right Ascension J2000 (minutes)
28- 31 F4.1 s RAs Right Ascension J2000 (seconds)
33 A1 --- DE- Declination J2000 (sign)
34- 35 I2 deg DEd Declination J2000 (degrees)
37- 38 I2 arcmin DEm Declination J2000 (minutes)
40- 41 I2 arcsec DEs Declination J2000 (seconds)
43 A1 --- n_RAh [AOR] Approximative/Optical/Radio position (2)
46- 51 F6.3 Jy F6cm ? 6cm (5GHz) flux
53- 56 I4 --- r_F6cm [1,2377]? Reference of 6cm Flux
59- 63 F5.2 Jy F11cm ? 11cm (2.7GHz) flux (Jy)
65- 68 I4 --- r_F11cm [1,2377]? Reference of 11cm flux
70 A1 --- l_z [>*] limit or method flag on z (4)
71- 75 F5.3 --- z ? redshift
77- 80 A4 --- Sp [S0-9?HPBLbhin. ] Spectrum classification (3)
82 A1 --- n_Vmag [*RIO] Photographic(*), red(R), infra-red
(I) or photographic O- or J- plates(O)
83- 87 F5.2 mag Vmag ? magnitude, V or other (see n_Vmag)
89- 93 F5.2 mag B-V ? colour index
95- 99 F5.2 mag U-B ? colour index
101-105 F5.1 mag Mabs ? Absolute magnitude
107-110 I4 --- FC [1,2377]? Reference of the Finding Chart
112-115 I4 --- r_Vmag [1,2377]? Reference of the Photometry
117-120 I4 --- r_z [1,2377]? Reference of the redshift
123-124 I2 h RA1950h Right Ascension B1950 (hours)
126-127 I2 min RA1950m Right Ascension B1950 (minutes)
129-132 F4.1 s RA1950s Right Ascension B1950 (seconds)
134 A1 --- DE1950- Declination B1950 (sign)
135-136 I2 deg DE1950d Declination B1950 (degrees)
138-139 I2 arcmin DE1950m Declination B1950 (minutes)
141-142 I2 arcsec DE1950s Declination B1950 (seconds)
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Note (1): this flag is blank if the object has been detected as a
radio source, and is '*' if not.
Note (2): this flag related to the position takes the values:
'O' for an Optical position with an accuracy better than 1arcsec
'R' for a Radio position with an accuracy better than 1arcsec
'A' for an approximative position
Note (3): the classification of the object is
S1 : Seyfert 1 spectrum
S1h: broad polarized Balmer lines detected
S1i: broad Paschen lines observed in the infrared
S1n: narrow-line Seyfert 1
S1.0, S1.2, S1.5, S1.8, S1.9: intermediate Seyfert galaxies
S2 : Seyfert 2 spectrum
S3 : Seyfert 3 or liner
S3b: Seyfert 3 or liner with broad Balmer lines
S3h: Seyfert 3 or liner with broad polarized Balmer lines detected
S : unclassified Seyfert
S? : possibly a Seyfert
H2 : nuclear HII region
HP : high optical polarization (>3%)
BL : confirmed BL Lac object
Note (4): n_z may indicate a lower limit on z, or
'*', if the redshift is measured by slitless spectroscopy.
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Byte-by-byte Description of file: table4.dat
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Bytes Format Units Label Explanations
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2 A1 --- notRadio [*] '*' if not detected in radio (1)
3- 19 A17 --- Name Most common name of the object
24- 25 I2 h RAh Right Ascension J2000 (hours)
27- 28 I2 min RAm Right Ascension J2000 (minutes)
30- 33 F4.1 s RAs Right Ascension J2000 (seconds)
35 A1 --- DE- Declination J2000 (sign)
36- 37 I2 deg DEd Declination J2000 (degrees)
39- 40 I2 arcmin DEm Declination J2000 (minutes)
42- 43 I2 arcsec DEs Declination J2000 (seconds)
45 A1 --- n_RAh [OAR] Approximative/Optical/Radio position
50 A1 --- n_z [*] '*' for z measured by slitless
spectroscopy
51- 55 F5.3 --- z ? Original redshift
58- 59 A2 --- Sp [QG?BL ] Original classification
62 A1 --- n_Vmag [*RIO] Photographic(*), red(R), infra-red(I)
or photographic O- or J- plates(O)
63- 67 F5.2 mag Vmag ? V (or photographic, see n_Vmag) magnitude
70- 74 F5.2 mag B-V ? colour index
77- 81 F5.2 mag U-B ? colour index
84- 87 I4 --- FC [1,2377]? Reference of Finding Chart
89- 92 I4 --- r_Vmag [1,2377]? Reference of the Photometry
94- 97 I4 --- r_Sp [1,2377]? Reference of Sp
101-102 A2 --- Sp2 [QG*? ] New classification
105-108 I4 --- r_Sp2 [1,2377]? Reference of New classification
111-112 I2 h RA1950h Right Ascension B1950 (hours)
114-115 I2 min RA1950m Right Ascension B1950 (minutes)
117-120 F4.1 s RA1950s Right Ascension B1950 (seconds)
122 A1 --- DE1950- Declination B1950 (sign)
123-124 I2 deg DE1950d Declination B1950 (degrees)
126-127 I2 arcmin DE1950m Declination B1950 (minutes)
129-130 I2 arcsec DE1950s Declination B1950 (seconds)
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Note (1): this flag is blank if the object has been detected as a
radio source, and is '*' if not.
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Byte-by-byte Description of file: refs.dat
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Bytes Format Units Label Explanations
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1- 4 I4 --- RefCode [1,2377]+= Reference Number
6 A1 --- f_RefCode [=] indicates the presence of a bibcode
7- 90 A84 --- Text *Text of reference (may be on several lines);
the last line is the "bibcode"
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Note on Text: the last line of a reference is the "bibcode", a 19-digit code
referencing the reference used by SIMBAD, NED, and ADS.
When the text cannot fit on a single line, continuation lines are
used and the RefCode is repeated,
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Courtesy: Mira Veron
(End) Mira Veron [OHP], Francois Ochsenbein [CDS] 26-Aug-2003