J/ApJ/659/162 CAS parameters of 199 nearby galaxies (Taylor-Mager+, 2007)
Dependence of galaxy structure on rest-frame wavelength and galaxy type.
Taylor-Mager V.A., Conselice C.J., Windhorst R.A., Jansen R.A.
<Astrophys. J., 659, 162-187 (2007)>
=2007ApJ...659..162T 2007ApJ...659..162T
ADC_Keywords: Galaxies, nearby ; Morphology
Keywords: galaxies: evolution - galaxies: fundamental parameters -
galaxies: high-redshift - galaxies: structure
Abstract:
We present a quantitative analysis of the morphologies for 199 nearby
galaxies as parameterized with measurements of the concentration,
asymmetry, and clumpiness (CAS) parameters at wavelengths from 0.15 to
0.85um. We find that these CAS parameters depend on both galaxy type
and the wavelength of observation. As such, we use them to obtain a
quantitative measure of the "morphological k-correction", i.e., the
change in appearance of a galaxy with rest-frame wavelength.
Description:
As described in detail in Taylor et al. (2005, Cat. J/ApJ/630/784),
we have selected for study a sample of 199 nearby galaxies that
consists mostly of late-type spiral, irregular, and peculiar/merging
galaxies.
File Summary:
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FileName Lrecl Records Explanations
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ReadMe 80 . This file
table1.dat 71 199 Observed galaxy list
table3.dat 139 199 Concentration Index (C)
table4.dat 139 199 Asymmetry Index (A)
table5.dat 139 199 Clumpiness Index (S)
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See also:
J/ApJ/630/784 : UBVR observations of nearby galaxies (Taylor+, 2005)
Byte-by-byte Description of file: table1.dat
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Bytes Format Units Label Explanations
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1- 3 I3 --- ID Running identification number
5- 15 A11 --- Name Galaxy name
17- 18 I2 h RAh Hour of Right Ascension (J2000)
20- 21 I2 min RAm Minute of Right Ascension (J2000)
23- 27 F5.2 s RAs Second of Right Ascension (J2000)
29 A1 --- DE- Sign of the Declination (J2000)
30- 31 I2 deg DEd Degree of Declination (J2000)
33- 34 I2 arcmin DEm Arcminute of Declination (J2000)
36- 39 F4.1 arcsec DEs Arcsecond of Declination (J2000)
41- 44 F4.1 --- Type Classification (1)
46- 51 F6.3 mag B-V ? Total (B-V) color index
53- 57 F5.3 mag e_B-V ? Uncertainty in B-V
59- 63 I5 km/s VGSR ? Galactic standard of rest velocity
65- 71 A7 --- Com Special comments for the galaxy
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Note (1): de Vaucouleurs numerical types were used for normal galaxies,
with the following types assigned to peculiar/merging galaxies:
13.0=pre-merger, 13.5=minor merger, 14.0=major merger,
14.5=merger remnant, 15.0=peculiar
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Byte-by-byte Description of file: table3.dat table4.dat table5.dat
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Bytes Format Units Label Explanations
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1- 3 I3 --- ID Running identification number
5- 10 F6.3 --- FUV ? The GALEX FUV (120-177nm) filter index (1)
12 A1 --- f_FUV [12] S/N or resolution too low in FUV (1)
14- 19 F6.3 --- e_FUV ? Uncertainty in FUV
21- 25 F5.3 --- NUV ? The GALEX NUV (177-300nm) filter index (1)
27 A1 --- f_NUV [12] S/N or resolution too low in NUV (1)
29- 34 F6.3 --- e_NUV ? Uncertainty in NUV
36- 41 F6.3 --- F255W ? The HST F225W filter index (1)
43 A1 --- f_F255W [12] S/N or resolution too low in F255W (1)
45- 49 F5.3 --- e_F255W ? Uncertainty in F255W
51- 56 F6.3 --- F300W ? The HST F300W filter index (1)
58 A1 --- f_F300W [12] S/N or resolution too low in F300W (1)
60- 64 F5.3 --- e_F300W ? Uncertainty in F300W
66- 71 F6.3 --- U ? The U filter index (1)
73 A1 --- f_U [12] S/N or resolution too low in U (1)
75- 79 F5.3 --- e_U ? Uncertainty in U
81- 86 F6.3 --- B ? The B filter index (1)
88 A1 --- f_B [12] S/N or resolution too low in B (1)
90- 94 F5.3 --- e_B ? Uncertainty in B
96-101 F6.3 --- V ? The V filter index (1)
103 A1 --- f_V [12] S/N or resolution too low in V (1)
105-109 F5.3 --- e_V ? Uncertainty in V
111-116 F6.3 --- R ? The R filter index (1)
118 A1 --- f_R [12] S/N or resolution too low in R (1)
120-124 F5.3 --- e_R ? Uncertainty in R
126-131 F6.3 --- F814W ? The HST F814W filter index (1)
133 A1 --- f_F814W [12] S/N or resolution too low in F814W (2)
135-139 F5.3 --- e_F814W ? Uncertainty in F814W
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Note (1): Concentration (C) index in table3, Asymmetry (A) index in table4
and Clumpiness (S) index in table5.
Note (2): Flag as follows:
1 = Galaxy does not meet the S/N requirements for accurate CAS
parameter measurements in this image (S/N<75)
2 = Galaxy does not meet the resolution requirements for accurate CAS
parameter measurements in this image (R>1.25kpc)
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History:
From electronic version of the journal
(End) Greg Schwarz [AAS], Patricia Vannier [CDS] 24-Jan-2009