A study of field galaxies. I. Redshifts and photometry of a complete sample of galaxies.
Abstract
As a first step towards a redetermination of the luminosity function and space distribution of field galaxies, data are presented on a magnitude-limited sample of galaxies in eight fields in the north and south galactic polar caps. Redshifts, accurate to about 100 km/s have been obtained for 164 of 184 galaxies brighter than J=15.0 (B approximately equal to 15.5). Magnitudes and colors have also been measured for a large sample of 807 galaxies, complete to J approximately equal to 15.7.
- Publication:
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The Astronomical Journal
- Pub Date:
- December 1978
- DOI:
- 10.1086/112363
- Bibcode:
- 1978AJ.....83.1549K
- Keywords:
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- Astronomical Photometry;
- Galaxies;
- Red Shift;
- Space Density;
- Spatial Distribution;
- Galactic Clusters;
- Luminosity;
- Tables (Data);
- Astronomy;
- Colors:Galaxies;
- Galaxies:Luminosity Function;
- Galaxies:Photometry;
- Galaxies:Redshifts;
- Galaxies: Space Distribution