A Near-Infrared Faint Galaxy Survey: The Catalog
Abstract
The catalogs from two K-band surveys of the extragalactic sky are presented. The surveys are the Hawaii Medium Wide Survey, covering 580 square arcminutes to a depth of K = 17, and the Hawaii Medium Deep Survey, covering 170 square arcminutes to a depth of K = 18. The fields have been observed to a corresponding depth in the B and I bands. The methods of field selection, observations, image processing, object identification, catalog preparation, and star/galaxy separation are presented. These methods are compared with those used in other surveys.
- Publication:
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The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
- Pub Date:
- June 1995
- DOI:
- 10.1086/192169
- Bibcode:
- 1995ApJS...98..441G
- Keywords:
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- Astronomical Catalogs;
- Faint Objects;
- Galactic Evolution;
- Galaxies;
- Infrared Astronomy;
- Near Infrared Radiation;
- Sky Surveys (Astronomy);
- Astronomical Photometry;
- Image Processing;
- Imaging Techniques;
- Infrared Photometry;
- Astronomy;
- GALAXIES: EVOLUTION;
- GALAXIES: PHOTOMETRY;
- INFRARED: GALAXIES;
- SURVEYS