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The COSMOS/UKST Catalog of the Southern Sky

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Digitised Optical Sky Surveys

Part of the book series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library ((ASSL,volume 174))

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We have prepared an ‘object’ catalog of the Southern sky south of + 2.5 degrees Declination from COSMOS scans of the IIIa-J and Short Red surveys taken with the UK Schmidt Telescope. The catalog consists of upwards of 500 million objects down to the limit of the plates. A version of the catalog in compact form is available for distribution, and a database management system has been produced which allows rapid access to any part of the catalog. We also describe the creation of a catalog of clusters of galaxies derived from the galaxies appearing in the object catalog. The cluster catalog contains some 70 000 candidate clusters in the Southern hemisphere and forms the basis for further major programs of follow-up study.

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  1. Department of the Navy, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, 20375, USA

    D. J. Yentis, R. G. Cruddace, H. Gursky, B. V. Stuart & J. F. Wallin

  2. Royal Observatory, Blackford Hill, Edinburgh, EH9 3HJ, UK

    H. T. MacGillivray & C. A. Collins

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Yentis, D.J. et al. (1992). The COSMOS/UKST Catalog of the Southern Sky. In: MacGillivray, H.T., Thomson, E.B. (eds) Digitised Optical Sky Surveys. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 174. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2472-0_10

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