Second data release of the 6dF galaxy survey

David Jones; W Saunders; Michael Read; Matthew Colless

doi:10.1071/AS05018

Second data release of the 6dF galaxy survey

David Jones, W Saunders, Michael Read, Matthew Colless

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The 6dF Galaxy Survey is measuring around 150 000 redshifts and 15 000 peculiar velocities from galaxies over the southern sky at b > 10A?. When complete, it will be the largest survey of its kind by more than an order of magnitude. Here we describe the characteristics of the Second Incremental Data Release and provide an update of the survey. This follows earlier data made public in 2002 December and 2004 March. A total of 83 014 sources now have their spectra, redshifts, and near-infrared and optical photometry available online and searchable through an Structured Query Language database at www-wfau.roe.ac.uk/6dFGS/

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	277 - 286
Number of pages	10
Journal	Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia
Volume	22
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1071/AS05018
Publication status	Published - 2005
Externally published	Yes

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Second data release of the 6dF galaxy survey

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