The HIPASS catalogue - I. Data presentation

M. J. Meyer, M. A. Zwaan, R. L. Webster, L. Staveley-Smith, E. Ryan-Weber, M. J. Drinkwater, D. G. Barnes, M. Howlett, V. A. Kilborn, J. Stevens, M. Waugh, M. J. Pierce, R. Bhathal, W. J.G. De Blok, M. J. Disney, R. D. Ekers, K. C. Freeman, D. A. Garcia, Brad K. Gibson, J. HarnettP. A. Henning, H. Jerjen, M. J. Kesteven, P. M. Knezek, B. S. Koribalski, S. Mader, M. Marquarding, R. F. Minchin, J. O'Brien, T. Oosterloo, R. M. Price, M. E. Putman, S. D. Ryder, E. M. Sadler, I. M. Stewart, F. Stootman, A. E. Wright

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Abstract

The H I Parkes All-Sky Survey (HIPASS) catalogue forms the largest uniform catalogue of H I sources compiled to date, with 4315 sources identified purely by their H I content. The catalogue data comprise the southern region δ < + 2° of HIPASS, the first blind H I survey to cover the entire southern sky. The rms noise for this survey is 13 mJy beam -1 and the velocity range is -1280 to 12 700 km s -1. Data search, verification and parametrization methods are discussed along with a description of measured quantities. Full catalogue data are made available to the astronomical community including positions, velocities, velocity widths, integrated fluxes and peak flux densities. Also available are on-sky moment maps, position-velocity moment maps and spectra of catalogue sources. A number of local large-scale features are observed in the space distribution of sources, including the super-Galactic plane and the Local Void. Notably, large-scale structure is seen at low Galactic latitudes, a region normally obscured at optical wavelengths.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1195-1209
Number of pages15
JournalMonthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Volume350
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2004
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Catalogues
  • Methods: observational
  • Radio lines: galaxies
  • Surveys

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