6dF Galaxy Survey Data Release 3 6dF DR3 ivo://wfau.roe.ac.uk/6dfdr3-dsa WFAU, Institute for Astronomy, University of Edinburgh Anglo-Australian Observatory and WFAU http://wfaudata.roe.ac.uk/wfau.gif 2010-02-15 Data Release 3 Mark Holliman msh@roe.ac.uk 6dF survey galaxy galaxies redshift redshifts 2MASS The 6dF Galaxy Survey (6dFGS) aims to measure the redshifts of around 150 000 galaxies, and the peculiar velocities of a 15 000-member subsample, over almost the entire southern sky. The table called Spectra contains the redshifts and qualities of all the observations. When complete, it will be the largest redshift survey of the nearby Universe, reaching out to about z ~ 0.15, and more than an order of magnitude larger than any peculiar velocity survey to date. The targets are all galaxies brighter than K tot = 12.75 in the 2MASS Extended Source Catalog (XSC), supplemented by 2MASS and SuperCOSMOS galaxies that complete the sample to limits of (H, J , r F, bJ) = (13.05, 13.75, 15.6, 16.75). This is the Data Release 3 version. http://www-wfau.roe.ac.uk/6dfgs/ Catalog Research service-for ivo://wfau.roe.ac.uk/6dfdr3-dsa/ceaApplication twomass table: cone search for K, J and H selected samples originating from the 2MASS XSC http://wfaudata.roe.ac.uk/6dfdr3-dsa/DirectCone?DSACAT=SixdF&DSATAB=twomass& 1.500000 2000000 false 0.23 -8.8 1.0 denisj table: cone search for sources from the DENIS survey with J less than 13.85 http://wfaudata.roe.ac.uk/6dfdr3-dsa/DirectCone?DSACAT=SixdF&DSATAB=denisj& 1.500000 2000000 false 0.23 -8.8 1.0 agn2mass table: cone search for candidate AGN from 2MASS red AGN survey http://wfaudata.roe.ac.uk/6dfdr3-dsa/DirectCone?DSACAT=SixdF&DSATAB=agn2mass& 1.500000 2000000 false 0.23 -8.8 1.0 denisi table: cone search for sources from the DENIS survey with I less than 14.85 http://wfaudata.roe.ac.uk/6dfdr3-dsa/DirectCone?DSACAT=SixdF&DSATAB=denisi& 1.500000 2000000 false 0.23 -8.8 1.0 nvss table: cone search for candidate QSOs from NVSS http://wfaudata.roe.ac.uk/6dfdr3-dsa/DirectCone?DSACAT=SixdF&DSATAB=nvss& 1.500000 2000000 false 0.23 -8.8 1.0 supercos table: cone search for galaxies selected from SuperCOSMOS scans of UKST plates http://wfaudata.roe.ac.uk/6dfdr3-dsa/DirectCone?DSACAT=SixdF&DSATAB=supercos& 1.500000 2000000 false 0.23 -8.8 1.0 rass table: cone search for candidate QSO/AGN from the ROSAT All-Sky Survey http://wfaudata.roe.ac.uk/6dfdr3-dsa/DirectCone?DSACAT=SixdF&DSATAB=rass& 1.500000 2000000 false 0.18 -26.0 1.0 hipass table: cone search for candidate galaxies from the HIPASS survey in HI http://wfaudata.roe.ac.uk/6dfdr3-dsa/DirectCone?DSACAT=SixdF&DSATAB=hipass& 1.500000 2000000 false 0.38 -3.0 1.0 shapley table: cone search for galaxies from the Shapely supercluster region http://wfaudata.roe.ac.uk/6dfdr3-dsa/DirectCone?DSACAT=SixdF&DSATAB=shapley& 1.500000 2000000 false 197.0 -37.0 1.0 spectra table: cone search for observational and redshift related data http://wfaudata.roe.ac.uk/6dfdr3-dsa/DirectCone?DSACAT=SixdF&DSATAB=spectra& 1.500000 2000000 false 0.23 -8.8 1.0 hes table: cone search for candidate QSOs from the Hamburg/ESO Survey http://wfaudata.roe.ac.uk/6dfdr3-dsa/DirectCone?DSACAT=SixdF&DSATAB=hes& 1.500000 2000000 false 0.23 -8.8 1.0 sumss table: cone search for bright radio sources from SUMSS http://wfaudata.roe.ac.uk/6dfdr3-dsa/DirectCone?DSACAT=SixdF&DSATAB=sumss& 1.500000 2000000 false 0.18 -26.0 1.0 fsc table: cone search for galaxies from the IRAS faint source catalogue http://wfaudata.roe.ac.uk/6dfdr3-dsa/DirectCone?DSACAT=SixdF&DSATAB=fsc& 1.500000 2000000 false 0.23 -8.8 1.0 durukst table: cone search for galaxies from the extension to the Durham/UKST galaxy survey http://wfaudata.roe.ac.uk/6dfdr3-dsa/DirectCone?DSACAT=SixdF&DSATAB=durukst& 1.500000 2000000 false 10.6 -42.0 1.0 target table: cone search for master target list used to configure 6dFGS observations http://wfaudata.roe.ac.uk/6dfdr3-dsa/DirectCone?DSACAT=SixdF&DSATAB=target& 1.500000 2000000 false 0.23 -8.8 1.0 http://wfaudata.roe.ac.uk/6dfdr3-dsa/VOSI/capabilities GET application/xml http://wfaudata.roe.ac.uk/6dfdr3-dsa/VOSI/capabilities GET application/xml http://wfaudata.roe.ac.uk/6dfdr3-dsa/VOSI/availability GET application/xml http://wfaudata.roe.ac.uk/6dfdr3-dsa/VOSI/availability GET application/xml http://wfaudata.roe.ac.uk/6dfdr3-dsa/VOSI/tables GET application/xml http://wfaudata.roe.ac.uk/6dfdr3-dsa/delegations GET application/xml 6dF DR3 The query response table. Queries to this service will return a VOTable with the structure described here. twomassThe TWOMASS table contains holds the K, J and H selected samples originating from the 2MASS extended source catalogue OBJID unique ID number ID_MAIN char CATNAME supplied catalogue name char TARGETNAME matching name in target table, used to name FITS files and generate thumbnail images char TARGETID matching ID number in target int RA RA J2000 deg POS_EQ_RA_MAIN double DEC Dec J2000 deg POS_EQ_DEC_MAIN double PRIORITY survey weight int MAG_1 supplied magnitude mag float PROGID programme ID int MAG_2 supplied magnitude mag float J_M_K20FE J 20mag/sq." isophotal fiducial ell. ap. magnitude mag float H_M_K20FE H 20mag/sq." isophotal fiducial ell. ap. magnitude mag float K_M_K20FE K 20mag/sq." isophotal fiducial ell. ap. magnitude mag float RADIUS 20mag/sq." isophotal K fiducial ell. ap. semi-major axis arcsec float A_B minor/major axis ratio fit to 3-sig. super-coadd isophote float MUK20FE average surface brightness within the mu_K = 20mag/sq arcsec elliptical isophote (derived from K_M_K20FE, RADIUS and A_B) float CORR correction, based on MUK20FE, made to the isophotal magnitude K_M_K20FE to get a pseudo-total magnitude K float J J magnitude (JEXT) used for J selection mag float H H magnitude (HEXT) used for H selection mag float KEXT KEXT magnitude mag float K K magnitude (corrected) used for K selection mag float KEXT_K KEXT minus K (corrected) mag float
denisjThe DENISJ table contains sources from the DENIS survey with J < 13.85 OBJID unique ID number ID_MAIN char CATNAME supplied catalogue name char TARGETNAME matching name in target table, used to name FITS files and generate thumbnail images char TARGETID matching ID number in target int RA RA J2000 deg POS_EQ_RA_MAIN double DEC Dec J2000 deg POS_EQ_DEC_MAIN double PRIORITY survey weight int MAG_1 supplied magnitude 1 mag float PROGID programme ID int MAG_2 supplied magnitude 2 mag float COMMENT supplied comments char
agn2massThe AGN2MASS table contains candidate AGN from 2MASS red AGN survey OBJID unique ID number ID_MAIN char CATNAME supplied catalogue name char TARGETNAME matching name in target table, used to name FITS files and generate thumbnail images char TARGETID matching ID number in target int RA RA J2000 deg POS_EQ_RA_MAIN double DEC Dec J2000 deg POS_EQ_DEC_MAIN double PRIORITY survey weight int MAG_1 supplied magnitude 1 mag float PROGID programme ID int MAG_2 supplied magnitude 2 mag float MAG_3 supplied magnitude 3 float
denisiThe DENISI table contains sources from the DENIS survey with I < 14.85 OBJID unique ID number ID_MAIN char CATNAME supplied catalogue name char TARGETNAME matching name in target table, used to name FITS files and generate thumbnail images char TARGETID matching ID number in target int RA RA J2000 deg POS_EQ_RA_MAIN double DEC Dec J2000 deg POS_EQ_DEC_MAIN double PRIORITY survey weight int MAG_1 supplied magnitude 1 mag float PROGID programme ID int MAG_2 supplied magnitude 2 mag float COMMENT supplied comments char
nvssThe NVSS table contains candidate QSOs from NVSS OBJID unique ID number ID_MAIN char CATNAME supplied catalogue name char TARGETNAME matching name in target table, used to name FITS files and generate thumbnail images char TARGETID matching ID number in target int RA RA J2000 deg POS_EQ_RA_MAIN double DEC Dec J2000 deg POS_EQ_DEC_MAIN double PRIORITY survey weight int MAG_1 supplied magnitude 1 mag float PROGID programme ID int MAG_2 supplied magnitude 2 mag float
supercosThe SUPERCOS table contains galaxies selected from SuperCOSMOS scans of UKST plates OBJID unique ID number ID_MAIN char CATNAME supplied catalogue name char TARGETNAME matching name in target table, used to name FITS files and generate thumbnail images char TARGETID matching ID number in target int RA RA J2000 deg POS_EQ_RA_MAIN double DEC Dec J2000 deg POS_EQ_DEC_MAIN double PRIORITY survey weight int MAG_1 Bj mag, SuperCOSMOS magnitudes generated from a revised calibration , done at the time of input catalogue preparation, tuned to the mag range of interest. mag float PROGID programme ID int MAG_2 R mag, SuperCOSMOS magnitudes generated from a revised calibration, done at the time of input catalogue preparation, tuned to the mag range of interest. mag float COMMENT SuperCOSMOS reference (field no. + B_index + R_index) char
rassThe RASS table contains candidate QSO/AGN from the ROSAT All-Sky Survey OBJID unique ID number ID_MAIN char CATNAME supplied catalogue name char TARGETNAME matching name in target table, used to name FITS files and generate thumbnail images char TARGETID matching ID number in target int RA RA J2000 deg POS_EQ_RA_MAIN double DEC Dec J2000 deg POS_EQ_DEC_MAIN double PRIORITY survey weight int MAG_1 supplied magnitude 1 mag float PROGID programme ID int MAG_2 supplied magnitude 2 mag float COMMENT supplied comments char
hipassThe HIPASS table contains candidate galaxies from the HIPASS survey in HI OBJID unique ID number ID_MAIN char CATNAME supplied catalogue name char TARGETNAME matching name in target table, used to name FITS files and generate thumbnail images char TARGETID matching ID number in target int RA RA J2000 deg POS_EQ_RA_MAIN double DEC Dec J2000 deg POS_EQ_DEC_MAIN double PRIORITY survey weight int MAG_1 supplied magnitude 1 mag float PROGID programme ID int MAG_2 supplied magnitude 2 mag float
shapleyThe SHAPLEY table contains galaxies from the Shapely supercluster region OBJID unique ID number ID_MAIN char CATNAME supplied catalogue name char TARGETNAME matching name in target table, used to name FITS files and generate thumbnail images char TARGETID matching ID number in target int RA RA J2000 deg POS_EQ_RA_MAIN double DEC Dec J2000 deg POS_EQ_DEC_MAIN double PRIORITY survey weight int MAG_1 supplied magnitude 1 mag float PROGID programme ID int MAG_2 supplied magnitude 2 mag float
spectraThe SPECTRA table holds all the observational and redshift related data SPECID unique ID no., used to generate GIF image of spectrum ID_MAIN int TARGETID ID no. in Target table int TARGETNAME matching name in &lt;em&gt;target&lt;/em&gt; table, used to name FITS files and generate thumbnail images char OBSRA observed ra (J2000 degrees) deg POS_EQ_RA_MAIN double OBSDEC observed dec (J2000 degrees) deg POS_EQ_DEC_MAIN double MATCH_DR position match error (arcsec) arcsec float HTMID Hierarchical Triangular Mesh (20-deep), mainly useful internally for indexing on position int CX Cartesian x of unit vector on celestial sphere float CY Cartesian y of unit vector on celestial sphere float CZ Cartesian z of unit vector on celestial sphere float Z_ORIGIN redshift from C=combined V or R frame char Z raw measured redshift float Z_HELIO heliocentric redshift float QUALITY redshift measurement quality: 4=good 1=bad (6=star) int ABEMMA redshift type: abs=1,emi=2,man=3 int NMBEST emission lines for emission z int NGOOD number of good emission lines int Z_EMI emission redshift float Q_Z_EMI emission redshift quality int KBESTR cross-correlation template int R_CRCOR cross-correlation peak float Z_ABS cross-correlation redshift float Q_Z_ABS cross-correlation quality int Q_FINAL suggested quality for redshift int IALTER IALTER=1 if automatic z altered int Z_COMM observer's comment char ZEMIBESTERR error on the selected emission line redshift, 0.0 if not measured float ZABSBESTERR error on the selected absorption line redshift, 0.0 if not measured float ZFINALERR error on final quoted redshift, 0.0 if not measured float TITLE_V eg 1325m243p2.sds observation title char CENRA_V RA of field centre rad float CENDEC_V DEC of field centre rad float APPRA_V apparent RA of field centre rad float APPDEC_V apparent DEC of field centre rad float ACTMJD_V the time the field was actually configured Julian days float CONMJD_V time which was specified when configure was run Julian days float PROGID_V programme ID in V frame char LABEL_V label in V frame char OBSID_V obsid in V frame char RUN_V V run number int EXP_V V reference frame exposure time seconds seconds float NCOMB_V number of V frames combined int GRATID_V grating ID in V frame char GRATSET_V V grating micrometer setting float GRATSLOT_V V grating slot ID char GRATBLAZ_V V blaze direction char SOURCE_V V source plate char FOCUS_V V frame spectrograph focus value float TFOCUS_V V frame telescope focus value float GAIN_V V gain float NOISE_v V readout noise float CCD_V V CCD name char UTDATE_V UT date in V frame MM-DD-YYYY char UTSTRT_V UT start time of V reference frame HH-MM-SS char MJDOBS_V MJD of observation Julian days float NAME_V name of object in V frame char THPUT_V V thruput of fibre float RA_V observed ra (J2000 degrees) deg float DEC_V observed dec (J2000 degrees) deg float X_V x position of object from V frame int Y_V y position of object from V frame int XERR_V error on X_V position int YERR_V error on Y_V position int THETA_V fibre angle V frame deg float FIBRE_V fibre number (row on CCD) int PIVOT_V V pivot number int RECMAG_V magnitude read from V frame mag float PID_V PID number read from V frame int TITLE_R eg 1325m243p2.sds observation title char CENRA_R RA of field centre rad float CENDEC_R DEC of field centre rad float APPRA_R apparent RA of field centre rad float APPDEC_R apparent DEC of field centre rad float ACTMJD_R the time the field was actually configured Julian days float CONMJD_R time which was specified when configure was run Julian days float PROGID_R programme ID in R frame char LABEL_R label in R frame char OBSID_R obsid in R frame char RUN_R R run number int EXP_R R reference frame exposure time seconds seconds float NCOMB_R number of R frames combined int GRATID_R grating ID in R frame char GRATSET_R R grating micrometer setting float GRATSLOT_R R grating slot ID char GRATBLAZ_R R blaze direction char SOURCE_R R source plate char FOCUS_R R frame spectrograph focus value float GAIN_R R gain float NOISE_R R readout noise float CCD_R R CCD name char UTDATE_R UT date in R frame MM-DD-YYYY char UTSTRT_R UT start time of R reference frame HH-MM-SS char MJDOBS_R MJD of observation Julian days float NAME_R name of object in R frame char THPUT_R R thruput of fibre float RA_R observed ra (J2000 degrees) deg float DEC_R observed dec (J2000 degrees) deg float X_R x position of object from R frame int Y_R y position of object from R frame int XERR_R error on X_R position int YERR_R error on Y_R position int THETA_R fibre angle R frame deg float FIBRE_R fibre number (row on CCD) int PIVOT_R R pivot number int RECMAG_R magnitude read from R frame mag float PID_R PID number read from R frame int gifSpectrumURL URL of GIF image of spectrum char fitsFileURL URL of object FITS file (thumbnail and spectra images) char displayURL URL to display spectra and thumbnail images char fits1DURL URL of 1D FITS spectrum char
hesThe HES table contains candidate QSOs from the Hamburg/ESO Survey OBJID unique ID number ID_MAIN char CATNAME supplied catalogue name char TARGETNAME matching name in target table, used to name FITS files and generate thumbnail images char TARGETID matching ID number in target int RA RA J2000 deg POS_EQ_RA_MAIN double DEC Dec J2000 deg POS_EQ_DEC_MAIN double PRIORITY survey weight int MAG_1 supplied magnitude 1 mag float PROGID programme ID int MAG_2 supplied magnitude 2 mag float
sumssThe SUMSS table contains bright radio sources from SUMSS OBJID unique ID number ID_MAIN char CATNAME supplied catalogue name char TARGETNAME matching name in target table, used to name FITS files and generate thumbnail images char TARGETID matching ID number in target int RA RA J2000 deg POS_EQ_RA_MAIN double DEC Dec J2000 deg POS_EQ_DEC_MAIN double PRIORITY survey weight int MAG_1 supplied magnitude 1 mag float PROGID programme ID int MAG_2 supplied magnitude 2 mag float
fscThe FSC table contains galaxies from the IRAS faint source catalogue OBJID unique ID number ID_MAIN char CATNAME supplied catalogue name char TARGETNAME matching name in target table, used to name FITS files and generate thumbnail images char TARGETID matching ID number in target int RA RA J2000 deg POS_EQ_RA_MAIN double DEC Dec J2000 deg POS_EQ_DEC_MAIN double PRIORITY survey weight int MAG_1 supplied magnitude 1 mag float PROGID programme ID int MAG_2 supplied magnitude 2 mag float COMMENT supplied comments char
durukstThe DURUKST table contains galaxies from the extension to the Durham/UKST galaxy survey OBJID unique ID number ID_MAIN char CATNAME supplied catalogue name char TARGETNAME matching name in target table, used to name FITS files and generate thumbnail images char TARGETID matching ID number in target int RA RA J2000 deg POS_EQ_RA_MAIN double DEC Dec J2000 deg POS_EQ_DEC_MAIN double PRIORITY survey weight int MAG_1 supplied magnitude 1 mag float PROGID programme ID int MAG_2 supplied magnitude 2 mag float
targetThe TARGET table represents the master target list used to configure 6dFGS observations TARGETID unique ID no., used to link tables ID_MAIN char TARGETNAME name in config file, used to name FITS file and generate thumbnail images char HTMID Hierarchical Triangular Mesh (20-deep) number, mainly useful internally for indexing on position int RA master RA J2000 (decimal degrees) deg POS_EQ_RA_MAIN double DEC master Dec J2000 (decimal degrees) deg POS_EQ_DEC_MAIN double CX Cartesian x of unit (ra,dec) vector on celestial sphere float CY Cartesian y of unit (ra,dec) vector on celestial sphere float CZ Cartesian z of unit (ra,dec) vector on celestial sphere float GL galactic longitude deg float GB galactic latitude deg float A_V Schlegel V extinction float PROGID highest priority programme ID int BMAG Bj galaxy magnitude from recalibrated SuperCOSMOS data (0.00 is null) mag float RMAG Rf galaxy magnitude from recalibrated SuperCOSMOS data (0.00 is null) mag float SG SSS star/galaxy flag 1=galaxy 2=star 3=unclass 4=noise int ZCATVEL velocity in ZCAT km/s int ZCATERR error on velocity in ZCAT km/s int ZCATREF ZCAT reference int BMAGSEL Bj magnitude from online SuperCOSMOS Sky Surveys (99.99 and 23.0 are nulls), appeared as BMAG in the EDR and DR1 mag float RMAGSEL Rf magnitude from online SuperCOSMOS Sky Surveys (99.99 and 22.0 are nulls), appeared as BMAG in the EDR and DR1 mag float