Finding galaxy clusters with machine learning Virtual Observatory Resource

Authors
  1. Tian D.-C.
  2. Yang Y.
  3. Wen Z.-L.
  4. Xia J.-Q.
  5. Published by
    CDS
Abstract

Building a comprehensive catalog of galaxy clusters is a fundamental task for studies on structure formation and galaxy evolution. In this paper, we present Cluster Optical Search using Machine Intelligence in Catalogs (COSMIC), an algorithm utilizing machine learning techniques to efficiently detect galaxy clusters. COSMIC involves two steps, the identification of the brightest cluster galaxies and the estimation of cluster richness. We train our models on galaxy data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey and the WHL galaxy cluster catalog. Validated against test data in the region of the northern Galactic cap, the COSMIC algorithm demonstrates high completeness when crossmatching with previous cluster catalogs. Richness comparison with previous optical and X-ray measurements also demonstrates a tight correlation. Our methodology showcases robust performance in galaxy cluster detection and holds promising prospects for applications in upcoming large-scale surveys. The COSMIC codes are published on https://github.com/tdccccc/COSMIC.

Keywords
  1. galaxy-clusters
  2. redshifted
  3. visible-astronomy
  4. sloan-photometry
Bibliographic source Bibcode
2025ApJS..276...21T
See also HTML
https://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/cat/J/ApJS/276/21
IVOA Identifier IVOID
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJS/276/21

Access

Web browser access HTML
https://vizier.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/VizieR-2?-source=J/ApJS/276/21
https://vizier.iucaa.in/viz-bin/VizieR-2?-source=J/ApJS/276/21
http://vizieridia.saao.ac.za/viz-bin/VizieR-2?-source=J/ApJS/276/21
IVOA Table Access TAP
https://tapvizier.cds.unistra.fr/TAPVizieR/tap
Run SQL-like queries with TAP-enabled clients (e.g., TOPCAT).
IVOA Cone Search SCS
For use with a cone search client (e.g., TOPCAT).
https://vizier.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/conesearch/J/ApJS/276/21/table1?
https://vizier.iucaa.in/viz-bin/conesearch/J/ApJS/276/21/table1?
http://vizieridia.saao.ac.za/viz-bin/conesearch/J/ApJS/276/21/table1?

History

2025-12-04T09:05:29Z
Resource record created
2025-12-04T09:05:29Z
Created
2026-03-02T06:25:50Z
Updated

Contact

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CDS support team
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E-Mail
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