Spectroscopically Selected Halo K Giants Virtual Observatory Resource

Authors
  1. Ratnatunga K.U.
  2. Freeman K.C.
  3. Published by
    CDS
Abstract

The catalog results from a survey for distant Field K giants in the Galactic halo made for purposes of locating a chemically and kinematically unbiased sample out to about 25 kpc from the Sun. The motivation for the study and sample selection are outlined by Ratnatunga & Freeman (1985ApJ...291..260R), while details and analysis of the results will be found in Ratnatunga & Freeman (1989). Three high-galactic latitude fields each of 20 square degrees, designated by their Selected-Area identifications, include the following: SA 141 (l=240,b=-85); SA 189 (277, -50); and SA 127 (272, +38), and have the apparent magnitude range 13 < V < 16 and color range (B-V) > 0.9. Stars were selected from PDS photographic photometry of Schmidt plates (see Ratnatunga 1983, catalog II/121). K-giant selection used the Mgb+MgH feature at 5100A from digital image analysis of PDS scans of ESO 1-m Schmidt telescope objective-prism spectra with 450 A/mm at H-gamma resolution on IIIa-J plates exposed through a Schott GG475 filter. Luminosity confirmation, line-of-sight velocities, and metallicity were determined from 2-A resolution slit spectra taken with the 4-m Anglo- Australian and 1.9-m Mount Stromlo telescopes. Cross identifications exist for some stars in the SA 141 SGP field only.

Keywords
  1. Metallicity
  2. Radial velocity
  3. Giant stars
  4. Halo stars
  5. High-velocity stars
Bibliographic source Bibcode
1989ApJ...339..126R
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History

2006-03-08T05:23:52Z
Resource record created
2006-03-08T05:23:52Z
Created
2012-11-12T15:44:44Z
Updated

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