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Title:
The Extragalactic Distance Database
Authors:
Tully, R. Brent; Rizzi, Luca; Shaya, Edward J.; Courtois, Hélène M.; Makarov, Dmitry I.; Jacobs, Bradley A.
Affiliation:
AA(Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii, 2680 Woodlawn Drive, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA), AB(United Kingdom Infrared Telescope, 660 N. A'ohoku Pl., Hilo, HI 96720, USA), AC(Department of Astronomy, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA), AD(Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii, 2680 Woodlawn Drive, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA; Université Lyon 1, CNRS/IN2P3/INSU, Institut de Physique Nucléaire, Lyon, France), AE(Special Astrophysical Observatory, Nizhniy Arkhyz, Karachai-Cherkessia 369167, Russia; Isaac Newton Institute of Chile, SAO Branch, Russia), AF(Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii, 2680 Woodlawn Drive, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA)
Publication:
The Astronomical Journal, Volume 138, Issue 2, pp. 323-331 (2009). (AJ Homepage)
Publication Date:
08/2009
Origin:
IOP
Astronomy Keywords:
astronomical data bases: miscellaneous, catalogs, galaxies: distances and redshifts, galaxies: fundamental parameters
DOI:
10.1088/0004-6256/138/2/323
Bibliographic Code:
2009AJ....138..323T

Abstract

A database can be accessed on the Web at http://edd.ifa.hawaii.edu that was developed to promote access to information related to galaxy distances. The database has three functional components. First, tables from many literature sources have been gathered and enhanced with links through a distinct galaxy naming convention. Second, comparisons of results both at the levels of parameters and of techniques have begun and are continuing, leading to increasing homogeneity and consistency of distance measurements. Third, new material is presented arising from ongoing observational programs at the University of Hawaii 2.2 m telescope, radio telescopes at Green Bank, Arecibo, and Parkes and with the Hubble Space Telescope. This new observational material is made available in tandem with related material drawn from archives and passed through common analysis pipelines.
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