H-I-OBSERVATIONS OF WEINBERGER GALAXIES IN THE GALACTIC ANTICENTER REGION

As part of a pilot program to map the distribution of galaxies in the galactic Anticenter region of the Zone of Avoidance, we present the re sults of a redshift survey for a homogeneous sample of low galactic la titude, faint, putative galaxies. A sample of 86 galaxy candidates sel ected from the list compiled by Weinberger [A&AS, 40, 123 (1980)] has been observed with the Arecibo 305 m telescope in the 21 cm line of H I. The sample objects are located within 2 degrees of the galactic pla ne. 21 cm line spectra provide a tool to confirm the identification as galaxies and measure their redshifts. Our HI observations have detect ed 30 of the 86 candidates observed.