THE ESO NEARBY ABELL CLUSTER SURVEY

Authors
GIURICIN G BIVIANO A MAZURE A KATGERT P PEREA J MOLES M FOCARDI P DENHARTOG R LEFEVRE O DUBATH P GERBAL D ESCALERA E RHEE G JONES B
Citation
G. Giuricin et al., THE ESO NEARBY ABELL CLUSTER SURVEY, Astrophysical letters & communications, 36(1-6), 1997, pp. 129-131
Citations number
3
Journal title
Astrophysical letters & communications → ACNP
ISSN journal
08886512
Volume
36
Issue
1-6
Year of publication
1997
Pages
129 - 131
Database
ISI
SICI code
0888-6512(1997)36:1-6<129:TENACS>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
We describe the first results of the observational programme of photom etry and spectroscopy of the ESO Nearby Abell Cluster Survey (ENACS). The final data base contains a. total of 5634 galaxies in the directio n of 107 clusters with richness class R greater than or equal to 1 and redshift z less than or equal to 0.1. Applying a velocity gap of 1000 km/s, we identify galaxy systems in the 107 ''pencil-beam'' surveys. The large majority of the clusters observed appear to be real, physica l systems.