Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2004-02-17
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
23 pages, 10 figures, accepted for publication in Astronomical Journal
Scientific paper
10.1086/383545
We present the third installment of the Yale/San Juan Southern Proper Motion Catalog, SPM3. Absolute proper motions, positions, and photographic B,V photometry are given for roughly 10.7 million objects, primarily stars, down to a magnitude of V=17.5. The Catalog covers an irregular area of 3700 square degrees, between the declinations of -20 and -45 degrees, excluding the Galactic plane. The proper-motion precision, for well-measured stars, is estimated to be 4.0 mas/yr. Unlike previous releases of the SPM Catalog, the proper motions are on the International Celestial Reference System by way of Hipparcos Catalog stars, and have an estimated systematic uncertainty of 0.4 mas/yr. The SPM3 Catalog is available via electronic transfer,(http://www.astro.yale.edu/astrom/) As an example of the potential of the SPM3 proper motions, we examine the Galactocentric velocities of a group of metal-poor, main-sequence A stars. The majority of these exhibit thick-disk kinematics, lending support to their interpretation as thick-disk blue stragglers, as opposed to being an accreted component.
Dinescu Dana I.
Girard Terrence M.
Lopez Carlos E. E.
Monet David G.
Platais Imants
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