Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2002-08-14
Astron.Astrophys. 394 (2002) 395-404
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Accepted for publication in A&A, 10 pages, 9 figures, full version of table 2 included in source distribution, version with hi
Scientific paper
10.1051/0004-6361:20021195
We present a spectroscopic catalog of the neighboring massive clusters Abell 222 and Abell 223. The catalog contains the positions, redshifts, R magnitudes, V-R color, as well as the equivalent widths for a number of lines for 183 galaxies, 153 of them belonging to the A 222 and A 223 system. We determine the heliocentric redshifts to be z=0.2126+/-0.0008 for A 222 and z=0.2079+/-0.0008 for A 223. The velocity dispersions of both clusters in the cluster restframe are about the same: sigma = 1014^{+90}_{-71} km/s and sigma = 1032^{+99}_{-76} km/s for A 222 and A 223, respectively. While we find evidence for substructure in the spatial distribution of A 223, no kinematic substructure can be detected. From the red cluster sequence identified in a color--magnitude--diagram we determine the luminosity of both clusters and derive mass--to--light ratios in the R--band of (M/L)_A222 = (202+/-43) h_70 M_{su}n/L_{sun} and (M/L)_A223 = (149+/-33) h_70 M_{sun}/L_{sun}. Additionally we identify a group of background galaxies at z ~ 0.242.
Clowe Douglas I.
Dietrich J. P.
Soucail Genevieve
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