Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2005-12-06
Astron.J.131:1280-1287,2006
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
13 pages, 3 figures, Accepted to AJ
Scientific paper
10.1086/500197
We present 118 new optical redshifts for galaxies in 12 clusters in the Horologium-Reticulum supercluster (HRS) of galaxies. For 76 galaxies, the data were obtained with the Dual Beam Spectrograph on the 2.3m telescope of the Australian National University at Siding Spring Observatory. After combining 42 previously unpublished redshifts with our new sample, we determine mean redshifts and velocity dispersions for 13 clusters, in which previous observational data were sparse. In six of the 13 clusters, the newly determined mean redshifts differ by more than 750 km/s from the published values. In the case of three clusters, A3047, A3109, and A3120, the redshift data indicate the presence of multiple components along the line of sight. The new cluster redshifts, when combined with other reliable mean redshifts for clusters in the HRS, are found to be distinctly bi-modal. Furthermore, the two redshift components are consistent with the bi-modal redshift distribution found for the inter-cluster galaxies in the HRS by Fleenor et al. (2005).
Christiansen Wayne A.
Drinkwater Michael. J.
Fleenor Matthew C.
Hunstead Richard W.
Johnston-Hollitt Melanie
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