Documentation for distcalib file

Files can be found at /home/dorado3/galaxy/esp3/distcalib

1st version of the files is in /home/dor3/esp3/galaxy/distcalib/version1.

2nd version of the files is in /home/dor3/esp3/galaxy/distcalib/version2 (B1950 co-ords)

The relevant files are:

dist_calibs.dat Contains the list. Columns are

AGC No.
Alternative name
RA and DEC (J2000 from AGC file)
Heliocentric radial velocity.
Distance in Mpc
Error in distance
Primary reference
Secondary reference (if there is one)
Distance modulus
Error on distance modulus
Method for getting distance. [SBF, TRGB, ceph, cmult (average calibrated by cepheids), mult (average), stars, RRLy (from RR Lyraes)]
Reliability code. 1=Probably good, 2=OK, 3=probably dodgy, 4=unknown
Flag for note. 1=note related to this distance, 0=no note. See dist_calibs.notes
Number of distances on record for this galaxy (other entries in dist_calibs.notes)

dist_calibs.notes Extra notes for certain galaxies which explains where the distance/distance error comes from in more detail. Multiple distance entries for galaxies (where available)

README Log of changes to file

Information

Acronymns:

TRGB: Tip of the Red Giant Branch
SBF: Surface Brightness Fluctuations
PNLF: Planetary Nebula Luminosity Function
GCLF: Globular Cluster Luminosity Function
EcBin: Eclipsing Binary
LG: Local Group
CVn: Can Ven or Canes Venacti

Distance methods: Check out Lisa Wei's notes on distance indicators.

References:

AG04:	A. L. Argon (1), L. J. Greenhill (1), J. M. Moran (1), M. J. Reid (1), K. M. Menten (2), M. Inoue (3) astro-ph/0407486 ApJ in press. Geometric distance to M33 (NGC 598), also see BR05 below which supercedes this?
BG04:	M. Bellazzini (INAF-OAB), N. Gennari (Bologna Univ.), F.R. Ferraro (Bologna Univ.), A. Sollima (Bologna Univ.) astro-ph/0407444. MNRAS in press. New TRGB distance to LeoI 254+/-18 kpc.
BG05:	M. Bellazzini (INAF-OAB), N. Gennari (Bologna Univ.), F.R. Ferraro (Bologna Univ.), astro-ph/0503418. MNRAS in press. New TRGB distance to LeoII 233+/-15 kpc.
BR05:	A. Brunthaler, M.J. Reid, H. Falcke, L.J. Greenhill, C. Henkel 2005 astro-ph/0503058. Science, Vol. 307 (4 March 2005) Geometric distance to M33 from same observations as AG04? Slightly different answer.
BS04:	A. Z. Bonanos, K. Z. Stanek, A.H. Szentgyorgyi, D.D. Sasselov, G.A. Bakos, astro-ph/0310477. Should be Feb 2004 AJ. Distance to the Draco Dwarf Spheroidal galaxy from RR Lyrae stars is 75.7+/-5.4 kpc.
CH05:	Cioni, M.-R.L, Habing, H.J. A&A in press (astro-ph/0507329) TRGB Distance to Draco Dwarf (dM = 19.49+/-0.162)
CH04:	Cioni, M.-R.L, Habing, H.J. A&A in press (astro-ph/0409294) TRGB Distance to NGC 6822 23.34+/-0.12.
CB89:	Carignan, C & Beaulieu, S. 1989, AJ 347, 760. Brightes blue star distance to DDO 154 is 3.2+/-1Mpc.
Do02:	Dolphin, A.E., Saha, A., Skillman, E.D., Dohm-Palmer, R.C., Tolstoy, E., Cole, A.A., Gallagher, J.S., Hoessel, J.G., \& Mateo, M. 2003, AJ 125, 1261 Distance to Sextan A is found from Cepheids and compared to TRGB, red clump and RR Lyrae methods. Relative distances of Sextans A, Leo A, IC 1613, and the Magellanic Clouds are presented (some combination of RR Lyrae, LP Cepheid, SP Cepheid, TRGB and Red clump methods).
F01 (FMG01):	Wendy L. Freedman , Barry F. Madore , Brad K. Gibson , Laura Ferrarese , Daniel D. Kelson , Shoko Sakai , Jeremy R. Mould , Robert C. Kennicutt, Jr. , Holland C. Ford , John A. Graham , John P. Huchra , Shaun M. G. Hughes , Garth D. Illingworth , Lucas M. Macri , and Peter B. Stetson. ApJ 2000, 553, 47 HST Key Project Paper. Rederives calibration for Cepheid distances to ~25 galaxies.
Fe00a:	Ferrarese, L., Mould, J.R., Kennicutt, R.C.Jr., Huchra, J., Ford, H.C., Freedman, W.L., Stetson, P.B., Madore, B.F., Sakai, S., Gibson, B.K., Graham, J.A., Hughes, S.M., Illingworth, G.D., Kelson, D.D., Macri, L., Sebo, K., Silbermann, N.A. 2000a, \apj, 529, 745. Derives Cepheid based calibration for 4 distance indicators that use old stellar populations -- TRGB, PNLF, GCLF and SBF and presents distance moduli to galaxies combining multiple methods.
Fe00b:	Ferrarese, L., Ford, H.C., Huchra, J., Kennicutt, R.C.Jr., Mould, J.R., Sakai, S., Freedman, W.L., Stetson, P.B., Madore, B.F., Gibson, B.K., Graham, J.A., Hughes, S.M., Illingworth, G.D., Kelson, D.D., Macri, L., Sebo, K., Silbermann, N.A. 2000b, \apjs, 128, 431. More data using the above method.
Fe06:	Ferrarese, L., Mould, J.R, Stetson, P.B., Tonry, J.L., Blakeslee, J.P., Ajhar, E.A. ApJ in press, astro-ph/0605707 Cepheid distances to NGC 5128
GB04:	Georgiev et al. 2004 astroph/0405367 (A&A in press) New distance for HoIX (DDO 66) based on method of brightest stars is &mu=27.58+/-0.4 (3.28+/-0.60 Mpc)
GBF04:	Galleti et al. 2004 astroph/0405465 (A&A in press) New distance to M33 (NGC 598) from TRGB &mu=24.64 +- 0.15 (D=847 +- 60 Kpc)
GKT97:	Georgiev, T. B., Karachentsev, I. D., & Tikhonov, N. A., Astronomy Letters Distances to 13 nearby galaxies from "stars" (referenced in W03).
GP04:	Gieren et al. 2004 astroph/0405581 (AJ in press) Improved Cepheid distance to NGC 300 &mu= 26.43 +- 0.04 (random) +- 0.05 (systematic)
GP06:	Gieren et al. 2006 astroph/0605231 (ApJ in press) Improved Cepheid distance to NGC 6822 &mu= 23.312+/-0.021 (random) +/- 0.07 (systematic)
HG05:	Harbeck, D., Gallagher, J., Grebel, E.K., Koch. A., Zucker, D. astro-ph/0501439. Schedule for ApJ v623 Deeper TRGB distance to And IX.
H99:	Herrnstein, J. R.; Moran, J. M.; Greenhill, L. J.; Diamond, P. J.; Inoue, M.; Nakai, N.; Miyoshi, M.; Henkel, C.; Riess, A. Nature, 400, 539-541 (1999) Geometric distance to NGC 4258 (motions of water masers)
J98:	Jerjen, H., Freeman, K.C., Binggeli, B. 1998 AJ 116, 2873 Distances to 5 dwarf ellipticals in the Sculptor group from SBF (first paper with distances to dEs from SBF). This reference is included in W02 (below).
J00:	Jerjen, H., Freeman, K.C., Binggeli, B. 2000 AJ 119, 166 Distances to 5 dwarf ellipticals in the region of Centaurus A from SBF.
J01a:	Jerjen, H. & Rejkuba, M. A&A 371, 487. TRGB distance for ES0 540-032. This galaxy also has a TRGB distance in K03c, and an SBF distance in J98. Call into question the use of SBF for intermediate type dwarfs. This applies also to ESO 540-030, and ESO 294-010 in database.
J01b:	Jerjen, H. & Rejkuba, M. A&A 371, 487. SBF distances to 3 nearby dwarf ellipticals (using theoretical models and TRGB distances to calibrate).
J03:	Jerjen, H. A&A 398, 63. SBF distances to 8 dwarf ellipticals in the Fornax cluster.
J04:	Jerjen, H., Binggeli, B., Barazza, F.D. 2004 AJ (astro-ph/0310779) Distances to 16 dwarf ellipticals in the Virgo cluster from SBF.
K99:	Karachentsev, I.D., Sharina, M. E., Grebel, E.K., Dolphin,A.E., Geisler, D., Guhathakurta, P., Hodge, P.W., Karachentseva, V.E, Sarajedini, A. & Seitzer, P. 1999 A&A, 352, 399. TRGB distance to DDO 44.
K00:	Karachentsev, I.D., Karachentseva, V.E, Dolphin,A.E., Geisler, D.,Grebel, E.K., Guhathakurta, P., Hodge, P.W., Sarajedini, A., Seitzer, P. & Sharina, M. E., 2000 A&A, 363, 117. TRGB distances to 6 dShps in M81 group. Also lists distances to 5 other galaxies near M81. Some of these distances in W02.
KSH00:	Karachentsev,I.D.; Sharina,M.E.; Huchtmeier,W.K, Astronomy and Astrophysics, v.362, p.544-556 (2000) UGC 11583, kk251, kk252, kkr55, kkr56, and kkr59 are dwarf irregular galaxies resolved into stars. We determined their distances from the luminosity of the brightest blue stars
K02a:	Karachentsev, I.D., Dolphin, A.E.,Grebel, E.K., Geisler, D., Guhathakurta, P., Hodge, P.W., Karachentseva, E.W., Sarajedini, A., Seitzer, P. \& Sharina, M. E. 2002, \aap, 383, 125. 13 galaxies in M81 group observed with HST to get TRGB distances. Also lists 37 other galaxies near M81. .
K02b:	Karachentsev, I.D., Sharina, M. E., Dolphin, A.E.,Grebel, E.K., Geisler, D., Guhathakurta, P., Hodge, P.W., Karachentseva, V.E., Sarajedini, A., & Seitzer, P. 2002, A&A, 385, 21. Distances to 17 dwarf galaxies around Cen A.
K02c:	Karachentsev, I.D., Sharina, M.E., Makarov, D.I., Dolphin, A.E., Grebel, E.K., Geisler, D., Guhathakurta, P., Hodge, P.W., Karachentseva, E.W., Sarajedini, A. \& Seitzer, P. 2002, \aap, 389, 812. 18 galaxies observed with HST to derive TRGB distances. Combined with the 20 other galaxies close to LG (within 3 Mpc) which have distances from various sources.
K03b:	Karachentsev, I.D., Sharina, M.E., Dolphin, A.E., Grebel, E.K., Geisler, D., Guhathakurta, P., Hodge, P.W., Karachentseva, E.W., Sarajedini, A. \& Seitzer, P. 2003a, \aap, 398, 467. TRGB distances (from HST) of 18 galaxies in Can Ven.
K03a:	Karachentsev, I.D., Makarov, D.I., Sharina, M.E., Dolphin, A.E., Grebel, E.K., Geisler, D., Guhathakurta, P., Hodge, P.W., Karachentseva, E.W., Sarajedini, A. \& Seitzer, P. 2003b, \aap, 398, 479. TRGB distances (from HST) to 16 galaxies within 5 Mpc.
K03c:	Karachentsev, et al. 2003c, A&A 404, 93 TRGB distances (from HST) for 9 galaxies in Sculptor combined with information on distances to 12 other galaxies in Sculptor from various sources.
K03d:	Karachentsev, et al. 2003d, A&A 408 TRGB distances (from HST) for 5 galaxies near IC 342.
K04:	Karachentsev, et al. 2004, AJ 127 Catalogue of galaxies with D<10Mpc or vLG < 550 km/s. Sources of distances.
K06:	Karachentsev, et al. 2006, AJ 131, 1361, astro-ph/0511648 Distances to 25 galaxies with vLG < 550 km/s. All new, or replacements for "star" distances. (entered as K05 initially)
KW06:	S. C. Keller, P. R. Wood 2006, ApJ in press (astro-ph/0601225) Cepeid distances to LMC and SMC
LK03:	Douglas C. Leonard, Shashi M. Kanbur, Choong C. Ngeow, Nial R. Tanvir, 2003, ApJ The Cepheid Distance to NGC 1637
MF05:	Mouhcine, M., Ferguson, H.C., Rich, R.M., Brown, T.M. & Smith, T.E. astro-ph/0510253 TRGB distances to NGC 253, NGC 4244, NGC 4945 and NGC 4258
MH05:	Y. Momany, E.V. Held, I. Saviane, Rolly Bedin, M. Gullieuszik, M. Clemens, L. Rizzi, M. Rich, K. Kuijken, A&A (in press), astro-ph/0505399 TRGB distance to SagDIG
Ma97:	Makarova L.N., Karachentsev, I. D., Georgiev, Ts. B. 1997, Astrophys. Lett. 23, 378 5 Irr galaxies in CVn from brightest stars.
Ma98:	Makarova L.N., Karachentsev, I., Takalo, L.O., Heinamaki, P. \& Valtonen, M. 1998 \aaps, 128, 459. 18 Irr galaxies in CVn from brightest stars.
MB04:	L. Monaco, M. Bellazzini, F.R. Ferraro, E. Pancino. 2004. astro-ph/040635 (MNRAS in press) TRGB distance to SGR dSph galaxy.
MI04:	A.W. McConnachie, M.J Irwin, A.M.N. Ferguson, R.A. Ibata, G.F. Lewis, N. Tanvir 2004, MNRAS (in press) astro-ph/0410489 Consistent TRGB distances to 17 LG galaxies.
MHI05:	Mieske, S. Hilker, M. & Infante, L SBF distances to 16 galaxies in Hydra cluster.
MH03:	Mieske, S. & Hilker, M. 2003 A&A, 410, 445 SBF distances to 15 galaxies in Centaurus (2 of which are also studied in To01).
NZ99:	Newman, J., Zepf, Stephen E.; Davis, Marc; Freedman, Wendy L.; Madore, Barry F.; Stetson, Peter B.; Silbermann, N.; Phelps, R. 1999 ApJ 523, 506 Cepheid distance to NGC 4603 in Centaurus cluster.
PA04:	Pritzl, B.J., Armandroff, T.E., Jacoby, G.H., da Costa, G.S. 2004 AJ (astro-ph/0310620) Distance to Andromeda II from RR Lyraes is 665+/-20 kpc.
PG04:	G. Pietrzynski, W. Gieren, A. Udalski, F. Bresolin, R. P. Kudritzki, I. Soszynski, M. Szymanski, M. Kubiak 2004 AJ 128, 2815 Cepheid distance to NGC 6822.
P06a:	G. Pietrzynski, W. Gieren, I. Soszynski, F. Bresolin, R.P. Kudritzki, M. Dall'Ora, J. Storm, G. Bono, ApJ 2006. Improved cepheid distance to IC1613.
P06b:	G. Pietrzynski, W. Gieren, A. Udalski, I. Soszynski, F. Bresolin, R.P. Kudritzki, R. Mennickent, M. Szymanski ApJ 2006 in press. New cepheid distance to NGC 3109.
RJ05:	Rekola, R., Jerjen, H. \& Flynn, C. A&A in press, astro-ph/0506638 SBF distances to 9 nearby dwarfs and S0 galaxy NGC 4150.
R05: Ribas etal. 2005 Astrophys.J. 635 (2005) L37-L40	Eclipsing binary distance to M31
RB05:	Rizzi, L., Bresolin, F., Kudritzki, R-P, Gieren, W. & Pietrzynski, G. ApJ in press astro-ph/0510298 New TRGB distance for NGC 300.
SM05:	Silva, D.R., Massey, P., DeGioia-Eastwood, K., Henning, P.A. 2005 ApJ 623 Distance to HIZSS3 in zone of avoidance from TRGB.
S02:	Saha, A.; Claver, J.; Hoessel, J. G. 2002AJ....124..839 Distance to IC 342 using several Cepheids.
SF04:	Sakai, S., Ferrarese, L., Kennicutt, R.C.Jr., Saha, A. 2004 ApJ 608, 42 Comparison between Cepheid and TRGB distances with 7 new TRGB distances. There is a metallicity dependence of the Cepheid calibration.
S96:	Sharina et al. 1996 istance moduli for NGC 628 and its dwarf irregular companions: DDO 13, UGC 1171, UGC 1104, and K 10 (stars)
So96:	Sohn, Young-Jong; Davidge, T. J. 1996AJ....112.2559S Distance to NGC 672 using supergiant stars.
T04:	Thim, F., Hoessel J.G., Saha, A., Claver, J., Dolphin, A., Tammann, G.A. 2004 AJ 127, 2322 Cepheid distance to NGC 4395 (AGC 7524)
TI05:	T.X.Thuan, Y.I.Izotov 2005, AJ in press (astro-ph/0503429) TRGB distance for NGC 2366
TK98:	Tikhonov, N.A. & Karachentsev, I.D. 1998, A&AS, 128, 32 6 gals in CVn from brightest stars
TS95:	Tolstoy, Eline; Saha, A.; Hoessel, John G.; McQuade, K. 1995 AJ, 110.1640 Ref in W03 below. Cepheid distance to NGC 2366.
TT03:	Thim, F., Tammann, G.A., Saha, A., Dolphin, A., Snadage, A., Tolstoy, E., Labhardt, L. 2003, ApJ 590, 256. Cepheid distance to M83 (NGC 5236).
To01	Tonry J.L., Dressler A., Blakeslee J.P., Ajhar E.A., Fletcher A.B., Luppino G.A., Metzger M.R., \& Moore C.B. 2001, \apj 546, 681. SBF distances to 300 galaxies (complete for Es to 2000 km/s, with some sampling out to 4000 km/s
T06	R B Tully, L Rizzi, A E Dolphin, I D Karachentsev, V E Karachentseva, D I Makarov, L Makarova, S Sakai, E J Shaya, AJ (submitted; astro-ph/0603380) TRGB distances to nearby galaxies. I think some might be repeats, but all are in there like they are new.
VdS04:	G. C. Van de Steene, G. H. Jacoby, C. Praet, R. Ciardullo, H. Dejonghe 2004 (A contribution to the ESO Intl. Workshop on "Planetary Nebulae beyond the Milky Way", Garching (Germany), May 19-21, 2004 - Conference proceedings will appear in the Springer-Verlag series of ESO Astrophysics Symposia (eds. J.R. Walsh & L. Stanghellini)) PNLF distance to NGC 55.
W03:	Whiting, A.B. 2003, ApJ 587, 186 Compilation of distances from the literature to 98 galaxies within 10 Mpc

Karen Masters
Last modified: Thu Aug 31 15:04:25 EDT 2006

dist_calibs.dat	Contains the list. Columns are AGC No. Alternative name RA and DEC (J2000 from AGC file) Heliocentric radial velocity. Distance in Mpc Error in distance Primary reference Secondary reference (if there is one) Distance modulus Error on distance modulus Method for getting distance. [SBF, TRGB, ceph, cmult (average calibrated by cepheids), mult (average), stars, RRLy (from RR Lyraes)] Reliability code. 1=Probably good, 2=OK, 3=probably dodgy, 4=unknown Flag for note. 1=note related to this distance, 0=no note. See dist_calibs.notes Number of distances on record for this galaxy (other entries in dist_calibs.notes)
dist_calibs.notes	Extra notes for certain galaxies which explains where the distance/distance error comes from in more detail. Multiple distance entries for galaxies (where available)
README	Log of changes to file