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Title:
The construction of the large quasar astrometric catalogue (LQAC)
Authors:
Souchay, J.; Andrei, A. H.; Barache, C.; Bouquillon, S.; Gontier, A.-M.; Lambert, S. B.; Le Poncin-Lafitte, C.; Taris, F.; Arias, E. F.; Suchet, D.; Baudin, M.
Affiliation:
AA(Observatoire de Paris, Systèmes de Référence Temps Espace (SYRTE), CNRS/UMR 8630, Paris, France ), AB(Observatório Nacional/MCT and Observatório do Valongo/UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil ; Observatoire de Paris, Systèmes de Référence Temps Espace (SYRTE), CNRS/UMR 8630, Paris, France), AC(Observatoire de Paris, Systèmes de Référence Temps Espace (SYRTE), CNRS/UMR 8630, Paris, France), AD(Observatoire de Paris, Systèmes de Référence Temps Espace (SYRTE), CNRS/UMR 8630, Paris, France), AE(Observatoire de Paris, Systèmes de Référence Temps Espace (SYRTE), CNRS/UMR 8630, Paris, France), AF(Observatoire de Paris, Systèmes de Référence Temps Espace (SYRTE), CNRS/UMR 8630, Paris, France), AG(Technische Universität Dresden, Institut für Planetare Geodäsie, Lohrmann Observatorium, Dresden, Germany ; Observatoire de Paris, Systèmes de Référence Temps Espace (SYRTE), CNRS/UMR 8630, Paris, France), AH(Observatoire de Paris, Systèmes de Référence Temps Espace (SYRTE), CNRS/UMR 8630, Paris, France), AI(Bureau International des Poids et Mesures, Sèvres, France ; Observatoire de Paris, Systèmes de Référence Temps Espace (SYRTE), CNRS/UMR 8630, Paris, France), AJ(Observatoire de Paris, Systèmes de Référence Temps Espace (SYRTE), CNRS/UMR 8630, Paris, France), AK(Observatoire de Paris, Systèmes de Référence Temps Espace (SYRTE), CNRS/UMR 8630, Paris, France)
Publication:
Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 494, Issue 2, 2009, pp.799-815 (A&A Homepage)
Publication Date:
02/2009
Origin:
EDP Sciences
Keywords:
reference systems, astrometry, quasars: general, catalogs
DOI:
10.1051/0004-6361:200809602
Bibliographic Code:
2009A&A...494..799S

Abstract

Context: The very large and increasing number of quasars reckoned from various sky surveys leads to a large quantity of data which brings various and inhomogeneous information in the fields of astrometry, photometry, radioastronomy and spectroscopy.
Aims: In this paper, we describe our work that aims to make available a general compilation of the largest number of recorded quasars obtained from all the available catalogues, with their best position estimates, and providing physical information at both optical and radio wavelengths. Thus, we construct a catalogue compilation designated Large Quasar Astrometric Catalogue (LQAC) giving coordinates, multiband photometry, radio fluxes, redshift, luminosity distances and absolute magnitudes.
Methods: We gather the 12 largest quasar catalogues (4 from radio interferometry programs, 8 from optical surveys), and we carry out systematic cross-identifications of the objects. Information concerning u, b, v, g, r, i, z, J, K photometry as well as redshift and radio fluxes at 1.4 GHz, 2.3 GHz, 5.0 GHz, 8.4 GHz and 24 GH are given when available. A small proportion of remaining objects, not present in the 12 catalogues and included in the Véron-Cetty & Véron quasar catalogues, are added to the compilation.
Results: The LQAC contains 113 666 quasars. We discuss the external homogeneity of the data by comparing the coordinates, the redshifts and the magnitudes of objects belonging to different catalogues. We use up-to-date cosmological parameters as well as recent models for galactic extinction and K-correction in order to evaluate the absolute magnitudes of the objects.

The ASCII file of the catalogue LQAC is available in electronic form at the CDS via anonymous ftp to cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr (130.79.128.5) or via http://cdsweb.u-strasbg.fr/cgi-bin/qcat?/A+A/494/799

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