PHOTOELECTRIC PHOTOMETRY OF ZWICKY GALAXIES

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TAKAMIYA, M [1 ]
KRON, RG [1 ]
KRON, GE [1 ]
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[1] PINECREST OBSERV,HONOLULU,HI 96815
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10.1086/117588
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P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
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Multiaperture photoelectric measurements in the B and V bands are presented for 601 galaxies in Volumes I, II, and V of Zwicky's catalogue. Large aperture observations were made in the 1960's with the Lick 3 m telescope and the USNO 1 m telescope. Systematics in Zwicky's magnitude system are investigated as a function of magnitude and direction in the sky. The photoelectric sample is argued to be representative of galaxies in Zwicky's catalogue at B similar to 15. A strong systematic error in Zwicky's magnitudes is apparent in Volume I fainter than m(z) = 15.0. The B - V color distribution is discussed. (C) 1995 American Astronomical Society.
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