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Updated catalog of 132,684 galaxy clusters and evolution of brightest cluster galaxies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 July 2013

Z. L. Wen
Affiliation:
National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 20A Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100012, China; [email protected]
J. L. Han
Affiliation:
National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 20A Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100012, China; [email protected]
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Abstract

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We identified 132,684 clusters in the redshift range of 0.05 < z < 0.8 from SDSS DR8. The spectroscopic redshifts of 52,683 clusters have been included in the catalog using SDSS DR9 data. We found that BCGs are more luminous in richer clusters and at higher redshifts.

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Contributed Papers
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2013 

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