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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  and
J. L. Han
Z. L. Wen
Affiliation:
National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 20A Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100012, China; zhonglue@bao.ac.cn
J. L. Han
Affiliation:
National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 20A Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100012, China; zhonglue@bao.ac.cn
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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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Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 8 , Symposium S295: The intriguing life of massive galaxies , August 2012 , pp. 188
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Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2013 

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