2dFGRS Final Data Release
Spectroscopic Catalogues


These ASCII catalogues are provided for the convenience of users of the 2dFGRS Final Data Release. However it is important to note that the mSQL database is the definitive data source, and contains all the information in the ASCII catalogues and much additional data.

1. best.observations.idz

This file contains data for the best spectrum for each of the 245591 sources in the final data release. Where there is more than one 2dFGRS spectrum for a source, the best spectrum is the one with the highest redshift quality code; if there is more than one spectrum of this quality, then the spectrum with the latest date of observation is used. Each line of best.observations.idz contains the following parameters:

        Keyward   Format  Description
        
        serial    I6      Database serial number (=SEQNUM)
        spectra   I1      Number of spectra obtained
        name      A10     2dFGRS name (=NAME)
        UKST      A3      UKST plate (=IFIELD)
        ra        A11     R.A. (B1950) 
        dec       A11     Dec. (B1950)
        ra2000    A11     R.A. (J2000)
        dec2000   A11     Dec. (J2000)
        BJG       F6.3    Final bj magnitude without extinction correction 
        BJSEL     F6.3    Final bj magnitude with extinction correction
        BJG_OLD   F6.3    Original bj magnitude without extinction correction
        BJSELOLD  F6.3    Original bj magnitude with extinction correction
        GALEXT    F5.3    Galactic extinction value
        SB_BJ     F6.3    SuperCosmos bj magnitude without extinction correction
        SR_R      F6.3    SuperCosmos R magnitude without extinction correction 
        z         F9.6    Best redshift (observed)
        z_helio   F9.6    Best redshift (heliocentric)
        obsrun    A5      Observation run of best spectrum
        quality   I1      Redshift quality parameter for best spectrum
                          (quality=1-5; reliable redshifts have quality>=3)
        abemma    I1      Redshift type (abs=1, emi=2, man=3)
        Z_ABS     F9.6    Cross-correlation redshift from best spectrum
        KBESTR    I1      Cross-correlation template from best spectrum
        R_CRCOR   F5.3    Cross-correlation R value from best spectrum
        Z_EMI     F9.6    Emission redshift from best spectrum
        NMBEST    I2      Number of emission lines for Z_EMI from best spectrum
        SNR       F6.2    Median S/N per pixel from best spectrum
        ETA_TYPE  F10.6   Eta spectral type parameter from best spectrum (-99.9 if none)

2. all.observations.idz

This file contains data for all observations of the 245591 sources in the final data release; all.observations.idz contains 515528 lines with each source having at least two lines in the file, with formats as follows:

        Keyword   Format  Description
        
        Line 1 for each source lists...
        serial    I6      Database serial number (=SEQNUM)
        spectra   I1      Number of spectra
        name      A10     2dFGRS name (=NAME)
        UKST      A3      UKST plate (=IFIELD)
        ra        A11     R.A. (B1950) 
        dec       A11     Dec. (B1950)
        ra2000    A11     R.A. (J2000)
        dec2000   A11     Dec. (J2000)
        BJG       F6.3    Final bj magnitude without extinction correction 
        BJSEL     F6.3    Final bj magnitude with extinction correction
        BJG_OLD   F6.3    Original bj magnitude without extinction correction
        BJSELOLD  F6.3    Original bj magnitude with extinction correction
        GALEXT    F5.3    Galactic extinction value
        SB_BJ     F6.3    Supercosmos bj magnitude without extinction correction
        SR_R      F6.3    Supercosmos R magnitude without extinction correction
        best      I1      FITS extension number of the best spectrum
        z         F9.6    Best redshift (observed)
        z_helio   F9.6    Best redshift (heliocentric)
        quality   I1      Redshift quality parameter
                          (quality=1-5; reliable redshifts have quality>=3)
        obsrun    A5      Observation run of best spectrum
        	  	  
        Lines 2..spectra+1 list details of each spectrum...
        serial    I6      Database serial number (=SEQNUM)
        name      A10     2dFGRS name (=NAME)
        UTDATE    A10     UT date of observation
        OBSRUN    A5      Observation run  
        Z         F9.6    Redshift (observed)
        Z_HELIO   F9.6    Redshift (heliocentric)
        QUALITY   I1      Redshift quality parameter
        ABEMMA    I1      Redshift type (abs=1, emi=2, man=3)
        Z_ABS     F9.6    Cross-correlation redshift
        KBESTR    I1      Cross-correlation template
        R_CRCOR   F5.3    Cross-correlation R value
        Z_EMI     F9.6    Emission redshift
        NMBEST    I2      Number of emission lines for Z_EMI
        SNR       F6.2    Median S/N per pixel
        ETA_TYPE  F10.6   Eta spectral type parameter (-99.9 if none)

3. parent.reg.txt

These files (reg=ngp/sgp/ran/2dF) contain details of all observations of sources in each of the NGP, SGP and RAN regions.

The format for these files is as follows:
        Keyword   Format  Description
        
        serial    I6      Database serial number (=SEQNUM)
        alpha     F16.13  R.A. (B1950) in radians (=RA)
        delta     F16.13  Dec. (B1950) in radians (=DEC)
        BJSEL     F5.2    Final bj magnitude with extinction correction
        Z         F7.5    Redshift (observed); -9.99 if no spectrum
        Z_HELIO   F7.5    Redshift (heliocentric); -9.99 if no spectrum 
        bjlim     F6.3    2dFGRS bj magnitude limit of this area; -1.000 for
                          sources not included in the survey sample
        QUALITY   I1      Redshift quality parameter
                          (quality=1-5; reliable redshifts have quality>=3)
        BJG       F5.2    Final bj magnitude without extinction correction 
        BJSELOLD  F5.2    Original bj magnitude with extinction correction
        BJG_OLD   F5.2    Original bj magnitude without extinction correction
        UKST      A3      UKST plate (=IFIELD)
        obsfld    I3      Observed field number (=OBSFLD(4:6)); -99 if none
        GRSDATE   A6      Observation date; -99 if none
        ETA_TYPE  F8.3    Eta spectral type parameter; -99.9 if not determined
        PLATE     I3      2dF plate number (0 or 1); -99 if none
        ECCENT    F5.3    Eccentricity
        ORIENT    F5.1    Orientation 
        JON       I2      Eyeball classification
        AREA      F6.0    Isophotal area in pixels


Matthew Colless, colless@mso.anu.edu.au,