Second data release of the 6dF Galaxy Survey

Jones, D Heath; Saunders, Will; Reay, Rebecca; Colless, Matthew

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Second data release of the 6dF Galaxy Survey

Date

2005

Authors

Jones, D Heath

Saunders, Will

Reay, Rebecca

Colless, Matthew

Publisher

CSLI Publications

Abstract

The 6dF Galaxy Survey is measuring around 150 000 redshifts and 15 000 peculiar velocities from galaxies over the southern sky at |b| > 10°. When complete, it will be the largest survey of its kind by more than an order of magnitude. Here we describe the