Siena Galaxy Atlas 2020

J Moustakas, D Lang, A Dey, S Juneau… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
J Moustakas, D Lang, A Dey, S Juneau, A Meisner, AD Myers, EF Schlafly, DJ Schlegel
The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 2023iopscience.iop.org
We present the 2020 version of the Siena Galaxy Atlas (SGA-2020), a multiwavelength
optical and infrared imaging atlas of 383,620 nearby galaxies. The SGA-2020 uses optical
grz imaging over≈ 20,000 deg 2 from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI)
Legacy Imaging Surveys Data Release 9 and infrared imaging in four bands (spanning 3.4–
22 μm) from the 6 year unWISE coadds; it is more than 95% complete for galaxies larger
than R (26)≈ 25''and r< 18 measured at the 26 mag arcsec− 2 isophote in the r band. The …
Abstract
We present the 2020 version of the Siena Galaxy Atlas (SGA-2020), a multiwavelength optical and infrared imaging atlas of 383,620 nearby galaxies. The SGA-2020 uses optical grz imaging over≈ 20,000 deg 2 from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) Legacy Imaging Surveys Data Release 9 and infrared imaging in four bands (spanning 3.4–22 μm) from the 6 year unWISE coadds; it is more than 95% complete for galaxies larger than R (26)≈ 25''and r< 18 measured at the 26 mag arcsec− 2 isophote in the r band. The atlas delivers precise coordinates, multiwavelength mosaics, azimuthally averaged optical surface-brightness profiles, model images and photometry, and additional ancillary metadata for the full sample. Coupled with existing and forthcoming optical spectroscopy from the DESI, the SGA-2020 will facilitate new detailed studies of the star formation and mass assembly histories of nearby galaxies; enable precise measurements of the local velocity field via the Tully–Fisher and fundamental plane relations; serve as a reference sample of lasting legacy value for time-domain and multimessenger astronomical events; and more.
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