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Oxford University Press, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2(490), p. 1666-1677, 2019

DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stz2530

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A spectroscopic census of the Fornax cluster and beyond: preparing for next generation surveys

This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
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Abstract

ABSTRACT The Fornax cluster is the nearest large cluster in the southern sky, and is currently experiencing active assembly of mass. It is thus the target of a number of ongoing observing campaigns at optical, near-infrared, and radio wavelengths, using state-of-the-art facilities in the Southern hemisphere. Spectroscopic redshifts are essential not only for determining cluster membership, but also kinematics within the cluster and identifying substructures. We present a compilation of all available major spectroscopic campaigns undertaken within the Fornax region, including new and previously unpublished spectroscopy. This provides not only a comprehensive census of Fornax cluster membership as a resource for the many ongoing studies of this dynamic system, but also probes the large-scale structure in the background volume.