M31

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M 31 -- Galaxy Origin of the objects types : (Ref) Object type as listed in the reference "Ref" (acronym) Object type linked to the acronym according to the original reference () Anterior to 2007, before we can link the objet type to a reference, or given by the CDS team in some particular cases Other object types: LIN (), G (2006AJ,LEDA,...), * (AG,BD,...), QSO (2010A&A,[VV2006],...), AGN ([VV2000c],[VV2003c],...), gam (2FGL,3FGL,...), Rad (2C,DA,...), IR (IRAS,IRC,...), X (2MAXI,XSS), GiC (GIN), GiG (K79) Syntax of coordinates is : "ra dec (wtype) [error ellipse] quality bibcode" : ra dec : right ascension and declination (unit and frame defined according to your Output Options) Grey values are increasing the original precision due to the computation of frame transformations (wtype) : wavelength class for the origin of the coordinates (Rad, mm, IR, Optical, UV, Xray, Gam) [error ellipse] : measurement uncertainty, on (ra,dec) if the positional angle is 90 degrees, on (majaxis,minaxis) otherwise (in mas at defined epoch in the original catalogue), position angle (in degrees North celestial pole to East) quality : flag of quality E ≥ 10" D : 1-10" (and some old data) C : 0.1-1" B : 0.01-0.1" + 2MASS, Tyc A : VLBI, Hipparcos bibcode : bibcode of the coordinates reference ICRS coord. (ep=J2000) : 00 42 44.330 +41 16 07.50 (Infrared) [ ] C 2006AJ....131.1163S Syntax of coordinates is : "ra dec (wtype) [error ellipse] quality bibcode" : ra dec : right ascension and declination (unit and frame defined according to your Output Options) Grey values are increasing the original precision due to the computation of frame transformations (wtype) : wavelength class for the origin of the coordinates (Rad, mm, IR, Optical, UV, Xray, Gam) [error ellipse] : measurement uncertainty, on (ra,dec) if the positional angle is 90 degrees, on (majaxis,minaxis) otherwise (in mas at defined epoch in the original catalogue), position angle (in degrees North celestial pole to East) quality : flag of quality E ≥ 10" D : 1-10" (and some old data) C : 0.1-1" B : 0.01-0.1" + 2MASS, Tyc A : VLBI, Hipparcos bibcode : bibcode of the coordinates reference FK4 coord. (ep=B1950 eq=1950) : 00 40 00.095 +40 59 41.73 [ ] Syntax of coordinates is : "ra dec (wtype) [error ellipse] quality bibcode" : ra dec : right ascension and declination (unit and frame defined according to your Output Options) Grey values are increasing the original precision due to the computation of frame transformations (wtype) : wavelength class for the origin of the coordinates (Rad, mm, IR, Optical, UV, Xray, Gam) [error ellipse] : measurement uncertainty, on (ra,dec) if the positional angle is 90 degrees, on (majaxis,minaxis) otherwise (in mas at defined epoch in the original catalogue), position angle (in degrees North celestial pole to East) quality : flag of quality E ≥ 10" D : 1-10" (and some old data) C : 0.1-1" B : 0.01-0.1" + 2MASS, Tyc A : VLBI, Hipparcos bibcode : bibcode of the coordinates reference Gal coord. (ep=J2000) : 121.174329 -21.573309 [ ] Syntax of radial velocity (or/and redshift) is : "value [error] (wavelength) quality bibcode" value : radial velocity or/and redshift (Heliocentric frame) according to your Output Options (redshift may be not displayed if the data value is <0 and the database inside value is a radial velocity) [error] : error of the corresponding value displayed before (wavelength) : wavelength range of the measurement : Rad, mm, IR, Opt, UV, Xray, Gam or  '∼'(unknown) quality : flag of quality ( A=best quality -> E=worst quality, {� } =unknown quality) bibcode : bibcode of the value's origin Radial velocity / Redshift / cz : V(km/s) -300.0 [4.0] / z(spectroscopic) -0.001000 [0.000013] / cz -299.85 [4.00]    C 2012AJ....144....4M Syntax of parallax is : 'value quality [error] bibcode' value : parallax value quality : flag of quality (A=best quality -> E=worst quality, {� } =unknown quality) [error] : mean error bibcode : bibcode of the parallax reference Parallaxes (mas): 6.0 [14.1] E 1995GCTP..C......0V Syntax of morphological type is : mtype quality bibcode mtype : Hubble morphological class (spirals, ellipticals, etc) quality : flag of quality (A=best quality -> E=worst quality, {� } =unknown quality) bibcode : bibcode of the morphological type reference Morphological type: SA(s)b D 2013AJ....146...67B Syntax of angular size is : "maj-axis min-axis angle (wtype) quality bibcode" maj-axis : major axis size (arc minutes) min-axis : minor axis size (arc minutes) angle : orientation angle (in degrees) (wtype) : wavelength class for the origin of the angular size (Rad, mm, IR, Opt, UV, Xray, Gam) quality : flag of quality of the angular size values ( A=best quality -> E=worst quality, {� } =unknown quality) bibcode : bibcode of the angular size reference Angular size (arcmin): 199.53 70.79 35 (Opt) D 2003A&A...412...45P Syntax of fluxes (or magnitudes) is : "filter-name (System) flux-value [error] quality MultVarFlags bibcode" filter-name : U, B, V, R, I, G, J, H, K, u, g, r, i, z (System) : may be AB (default is Vega) flux-value : value of flux or magnitude [error] : error value quality : flag of quality of the flux value ( A=best quality -> E=worst quality, {� } =unknown quality) MultVarFlags : Mult is zero or one char (J) for joined photometry ; Var can be zero or two chars (V[0-4]) bibcode : bibcode of the flux reference Fluxes (6) : U 4.86 [0.03] D 2007ApJS..173..185G B 4.36 [0.02] D 2007ApJS..173..185G V 3.44 [0.03] D 2007ApJS..173..185G J 2.094 [0.016] C 2006AJ....131.1163S H 1.283 [0.017] C 2006AJ....131.1163S K 0.984 [0.017] C 2006AJ....131.1163S	SIMBAD within arcmin ', {sourceSize:12, color:'#30a090'})); aladin.on('objectClicked', function(object) { var objName=object.data.MAIN_ID; aladin.showPopup(object.ra,object.dec,'',''+ objName+''); });" title="Show Simbad objects"> Overlay points in this preview 2MASS DSS SDSSXMMIRACIRISGALEX All (CDSPortal) Send to within arcsec The VizieR photometry tool allows for easy visualization of photometry points extracted around the Simbad position from photometry-enabled catalogues in VizieR. The search radius has to be specified by the user. It is currently limited to a maximum of 30 arcsec. It depends mostly on the precision or quality of the coordinates (SIMBAD and VizieR catalogs), the resolution of the images from which the sources were extracted, source extent, and source crowding. Suggestions are: crowded field: 0.5 to 1.5 arcsec, 3 arcsec otherwise; uncertain coordinates (SIMBAD quality E or coordinates without reference): 5 to 30 arsec (risky!).
Some important notes on this object about identifications and objects associations. notes: See GALEX UV data in GALEX data

M 31	IRAS F00400+4059	NAME And Nebula	Z 535-17
AG+40 60	IRAS 00400+4059	NAME Andromeda Nebula	Z 0040.0+4100
BD+40 148	IRC +40013	NGC 224	[DGW65] 4
2C 56	K79 1C	PLX 124.00	[M98c] 004000.1+405943
DA 21	LEDA 2557	PLX 124	[VV2000c] J004244.3+411610
2FGL J0042.5+4114	2MASX J00424433+4116074	PPM 43228	[VV2003c] J004244.3+411610
3FGL J0042.5+4117	2MAXI J0043+412	RAFGL 104	[VV2006] J004244.3+411610
4FGL J0043.2+4114	MCG+07-02-016	UGC 454	[VV2010] J004244.3+411610
GIN 801	NAME Andromeda	UZC J004244.3+411608	[VV98c] J004245.1+411622
HD 3969	NAME Andromeda Galaxy	XSS J00425+4102

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