[MBR2003] CDFS-H 47 , the SIMBAD biblio

We report results of our H-band survey of the Chandra Deep Field South (CDFS). The observations, made with SofI on the NTT, cover 0.027 square degrees to H<20.5 and 0.17 square degrees to H<19.8 (50% completeness limits). In total, 4819 objects were detected, of which 80% are galaxies based on the SExtractor parameter ``stellarity index'' having a value less than 0.5. Our astrometric solutions are in good agreement with those of the Las Campanas Infrared Survey (LCIRS), the COMBO-17, and the ESO-EIS surveys. Our photometry compares satisfactorily with the LCIRS results as well as with GOODS data. Galaxy number counts are ∼50000 galaxies per square degree at H<20.75, in good agreement with those of LCIRS. The object catalog is published electronically at the CDS.