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The VSOP 5 GHz Continuum Survey:
The Pre-launch VLBA Observations

E. B. Fomalont
National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA

S. Frey, Z. Paragi
FÖMI Satellite Geodetic Observatory, P.O. Box 546, H-1373 Budapest, Hungary

L. I. Gurvits
Joint Institute for VLBI in Europe, P.O. Box 2, 7990 AA, Dwingeloo, The Netherlands

W. K. Scott, A. R. Taylor
Physics and Astronomy Department, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr. NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4

P. G. Edwards, H. Hirabayashi
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, 3-1-1 Yoshinodai, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 229-8510, Japan


Summary

We have imaged with milliarcsecond resolution at 5 GHz 374 strong flat-spectrum radio sources north of declination -44° using the VLBA in June 1996. The source sample was compiled from the source list for the VLBI Space Observatory Programme (VSOP) Survey Program. About 250 of the sources observed with the VLBA had correlated flux densities at least 0.3 Jy on the longest VLBA baseline and these sources are currently being observed with VSOP at 5 GHz. Here we present the results from the VLBA pre-launch observations (VLBApls): the color and contour display of the images, the correlated flux density dependence with u-v distance, and improved positions for 62 sources. Cross-referencing with other major VLBI surveys are also given for many sources.

The observations were made with the VLBA for 22 hours on 5-6 June 1996. The total observing bandwidth was 64 MHz. The frequency coverage was not contiguous, but spanned the range 4.60 GHz to 5.09 GHz. This wide frequency range permitted the determination of accurate group delays from which precise source positions could be determined. Each source was observed once, for about 150 seconds.

The data were processed with the NRAO AIPS software package and the Caltech Difmap package. A typical clean image has an rms noise level of 2 mJy/beam and a nominal resolution of 3.5 mas x 1.5 mas.


Publication

If you make use of the data presented here, please refer to the following publication:
Fomalont E.B., Frey S., Paragi Z., Gurvits L.I., Scott W.K., Taylor A.R., Edwards P.G., Hirabayashi H. (2000), The VSOP 5 GHz Continuum Survey: The Pre-launch VLBA Observations, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement, Vol. 131, pp. 95-183 (November 2000)


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The VLBApls source sample

The definition of the source sample is given here. Click on the J2000 IAU name (in the left column) or the alternative name (mostly B1950 IAU names, in the right column) to get more information on a source, including coordinates, redshift, VLBApls images and model components.

RA=00 h

J2000 name B1950 or other name
J0006-0623 | J0013+4051 | J0019+7327 | J0029+3456 | J0038+4137 | J0042+2320 | J0050-0929 | J0057+3021 | J0059+0006 0003-066 | 0010+405 | 0016+731 | 0026+346 | 0035+413 | 0039+230 | 0048-097 | NGC 315 | 0056-001

RA=01 h

J2000 name B1950 or other name
J0105+4819 | J0106-4034 | J0108+0135 | J0111+3906 | J0115-0127 | J0116-1136 | J0119+0829 | J0119+3210 | J0120-2701 | J0121+1149 | J0121+0422 | J0125-0005 | J0126-0123 | J0126+2559 | J0132-1654 | J0136+4751 | J0137-2430 | J0137+3309 | J0141-0928 | J0149+0555 | J0152+2207 | J0153-3310 | J0155-4048 | J0157+7442 0102+480 | 0104-408 | 0106+013 | 0108+388 | 0112-017 | 0113-118 | 0116+082 | 0116+319 | 0118-272 | 0119+115 | 0119+041 | 0122-003 | 0123-016 | 0123+257 | 0130-171 | 0133+476 | 0135-247 | 3C 48 | 0138-097 | 0146+056 | 0149+218 | 0150-334 | 0153-410 | 0153+744

RA=02 h

J2000 name B1950 or other name
J0204+1514 | J0204-1701 | J0205+3212 | J0217+7349 | J0217+0144 | J0221+3556 | J0224+0659 | J0226+3421 | J0231+1322 | J0237+2848 | J0238+1636 | J0239+0416 | J0240-2309 | J0241-0815 | J0242+1101 | J0251+4315 | J0259+0747 0202+149 | 0202-172 | 0202+319 | 0212+735 | 0215+015 | 0218+357 | 0221+067 | 0223+341 | 0229+131 | 0234+285 | 0235+164 | 0237+040 | 0237-233 | NGC 1052 | 0239+108 | 0248+430 | 0256+075

RA=03 h

J2000 name B1950 or other name
J0312+0133 | J0318+4151 | J0319+4130 | J0321+1221 | J0322-3712 | J0334-4008 | J0334+0800 | J0336+3218 | J0339-0146 | J0348-2749 | J0359+5057 0310+013 | NGC 1265 | 3C 84 | 0319+121 | For A | 0332-403 | 0332+078 | NRAO 140 | CTA 26 | 0346-279 | NRAO 150

RA=04 h

J2000 name B1950 or other name
J0402-3147 | J0403+2600 | J0403-3605 | J0405-1308 | J0405+3803 | J0406-3826 | J0407-1211 | J0412+2305 | J0414+3418 | J0414+0534 | J0416-1851 | J0418+3801 | J0423-0120 | J0424-3756 | J0424+0036 | J0428-3756 | J0431+2037 | J0433+0521 | J0437-1844 | J0437+2940 | J0440-4333 | J0442-0017 | J0449+1121 | J0453-2807 | J0455-3006 | J0457-2324 | J0459+0229 0400-319 | 0400+258 | 0402-362 | 0403-132 | 0402+379 | 0405-385 | 0405-123 | 0409+229 | 0411+341 | 0411+054 | 0414-189 | 0415+379 | 0420-014 | 0422-380 | 0422+004 | 0426-380 | 0428+205 | 3C 120 | 0434-188 | 3C 123 | 0438-436 | NRAO 190 | 0446+112 | 0451-282 | 0453-301 | 0454-234 | 0457+024

RA=05 h

J2000 name B1950 or other name
J0501-0159 | J0503+0203 | J0508+8432 | J0509+0541 | J0513-2159 | J0522-3627 | J0530-2503 | J0530+1331 | J0532+0732 | J0539-2839 | J0541-0541 | J0542+4951 | J0555+3948 0458-020 | 0500+019 | 0454+844 | 0506+056 | 0511-220 | 0521-365 | 0528-250 | 0528+134 | 0529+075 | 0537-286 | 0539-057 | 3C 147 | DA 193

RA=06 h


J2000 name B1950 or other name
J0604-3155 | J0607+6720 | J0607-0834 | J0608-2220 | J0609-1542 | J0614+6046 | J0616-3456 | J0620-3711 | J0626+8202 | J0627-3529 | J0627-0553 | J0636-2034 | J0644-3459 | J0646+4451 | J0648-3957 | J0648-3044 0602-319 | 0602+673 | 0605-085 | 0606-223 | 0607-157 | 0609+607 | 0614-349 | 0618-371 | 0615+820 | 0625-354 | 3C 161 | 0634-205 | 0642-349 | 0642+449 | 0646-398 | 0646-306

RA=07 h

J2000 name B1950 or other name
J0710+4732 | J0713+4349 | J0714+3534 | J0721+7120 | J0738+1742 | J0739+0137 | J0741+3112 | J0745+1011 | J0745-0044 | J0748+2400 | J0750+1231 | J0758+3747 0707+476 | 0710+439 | 0711+356 | 0716+714 | 0735+178 | 0736+017 | 0738+313 | 0742+103 | 0743-006 | 0745+241 | 0748+126 | NGC 2484

RA=08 h

J2000 name B1950 or other name
J0808-0751 | J0808+4950 | J0811+0146 | J0815+3635 | J0818+4222 | J0820-1258 | J0823+2223 | J0824+5552 | J0824+3916 | J0825+0309 | J0831+0429 | J0832+4913 | J0834+5534 | J0836-2016 | J0837+5825 | J0840+1312 | J0841+7053 | J0842+1835 | J0854+5757 | J0854+2006 0805-077 | 0804+499 | 0808+019 | 0812+367 | 0814+425 | 0818-128 | 0820+225 | 0820+560 | 0821+394 | 0823+033 | 0829+046 | 0828+493 | 0831+557 | 0834-201 | 0833+585 | 0838+133 | 0836+710 | 0839+187 | 0850+581 | OJ 287

RA=09 h

J2000 name B1950 or other name
J0900-2808 | J0903+4651 | J0909+0121 | J0909+4253 | J0920+4441 | J0921-2618 | J0921+6215 | J0927+3902 | J0948+4039 | J0949+6614 | J0956+2515 | J0957+5522 | J0958+4725 | J0958+6533 0858-279 | 0859+470 | 0906+015 | 3C 216 | 0917+449 | 0919-260 | 0917+624 | 4C 39.25 | 0945+408 | 0945+664 | 0953+254 | 0954+556 | 0955+476 | 0954+658

RA=10 h

J2000 name B1950 or other name
J1006+3454 | J1014+2301 | J1018-3144 | J1033+4116 | J1035-2011 | J1035+5628 | J1037-2934 | J1041+0610 | J1041+0242 | J1042+1203 | J1044+8054 | J1048-1909 | J1048+7143 | J1048-4114 | J1051-3138 | J1051+2119 | J1058+1951 | J1058+0133 3C 236 | 1012+232 | 1015-314 | 1030+415 | 1032-199 | 1031+567 | 1034-293 | 1038+064 | 1039+029 | 3C 245 | 1039+811 | 1045-188 | 1044+719 | 1046-409 | 1048-313 | 1049+215 | 1055+201 | 1055+018

RA=11 h

J2000 name B1950 or other name
J1118+1234 | J1125+2610 | J1127-1857 | J1130-1449 | J1139-1350 | J1146-2447 | J1146-3328 | J1147-3812 | J1147-0724 | J1150+2417 | J1150-0023 | J1153+8058 | J1153+4931 | J1158+2450 | J1159+2914 1116+128 | 1123+264 | 1124-186 | 1127-145 | 1136-135 | 1143-245 | 1143-331 | 1144-379 | 1145-071 | 1147+245 | 1148-001 | 1150+812 | 1150+497 | 1155+251 | 1156+295

RA=12 h

J2000 name B1950 or other name
J1205-2634 | J1209-2406 | J1215-1731 | J1215+3448 | J1219+4829 | J1224+0330 | J1224+2122 | J1225+1253 | J1229+0203 | J1230+1223 | J1232-0224 | J1239-1023 | J1242-0446 | J1246-0730 | J1246-2547 | J1254+1141 | J1256-0547 | J1257-3155 1203-262 | 1206-238 | 1213-172 | 1213+350 | 1216+487 | 1222+037 | 1222+216 | M 84 | 3C 273B | 3C 274 | 1229-021 | 1237-101 | 3C 275 | 1243-072 | 1244-255 | 1252+119 | 3C 279 | 1255-316

RA=13 h

J2000 name B1950 or other name
J1305-1033 | J1309+1154 | J1310+3220 | J1316-3338 | J1325-4301 | J1331+3030 | J1332+0200 | J1337-1257 | J1347+1217 | J1351-1449 | J1354-1041 | J1357+1919 | J1357-1744 | J1357-1527 1302-102 | 1307+121 | 1308+326 | 1313-333 | Cen A | 3C 286 | 3C 287.1 | 1334-127 | 1345+125 | 1349-145 | 1352-104 | 1354+195 | 1354-174 | 1354-152

RA=14 h

J2000 name B1950 or other name
J1405+0415 | J1407+2827 | J1408-0752 | J1411+5212 | J1415+1320 | J1419+5423 | J1419-1928 | J1427-4206 | J1430+1043 | J1436+6336 | J1445+0958 | J1454-3747 1402+044 | OQ 208 | 1406-076 | 3C 295 | 1413+135 | 1418+546 | 1417-192 | 1424-418 | 1427+109 | 1435+638 | OQ 172 | 1451-375

RA=15 h

J2000 name B1950 or other name
J1501-3918 | J1504+1029 | J1506+3730 | J1507-1652 | J1510-0543 | J1512-0905 | J1513-1012 | J1516+0015 | J1517-2422 | J1522-2730 | J1526-1351 | J1530-4231 | J1534+0131 | J1540+1447 | J1543-0757 | J1546+0026 | J1549+0237 | J1550+0527 | J1554-2704 | J1557-0001 1458-391 | 1502+106 | 1504+377 | 1504-166 | 1508-055 | 1510-089 | 1511-100 | 1514+004 | 1514-241 | 1519-273 | 1524-136 | 1526-423 | 1532+016 | 1538+149 | 1540-077 | 1543+005 | 1546+027 | 1548+056 | 1550-269 | 1555+001

RA=16 h

J2000 name B1950 or other name
J1602+3326 | J1608+1029 | J1613+3412 | J1625-2527 | J1625+4134 | J1626-2951 | J1632+8232 | J1635+3808 | J1637+4717 | J1638+5720 | J1640+3946 | J1640+1220 | J1642-0621 | J1642+6856 | J1642+3948 | J1651+0129 | J1651+0459 | J1653+3945 | J1658+4737 | J1658+0741 | J1658+0515 | J1658-0739 1600+335 | 1606+106 | 1611+343 | 1622-253 | 1624+416 | 1622-297 | NGC 6251 | 1633+382 | 1636+473 | 1637+574 | NRAO 512 | 1638+124 | 1639-062 | 1642+690 | 3C 345 | 1648+015 | Her A | Mark 501 | 1656+477 | 1655+077 | 1656+053 | 1656-075

RA=17 h

J2000 name B1950 or other name
J1710+0036 | J1720-0058 | J1724-0241 | J1727+4530 | J1728+0427 | J1733-1304 | J1734+3857 | J1740+5211 | J1743-0350 | J1745-0753 | J1748+7005 | J1751+0939 | J1753+4409 1708+006 | 3C 353 | 1722-026 | 1726+455 | 1725+044 | NRAO 530 | 1732+389 | 1739+522 | 1741-038 | 1742-078 | 1749+701 | 1749+096 | 1751+441

RA=18 h

J2000 name B1950 or other name
J1800+7828 | J1801+4404 | J1804+0101 | J1806+6949 | J1824+1044 | J1824+5651 | J1832+2833 | J1833-2103 | J1842+7946 1803+784 | 1800+440 | 1801+010 | 3C 371 | 1821+107 | 1823+568 | 1830+285 | 1830-211 | 3C 390.3

RA=19 h

J2000 name B1950 or other name
J1902+3159 | J1911-2006 | J1924-2914 | J1925+2106 | J1927+7358 | J1937-3958 | J1939-1525 | J1949-1957 | J1955+5131 | J1957-3845 | J1959+4044 3C 395 | 1908-201 | 1921-293 | 1923+210 | 1928+738 | 1933-400 | 1936-155 | 1946-200 | 1954+513 | 1954-388 | Cyg A

RA=20 h

J2000 name B1950 or other name
J2000-1748 | J2003-3251 | J2005+7752 | J2011-1546 | J2022+6136 | J2031+1219 | J2040-2507 1958-179 | 2000-330 | 2007+777 | 2008-159 | 2021+614 | 2029+121 | 2037-253

RA=21 h

J2000 name B1950 or other name
J2101+0341 | J2109-4110 | J2110-1020 | J2115+2933 | J2123+0535 | J2129-1538 | J2131-1207 | J2134-0153 | J2136+0041 | J2139+1423 | J2147+0929 | J2148+0657 | J2151+0552 | J2151-3027 | J2152+1734 | J2158-1501 2059+034 | 2106-413 | 2107-105 | 2113+293 | 2121+053 | 2126-158 | 2128-123 | 2131-021 | 2134+004 | 2136+141 | 2144+092 | 2145+067 | 2149+056 | 2149-307 | 2150+173 | 2155-152

RA=22 h

J2000 name B1950 or other name
J2202+4216 | J2203+3145 | J2206-1835 | J2209-2331 | J2212+2355 | J2213-2529 | J2218-0335 | J2225+2118 | J2225-0457 | J2229-0832 | J2230+6946 | J2230-3942 | J2232+1143 | J2236+2828 | J2243-2544 | J2246-1206 | J2248-3235 | J2249+1136 | J2250+1419 | J2253+1608 | J2255+4202 | J2257+0743 | J2258-2758 BL Lac | 2201+315 | 2203-188 | 2206-237 | 2209+236 | 2210-257 | 2216-038 | 2223+210 | 3C 446 | 2227-088 | 2229+695 | 2227-399 | CTA 102 | 2234+282 | 2240-260 | 2243-123 | 2245-328 | NGC 7385 | 2247+140 | 3C 454.3 | 2253+417 | 2254+074 | 2255-282

RA=23 h

J2000 name B1950 or other name
J2311+3425 | J2320+0513 | J2321+2732 | J2330+1100 | J2331-1556 | J2333-2343 | J2339-3310 | J2346+0930 | J2348-1631 | J2354+4553 | J2355+4950 | J2357-1125 | J2358-1020 2308+341 | 2318+049 | 2319+272 | 2328+107 | 2329-162 | 2331-240 | 2337-334 | 2344+092 | 2345-167 | 2351+456 | 2352+495 | 2354-117 | 2355-106


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