A sky survey of ultraviolet sources observed through AstroSat’s UVIT: A point source catalogue

The Ultra Violet Imaging Telescope (UVIT) onboard India’s first dedicated multiwavelength satellite AstroSat observed a significant fraction of the sky in the ultraviolet with a spatial resolution of 1.4 $^{\prime\prime}$ . We present a catalogue of the point sources observed by UVIT in the far ultr...

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Published in:Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia 2024-11, Vol.41, Article e086
Main Authors: Bordoloi, Swagat, Shalima, P., Gogoi, Rupjyoti, Murthy, Jayant
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Language:English
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Summary:The Ultra Violet Imaging Telescope (UVIT) onboard India’s first dedicated multiwavelength satellite AstroSat observed a significant fraction of the sky in the ultraviolet with a spatial resolution of 1.4 $^{\prime\prime}$ . We present a catalogue of the point sources observed by UVIT in the far ultraviolet (FUV; 1 300–1 800 Å) and near ultraviolet (NUV; 2 000–3 000 Å). We carried out astrometry and photometry of 428 field pointings in the FUV and 54 field pointings in the NUV band, observed in 5 filter bands in each channel, respectively, covering an area of about 63 square degrees. The final catalogue contains about 102 773 sources. The limiting magnitude(AB) of the F148W band filter, that has the largest number of detections is $\sim$ $21.3$ . For the NUV channel, we find the limiting magnitude at around $\sim$ 23. We describe the final catalogue and present the results of the statistical analysis.
ISSN:1323-3580
1448-6083
DOI:10.1017/pasa.2024.80