Galaxy Zoo: morphological classifications for 120 000 galaxies in HST legacy imaging

MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY(2017)

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We present the data release paper for the Galaxy Zoo: Hubble (GZH) project. This is the third phase in a large effort to measure reliable, detailed morphologies of galaxies by using crowdsourced visual classifications of colour-composite images. Images in GZH were selected from various publicly released Hubble Space Telescope legacy programmes conducted with the Advanced Camera for Surveys, with filters that probe the rest-frame optical emission from galaxies out to z similar to 1. The bulk of the sample is selected to have m(I814W) < 23.5, but goes as faint as m(I814W) < 26.8 for deep images combined over five epochs. The median redshift of the combined samples is < z > = 0.9 +/- 0.6, with a tail extending out to z similar or equal to 4. The GZH morphological data include measurements of both bulge-and disc-dominated galaxies, details on spiral disc structure that relate to the Hubble type, bar identification, and numerous measurements of clump identification and geometry. This paper also describes a new method for calibrating morphologies for galaxies of different luminosities and at different redshifts by using artificially redshifted galaxy images as a baseline. The GZH catalogue contains both raw and calibrated morphological vote fractions for 119 849 galaxies, providing the largest data set to date suitable for large-scale studies of galaxy evolution out to z similar to 1.
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methods: data analysis,catalogues,galaxies: evolution,galaxies: high-redshift,galaxies: structure
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