Cosmicflows-3 data set
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The Cosmicflows-3 data set is a large astronomical catalog of galaxy distances and peculiar velocities used to map the three-dimensional structure and dynamics of the nearby universe.
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| Cosmicflows distance catalogs | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
astronomical catalog
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cosmological data set ⓘ observational cosmology resource ⓘ |
| appliesMethod |
Tully-Fisher relation
NERFINISHED
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Type Ia supernova distance indicators ⓘ distance ladder techniques ⓘ fundamental plane distances ⓘ surface brightness fluctuation distances ⓘ |
| dataType |
galaxy catalog data
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observational data ⓘ |
| domain |
local universe
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nearby universe ⓘ |
| field |
cosmology
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extragalactic astronomy ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
galaxies in the local volume
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large-scale structure in the nearby universe ⓘ |
| follows | Cosmicflows-2 data set NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasQuantity |
distance moduli
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distance uncertainties ⓘ line-of-sight peculiar velocities ⓘ redshift-independent distances ⓘ redshifts of galaxies ⓘ sky positions of galaxies ⓘ |
| measures |
galaxy distances
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galaxy peculiar velocities ⓘ |
| partOf | Cosmicflows project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | Cosmicflows-4 data set NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Hubble constant measurements
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cosmic web in the nearby universe ⓘ peculiar velocity field of the local universe ⓘ |
| scale | megaparsec scales ⓘ |
| usedFor |
calibrating distance indicators
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constraining the local velocity field ⓘ investigating the distribution of dark matter in the nearby universe ⓘ mapping the three-dimensional structure of the nearby universe ⓘ measuring peculiar velocities of galaxies ⓘ reconstructing the density field of the local universe ⓘ studying large-scale flows of galaxies ⓘ studying the local Hubble expansion ⓘ testing cosmological models on local scales ⓘ |
| usedIn |
bulk flow measurements
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cosmic shear and tidal field reconstructions ⓘ large-scale flow analyses ⓘ studies of the Laniakea Supercluster ⓘ studies of the Virgo Supercluster ⓘ studies of the local group environment ⓘ |
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Cosmicflows distance catalogs