2dFGRS 100k Release Database

This page provides access to the 2dFGRS mSQL database. If you are using the
CD-ROM version of the 100k data release you must first install the mSQL database.

  • Documentation - a description of the 2dFGRS database, including examples of use and descriptions of all keywords.
  • Installation instructions - how to install the stand-alone version of the 2dFGRS mSQL database on a Linux machine.
  • SQL tutorial - learn about the mSQL database and how to construct SQL (structured query language) queries.
  • Query Database - the main interface to the database; submit an mSQL query, return an HTML table or the URL of a results file, display images and spectra for selected objects, list database parameter names.
  • Match Catalogues - match another catalogue with the 2dFGRS catalogue and obtain a list of the matched 2dFGRS objects; use the returned list as input to the Find By Name interface to obtain more information on the matched objects.
  • Find By Name - provide a list of 2dFGRS object names and submit a query limited to the named objects.
  • Search Field - find all objects within a given search radius, and submit an mSQL query on the objects found.
Bruce A. Peterson, peterson@mso.anu.edu.au, Wed 8 Apr 2015 [Error Creating Counter File -- Click for more info] access