Spitzer Point Source Catalogs of 300,000 Stars in Seven Nearby Galaxies
Abstract
We present Spitzer IRAC 3.6-8um and MIPS 24um point-source catalogs for seven galaxies: NGC6822, M33, NGC300, NGC2403, M81, NGC0247, and NGC7793. The catalogs contain a total of 300,000 sources and were created by dual-band selection of sources with >3σ detections at both 3.6um and 4.5um. The source lists become significantly incomplete near m3.6=m4.518. We complement the 3.6um and 4.5um fluxes with 5.8um, 8.0um and 24um fluxes or 3σ upper limits using a combination of PSF and aperture photometry. This catalog is a resource as an archive for studying mid-infrared transients and for planning observations with the James Webb Space Telescope.
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