# Title: Clustering of Local Group distances: publication bias or
# correlated measurements? II. M31 and beyond
# Authors: Richard de Grijs, Giuseppe Bono
# Journal: The Astronomical Journal, 148, 17 (2014)
# Table: m33distbytracer.dat
#
# updated 27/01/2014
#
# Tracers covered separately: Cepheids, Long-eriod variables, RR Lyrae, Brightest stars, TRGB,
# "Geometric" methods, Kinematics, CMD features, PNLF, Other (incl. averages)
#
# MM YYYY (m-M)0 Uncertainties References; notes
# Stat. Syst.
#
# Cepheids:
12 1926 23.05 0. # Hubble 1926, ApJ, 64, 321; for DM(LMC) = 18.5 mag
05 1958 24.5 0. # Sandage 1958, ApJ, 127, 513
06 1974 24.68 0. # Sandage & Tammann 1974, ApJ, 190, 525; for DM(Hyades) = 3.03 mag
08 1978 24.12 0. # de Vaucouleurs 1978, ApJ, 223, 730
00 1981 24.76 0. # Sandage & Tammann 1981, in A Revised Shapley-Ames Catalog; for DM(Hyades) = 3.26
08 1983 25.35 0. # Sandage 1983, AJ, 88, 1108; B (correction of Hubble's results)
04 1983 25.35 0. # Sandage & Carlson 1983, ApJ, 267, L25; B, for DM(Hyades) = 3.03 mag
09 1983 24.32 0.15 # McAlary et al. 1983, BAAS, 15, Q906; IR, for DM(Hyades) = 3.26 mag
06 1985 24.17 0.15 # McAlary & Welch 1985, Proc. IAU Colloq., 82, 228; IR
07 1985 24.3 0.20 # Madore et al. 1985, ApJ, 294, 560; H
00 1987 24.47 0.15 # Tammann 1987, IAUS, 124, 151
03 1987 24.05 0.15 # Christian & Schommer 1987, AJ, 93, 557; B, for DM(LMC) = 18.5 mag
03 1987 24.00 0.15 # Christian & Schommer 1987, AJ, 93, 557; I, for DM(LMC) = 18.5 mag
11 1987 24.81 0.13 # Mould 1987, PASP, 99, 1127; I, for DM(LMC) = 18.45 mag
11 1987 24.76 0.03 # Mould 1987, PASP, 99, 1127; R, for DM(LMC) = 18.45 mag
06 1988 24.5 0.2 # Freedman 1988, ASP Conf. Ser., 4, 24; RI
08 1988 24.65 0. # Sandage 1988, PASP, 100, 935; B (revision of Sandage & Carlson 1983)
08 1988 24.25 0. # Feast 1988, Obs, 108, 119; for DM(LMC) = 18.47 mag
05 1991 24.64 0.09 # Freedman et al. 1991, ApJ, 372, 455; BVRI, for DM(LMC) = 18.5 mag
03 1992 24.4 0.2 # Pierce & Tully 1992, ApJ, 387, 47; H, based on Madore et al. (1985), adjusted for extinction
03 1992 24.5 0.2 # Pierce & Tully 1992, ApJ, 387, 47; based on Freedman et al. (1991)
12 1995 24.88 0.11 # Huterer et al. 1995, AJ, 110, 2705
08 1997 24.63 0. # Salaris & Cassisi 1997, MNRAS, 289, 406
12 1997 24.52 0.15 # Kochanek 1997, ApJ, 491, 13; for DM(LMC) = 18.50 mag
12 1997 24.50 0.06 # Kochanek 1997, ApJ, 491, 13; for DM(LMC) = 18.50 mag
12 1997 24.50 0.05 # Kochanek 1997, ApJ, 491, 13; for DM(LMC) = 18.50 mag
12 1997 24.85 0.09 # Kochanek 1997, ApJ, 491, 13; for DM(LMC) = 18.50 mag
07 1998 24.63 0.09 # Salaris & Cassisi 1998, MNRAS, 298, 166
06 2000 24.64 0.09 # Ferrarese et al. 2000, ApJS, 128, 431
00 2001 24.65 0.12 # Macri 2001, PhD Thesis, Harvard University (USA)
02 2001 24.5 0.3 # Macri et al. 2001, AJ, 121, 870; Type II
02 2001 24.40 0.17 # Macri et al. 2001, AJ, 121, 870; inner regions
02 2001 24.67 0.18 # Macri et al. 2001, AJ, 121, 870
02 2001 24.47 0.13 # Willick & Batra, 2001, ApJ, 548, 564
05 2001 24.56 0.10 # Freedman et al. 2001, ApJ, 553, 47; VI
02 2002 24.52 0.14 0.13 # Lee et al. 2002, ApJ, 565, 959; I
02 2002 24.83 0.12 # Paturel et al. 2002a, A&A, 383, 398
07 2002 24.83 0.12 # Paturel et al. 2002b, A&A, 389, 19
05 2004 23.87 0.43 # Forestell et al. 2004, ASPC, 310, 99; N = 1, errors +0.39 -0.48
07 2004 24.494 0.147 # Abrahamyan 2004, Ap, 47, 389; Wesenheit
07 2004 24.493 0.109 # Abrahamyan 2004, Ap, 47, 389; different Wesenheit relation
07 2004 24.456 0.10 # Abrahamyan 2004, Ap, 47, 389; Freedman et al. (2001), metallicity corrected
07 2004 24.70 0.13 # Abrahamyan 2004, Ap, 47, 389; Paturel et al. (2002)
07 2004 24.493 0.163 # Abrahamyan 2004, Ap, 47, 389; final value, this paper
07 2004 24.62 0. # Abrahamyan 2004, Ap, 47, 389; final, Freedman et al. (2001)
07 2004 24.77 0.39 # Abrahamyan 2004, Ap, 47, 389; final, Paturel et al. (2002)
10 2007 24.68 0.03 # Orosz et al. 2007, Nat, 449, 872; for DM(LMC) = 18.50 mag
12 2007 24.55 0.28 0.16 # An et al. 2007, ApJ, 671, 1640
07 2009 24.53 0.11 # Scowcroft et al. 2009, MNRAS, 396, 1287; BVI
07 2009 24.54 0. # Scowcroft et al. 2009, MNRAS, 396, 1287; Type II (N = 1)
07 2009 24.43 0.14 # Scowcroft et al. 2009, MNRAS, 396, 1287; BVI, inner regions
07 2009 24.67 0.07 # Scowcroft et al. 2009, MNRAS, 396, 1287; BVI, outer regions
12 2009 24.54 0. # Majaess et al. 2009, AcA, 59, 403; Type II (single object; no uncertainty)
04 2011 24.76 0.02 # Pellerin & Macri 2011, ApJS, 193, 26; WVI
04 2011 24.64 0.03 # Pellerin & Macri 2011, ApJS, 193, 26; VI
08 2013 24.62 0.03 0.06 # Gieren et al. 2013, ApJ, 773, 69; JK, long periods
#
# Long-period variables:
04 1987 24.62 0.10 # Kinman et al. 1987, AJ, 93, 833; LPVs, for DM(LMC) = 18.5 mag
11 1987 24.63 0.08 # Mould 1987, PASP, 99, 1127; K LPVs, for DM(LMC) = 18.45 mag
02 1990 24.4 0.2 # Mould et al. 1990, ApJ, 349, 503; LPVs, for DM(LMC) = 18.3 ± 0.2 mag
04 2000 24.85 0.13 # Pierce et al. 2000, MNRAS, 313, 271; LPVs, special filter avoiding TiO features, for DM(LMC) = 18.50 mag
04 2000 24.87 0.16 # Pierce et al. 2000, MNRAS, 313, 271; LPVs, (Kron-Cousins) R, for DM(LMC) = 18.50 mag
04 2000 24.92 0.15 # Pierce et al. 2000, MNRAS, 313, 271; LPVs, (Kron-Cousins) I, for DM(LMC) = 18.50 mag
04 2000 24.77 0.12 # Pierce et al. 2000, MNRAS, 313, 271; LPVs, K, for DM(LMC) = 18.50 mag
#
# RR Lyrae:
06 1988 24.45 0.2 # Pritchet 1988, ASPC, 4, 59
03 1992 24.5 0.1 # Pierce & Tully 1992, ApJ, 387, 47; based on Pritchet & van den Bergh (1988)
12 1995 24.54 0.17 # Huterer et al. 1995, AJ, 110, 2705
08 1997 24.69 0. # Salaris & Cassisi 1997, MNRAS, 289, 406
08 1997 24.62 0. # Salaris & Cassisi 1997, MNRAS, 289, 406; [M/H] = -1.50 dex
07 1998 24.85 0.20 # Salaris & Cassisi 1998, MNRAS, 298, 166
07 1998 24.78 0.20 # Salaris & Cassisi 1998, MNRAS, 298, 166; [M/H] = -1.50 dex
11 2000 24.84 0.16 # Sarajedini et al. 2000, AJ, 120, 2437
09 2006 24.67 0.07 # Sarajedini et al. 2006, AJ, 132, 1361
10 2007 24.75 0.09 # Orosz et al. 2007, Nat, 449, 872; for DM(LMC) = 18.50 mag
05 2008 24.77 0. # Tammann et al. 2008, ApJ, 679, 52
11 2010 24.52 0.11 # Yang et al. 2010, ApJ, 724, 799; RRab
12 2011 24.69 0.17 0.05 # Pritzl et al. 2011, AJ, 142, 198
11 2013 24.36 0.09 # Dambis et al. 2013, MNRAS, 435, 3206
#
# Brightest stars
11 1953 22.3 0. # Hubble & Sandage 1953, ApJ, 118, 353; brightest blue variables
08 1978 24.21 0. # de Vaucouleurs 1978, ApJ, 223, 730; blue SG variables
08 1978 24.75 0. # de Vaucouleurs 1978, ApJ, 223, 730; brightest blue and yellow clusters
10 1980 23.9 0.2 # Humphreys 1980, ApJ, 241, 587; brightest M SGs
05 1993 24.24 0.09 # Dambis 1993, AstL, 19, 172; K-band PLR of semiregular pulsating RSGs, for DM(Per OB1) = 11.4 mag
09 1997 24.50 0. # Georgiev et al. 1997, AstL, 23, 644; brightest RSGs
10 2009 24.93 0.11 # U et al. 2009, ApJ, 704, 1120; blue SGs, FGLR
#
# TRGB
06 1986 24.80 0.30 # Mould & Kristian 1986, ApJ, 305, 591; I
01 1990 24.60 0.30 # Wilson et al. 1990, AJ, 99, 149; I
08 1997 24.82 0. # Salaris & Cassisi 1997, MNRAS, 289, 406
08 1997 24.87 0. # Salaris & Cassisi 1997, MNRAS, 289, 406; theory
07 1998 24.82 0.18 # Salaris & Cassisi 1998, MNRAS, 298, 166; Da Costa & Armandroff (1990) calibration
07 1998 24.92 0.18 # Salaris & Cassisi 1998, MNRAS, 298, 166; Green (1988) calibration
07 1998 24.97 0.18 # Salaris & Cassisi 1998, MNRAS, 298, 166; Kurucz (1979) calibration
01 2002 24.81 0.04 0.13 # Kim et al. 2002, AJ, 123, 244
05 2004 24.50 0.06 # McConnachie et al. 2004, MNRAS, 350, 243
07 2004 24.69 0.07 # Tiede et al. 2004, AJ, 128, 224
07 2004 24.72 0.14 # Brooks et al. 2004, AJ, 128, 237
09 2004 24.64 0.15 # Galleti et al. 2004, A&A, 423, 925
01 2005 24.54 0.06 # McConnachie et al. 2005, MNRAS, 356, 979; I
06 2007 24.71 0.04 # Rizzi et al. 2007, ApJ, 661, 815; I
10 2007 24.72 0.10 # Orosz et al. 2007, Nat, 449, 872; for DM(LMC) = 18.50 mag
08 2009 24.82 0.08 # Jacobs et al. 2009, AJ, 138, 332; errors -0.06 +0.10
10 2009 24.84 0.10 # U et al. 2009, ApJ, 704, 1120; I
11 2010 24.77 0.13 # Yang et al. 2010, ApJ, 724, 799; I
09 2011 24.75 0.11 # Grossi et al. 2011, A&A, 533, A91; I
10 2012 24.57 0.05 # Conn et al. 2012, ApJ, 758, 11; I, for DM(M31) = 24.46 ± 0.05
#
# "Geometric" methods:
04 1993 23.9 1.5 # Greenhill et al. 1993, ApJ, 406, 482; H2O masers
00 1998 24.60 0.60 # Argon et al. 1998, ASP Conf. Ser., 144, 235; H2O maser
11 2004 24.50 0.65 # Argon et al. 2004, ApJ, 615, 702; H2O maser
03 2005 24.32 0.51 # Brunthaler et al., 2005, Sci, 307, 1440; H2O masers, VLBA, errors +0.45 -0.57
11 2006 24.92 0.12 # Bonanos et al. 2006, ApJ, 652, 313; O-type eclipsing binary
08 2007 24.92 0.12 # Bonanos 2007, IAU Symp. 240, 79; eclipsing binary
08 2008 24.92 0.12 # Bonanos 2008, Rev. Mex. AA (Ser. de Conf.), 33, 102; eclipsing binary
#
# Kinematics:
03 1960 24.9 0. # van den Bergh 1960, AJ, 65, 57; luminosity index, assuming H0 = 100 km s-1 Mpc-1
06 1984 24.18 0.18 # Bottinelli et al. 1984, A&AS, 56, 381; B TFR
08 1988 24.40 0. # Kraan-Korteweg et al. 1988, ApJ, 331, 620; velocity flows
04 1999 24.70 0.07 # Huchra et al. 1999, ApJS, 121, 287; velocities
03 2008 24.73 0.35 # Tully et al. 2008, ApJ, 676, 184; luminosity-linewidth method
#
# CMD features:
01 2002 24.80 0.04 0.05 # Kim et al. 2002, AJ, 123, 244; Red clump
10 2007 24.84 0.07 # Orosz et al. 2007, Nat, 449, 872; Red clump, for DM(LMC) = 18.50 mag
01 2011 24.72 0.07 # Barker et al. 2011, MNRAS, 410, 504; CMD fits, field S1
01 2011 24.69 0.09 # Barker et al. 2011, MNRAS, 410, 504; CMD fits, field S2
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# PNLF:
12 1999 24.65 0.21 # Kuzio et al. 1999, BAAS, 31, 1391 (AAS abstract); PNLF
03 2000 24.62 0.25 # Magrini et al. 2000, A&A, 355, 713; PNLF
10 2004 24.86 0.09 # Ciardullo et al. 2004, ApJ, 614, 167; PNLF, errors +0.07 -0.11
#
# Other methods (incl. averages):
08 1978 24.45 0. # de Vaucouleurs 1978, ApJ, 223, 730; largest HII rings
02 1979 24.85 0. # de Vaucouleurs 1979, ApJ, 227, 729; luminosity index vs B0T, log D0
02 1979 24.48 0. # de Vaucouleurs 1979, ApJ, 227, 729; luminosity index vs effective aperture
02 1979 24.64 0. # de Vaucouleurs 1979, ApJ, 227, 729; brightest superassociation (N 604)
00 1987 24.4 0. # Tammann 1987, IAUS, 124, 151; compromise based on multiple calibrations
06 1988 24.36 0.3 # Della Valle 1988, ASP Conf. Ser., 4, 73; B novae
07 2002 24.70 0.13 # Paturel et al. 2002b, A&A, 389, 19; average of multiple determinations
10 2007 24.62 0.05 # Orosz et al. 2007, Nat, 449, 872; TRGB, Cepheids, RR Lyrae, RC, for DM(LMC) = 18.41 mag