A complete data base of kinematical data for early-type galaxies

Summary As a result of an exhaustive bibliographical search covering the period 1975–1988, a complete catalogue of kinematical data for early-type galaxies (ellipticals and lenticulars) has been compiled. The catalogue contains all data—both in tabular and in plotted form—appeared in specialized literature before December 1988 and includes central velocity dispersions, rotation curves, and velocity dispersion profiles for 846, 174 and 108 objects, respectively. The catalogue is also available on magnetic tape—made available to the astronomical community through the Strasbourg Data Center—and will be updated yearly. To speed up publication, the proofs were not sent to the authors and were supervised by the Scientific Committee.