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Table 1.

MeerKAT observations and imaging.

Observing parameters
Observation dates 15–17 July 2019
Flux/bandpass calibrator J1939−6342
Phase/gain calibrator J2253+1608
Pointing centre 23:36:31.00 +21:09:35.9
Total integration time 15 h (3 × 5 h)
Number of active dishes 61
Shortest-longest baselines 40 − 7709 m
Correlator mode 4k, dual polarisation
Primary beam FWHM 58′ at 1420.406 MHz
Total bandwidth 856 MHz
Frequency range 900–1670 MHz
Spectral resolution 208.966579 kHz

Continuum imaging properties

Imaged area 2 × 2 deg2
Frequency ranges 960–1160 MHz
1300–1520 MHz
Synthesised beam 10″.7 × 12″.9 (LF image, robust = −1)
8″.5 × 13″.2 (HF image, robust = −1)

H I imaging properties

Imaged area 2 × 2 deg2
Frequency range 1300–1430 MHz
Velocity coverage −2011 to 27766 km s−1
Velocity resolution 44.1 × (1 + z) km s−1
Synthesised beam
(Robust = −0.5 at 1420 MHz)
Cube rms 80 μJy beam−1

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