MIGHTEE: The Host-Galaxy Associated Catalogue of the Radio Sources in MIGHTEE Continuum Data Release 1

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2026
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Abstract
Abstract Radio continuum surveys provide samples of active galactic nuclei (AGN) and star forming galaxies (SFGs) to high redshifts, free of biases due to dust obscuration. However, radio detected sources require multi-wavelength counterparts to understand their intrinsic properties (e.g. redshift, stellar mass) and to study the evolution of star formation and AGN activity. In this work we present host galaxy counterparts for the MeerKAT International GHz Tiered Extragalactic Exploration (MIGHTEE) survey continuum Data Release 1 in regions with the best ancillary data (totalling 7.5 sq. deg). We combine statistical cross-matching and visual inspection to identify Ks-band selected host galaxies, and additionally combine multiple radio components into single physical objects, where needed. This results in a combined radio catalogue of ~66 000 sources, with host counterparts and redshifts identified for ~95 per cent of sources in the COSMOS field, ~91 per cent in XMM-LSS and ~90 per cent in CDFS-DEEP. This includes a significant fraction of sources with spectroscopic redshifts within the COSMOS field (~50 per cent), with ~30 and ~20 per cent in the XMM-LSS and CDFS-DEEP fields respectively. Using the cross-matched catalogue, we make an initial identification of radio-excess and star forming galaxies based on comparisons of the radio luminosities to host star formation rates. Using this split as a proxy for radio loud AGN or SFGs, we present expectations for the redshift distributions of these sources, finding broad agreement with those from deep radio luminosity functions and simulated catalogues.
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Authors Catherine Hale, J Hamlett, I. H. Whittam, M. J. Jarvis, M. J. Hardcastle, S Lyla Jung, N Stylianou, R G Varadaraj, M. Vaccari, L Barchiesi, P N Best, Kate Charlton, Eliab Malefahlo, E Moravec, J P Moss, M Rakototafika, T F Rarivoarinoro, Francesco Sinigaglia, M N Tudorache, S. I. Loubser, L Heino, A Saintonge, A Mazumder, N Netshiavha, D J B Smith, L Verdes-Montenegro, J Delhaize, H Pan, F Pozzi, Zara Randriamanakoto, L Stockenstroom, A A Vărăşteanu, E Vardoulaki, W L Williams, R. A. A. Bowler, L. Marchetti, A Matthews
Journal monthly notices of the royal astronomical society
Year 2026
DOI
10.1093/mnras/stag1408
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https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stag1408
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