Optical and I-band surface photometry of spiral galaxies. I. The data^*

CRAL-Observatoire de Lyon (CNRS: UMR 142), F-69561 Saint-Genis-Laval Cedex, France

Corresponding author: Send offprint request to: Ph. Héraudeau; e-mail: heraudeau@obs.univ-lyon1.fr

Received: 26 October 1995
Accepted: 21 December 1995

Abstract

We present V- and I-band CCD surface photometry on 234 inclined Sa-Sd galaxies, completed by similar data in B and R for a reduced subsample. In this first paper of a series, the reduction of the data is discussed, and several comparisons are made with other recent works. Radial profiles are presented for the surface brightness and the characteristics of ellipses fitted to isophotes; global, effective, and isophotal parameters are listed. All the results are available in electronic form.