The SAURON Sample

• Representative sample of 72 nearby E/S0/Sa (selected from a parent sample of 327)

• cz < 3000 km/s

• DEC: -6° < d < +64° and |b| ³ 15°

• MB £ -18 mag (factor of 50 in luminosity)

• 24 E, 24 S0, 24 Sa (each 12 cluster, 12 field)

• Current status:

• 72/72 (100%) galaxies observed

• ~150 000 independent spectra