Redshift studies of large-scale structure. I. The south Coma void region

This paper is the first of a series of Steward Observatory redshift surveys aimed at relatively faint galaxy samples covering small areas of the sky of known importance for large-scale-structure programs. This sample of 92 galaxies includes the region alpha = 12 h 30 min - 13 h 30 min, delta = 18-26 deg, complete for m(p) = 15.7 or less. No additional galaxies are found in the Coma void, and the void is not well described as a bubble. The surveyed supercluster regions appear to have a normal luminosity function. 26 references