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Results for object NGC 5907

Overview
Cross-IDs (38)
Coordinates (29)
Redshifts (18)
Distances (30)
Classifications (50)
Galactic Extinctions
Notes (15)
Diameters (7)
Photometry & SED (117)
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POSS-II F (North), AAO-SES/SERC-ER (South), Red image
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Selected data and derived quantities for NGC 5907†. More information in the tabs above.
Cross-identifications				Essential note
NGC 5907; NGC 5906; UGC 09801; CGCG 274-038; CGCG 297-010				NGC 5906 is the part of NGC 5907 west of the dust lane.
Coordinates for Preferred Position
Equatorial (J2000)					Galactic
RA, Dec	RA, Dec [Deg]	Unc Semi-major,minor ["]	Unc PA [deg]	Reference	Lon, Lat [deg]
15h15m53.770s, +56d19m43.58s	228.974042, 56.328771	5.00E-01, 5.00E-01	0	2006A&A...445..765K	91.583968, 51.087000
Preferred Redshift & Derived Quantities [H₀ = 67.8 km/sec/Mpc], Ωmatter = 0.308, Ωvacuum = 0.692]					Redshift-independent Distances
z (Helio)	V (Helio) [km/s]	Reference	V (CMB) [km/s]	Hubble Distance (CMB) [Mpc]	# Measurements
0.00222 +/- 0.00001	667.038312 +/- 2.997925	1991RC3.9.C...0000d	729 +/- 5	10.75 +/- 0.76	30
Classifications
Object Type	Morphology	Reference	Activity Type	Reference	Other
G	SA(s)c: edge-on	1991RC3.9.C...0000d			SA(s)c: sp HII:
Quick-look Angular & Physical Diameters				Foreground Galactic Extinction (2011ApJ...737..103S)
Passband	Diameter ["]	Reference	Diameter [kpc]	A_λ [mag] V	A_λ [mag] K
POSS1 103a-O	768.00	1973UGC...C...0000N	53.15	0.029	0.003
Quick-look Photometry & Luminosities (brightest flux in each spectral region)
Spectral region	Band	Apparent mag or flux	Reference	Absolute Mag or νL_ν [W]	νL_ν [L_☉(bol)]
X-Ray	0.2-4 keV (EINSTEIN)	<2.99E-13 ergs sec^-1^ cm^-2^	1992ApJS...80..531F	< 7.30E+32 [W]	< 1.90E+06
UV	UV_3150 (m_T)	11.43 +/- 0.37 mag	1995A&AS..114..527R	-19.30 +/- 0.42 [mag]	1.94E+09 +/- 8.05E+08
Visible	V (V_T^0)	9.18 mag	1991RC3.9.C...0000d	-2.16E+01 [mag]	2.66E+10
Near-IR	H_tot (2MASS LGA)	7.090 +/- 0.016 mag	2003AJ....125..525J	-23.64 +/- 0.19 [mag]	1.72E+10 +/- 1.33E+09
Far-IR	FIR (IRAS)	8.62E-13 W m^-2^	1988ApJS...68...91R	2.10E+36 [W]	5.46E+09
Radio	57.5 MHz	2.3 +/- 0.5 Jy	1990ApJ...352...30I	3.22E+30 +/- 7.43E+29 [W]	8.39E+03 +/- 1.93E+03
†Derived quantities are based on the median redshift-independent distance when available, otherwise the preferred redshift is used with the selected cosmological parameters (which can be changed in search options).
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Cross-identifications for NGC 5907

Coordinates for NGC 5907

Preferred Position: 15h15m53.770s +56d19m43.58s Equatorial J2000.0 ()

Preferred Position of NGC 5907

Reference Frame	Longitude	Latitude	Longitude	Latitude	Uncertainty Ellipse (arcsec)
	Decimal Degrees	Decimal Degrees	Sexagesimal	Sexagesimal	Semimajor (a)	Semiminor (b)	PA (deg)
RA/Dec Equatorial (J2000.0)	228.974042	56.328771	15h15m53.770s	+56d19m43.58s	5.00E-01	5.00E-01	0
RA/Dec Equatorial (B1950.0)	228.648839	56.512045	15h14m35.721s	+56d30m43.36s	5.00E-01	5.00E-01	0
Galactic	91.583968	51.087000			5.00E-01	5.00E-01	0
Supergalactic	58.819070	32.217273			5.00E-01	5.00E-01	0
Ecliptic (J2000.0)	188.241033	68.424726			5.00E-01	5.00E-01	0
Ecliptic (B1950.0)	187.526407	68.426067			5.00E-01	5.00E-01	0

Measured Positions for NGC 5907

Redshifts and Derived Quantities for NGC 5907

Preferred Redshift: Z = 0.00222, H₀ = 67.8 km/sec/Mpc, Ωmatter = 0.308, Ωvacuum = 0.692

Quantities Derived from Preferred Redshift for NGC 5907

Calculated and Corrected Velocities
Type	Velocities	Reference
V (Heliocentric)	667 ± 3 km/s	1991RC3.9.C...0000d
V (Kinematic LSR)	683 ± 3 km/s	1986MNRAS.221.1023K
V (Galactocentric GSR)	818 ± 7 km/s	1991RC3.9.C...0000d
V (Local Group)	848 ± 11 km/s	1996AJ....111..794K
V (3K CMB)	729 ± 5 km/s	1996ApJ...473..576F
V (Virgo Infall only)	1045 ± 18 km/s	2000ApJ...529..786M
V (Virgo + GA only)	1114 ± 18 km/s	2000ApJ...529..786M
V (Virgo + GA + Shapley)	1121 ± 18 km/s	2000ApJ...529..786M
Hubble Flow Distance and Distance Modulus (where H₀ = 67.8 km/sec/Mpc ± km/sec/Mpc)
Type	Distance	Modulus
D (Galactocentric GSR)	12.06 ± 0.85 Mpc	(m-M) = 30.41 ± 0.15 mag
D (Local Group)	12.50 ± 0.89 Mpc	(m-M) = 30.49 ± 0.15 mag
D (3K CMB)	10.75 ± 0.76 Mpc	(m-M) = 30.16 ± 0.15 mag
D (Virgo Infall only)	15.42 ± 1.10 Mpc	(m-M) = 30.94 ± 0.15 mag
D (Virgo + GA only)	16.43 ± 1.15 Mpc	(m-M) = 31.08 ± 0.15 mag
D (Virgo + GA + Shapley)	16.53 ± 1.16 Mpc	(m-M) = 31.09 ± 0.15 mag

Scale at Hubble Flow Distances
Type	Values
Scale (Galactocentric GSR)	58 pc/arcsec = 0.058 kpc/arcsec = 3.51 kpc/arcmin = 0.21 Mpc/degree
Scale (Local Group)	61 pc/arcsec = 0.061 kpc/arcsec = 3.64 kpc/arcmin = 0.22 Mpc/degree
Scale (3K CMB)	52 pc/arcsec = 0.052 kpc/arcsec = 3.13 kpc/arcmin = 0.19 Mpc/degree
Scale (Virgo Infall only)	75 pc/arcsec = 0.075 kpc/arcsec = 4.48 kpc/arcmin = 0.27 Mpc/degree
Scale (Virgo + GA only)	80 pc/arcsec = 0.080 kpc/arcsec = 4.78 kpc/arcmin = 0.29 Mpc/degree
Scale (Virgo + GA + Shapley)	80 pc/arcsec = 0.080 kpc/arcsec = 4.81 kpc/arcmin = 0.29 Mpc/degree
Cosmology-Corrected Quantities [H₀ = 67.8 km/sec/Mpc, Ω_matter = 0.308, Ω_vacuum = 0.692]
[Redshift 0.002430 as corrected to the Reference Frame defined by the 3K CMB]
Type	Values
Luminosity Distance	10.8 Mpc (m-M) = 30.16 mag
Angular-Size Distance	10.7 (m-M) = 30.15 mag
Co-Moving Radial Distance	10.7 (m-M) = 30.16 mag
Co-Moving Tangential Distance	10.7 (m-M) = 30.16 mag
Co-Moving Volume	5.19e-06 Gpc^3
Light Travel-Time	0.035 Gyr
Age at Redshift 0.002430	13.769 Gyr
Age of Universe	13.804 Gyr
Scale (Cosmology Corrected)	52 pc/arcsec = 0.052 kpc/arcsec = 3.12 kpc/arcmin = 0.19 Mpc/degree
Surface Brightness Dimming	Flux Density per Unit Area = 0.99034; Magnitude per Unit Area = 0.01054 mag

Measured Redshifts of NGC 5907

Images for object NGC 5907

POSS-II F (North), AAO-SES/SERC-ER (South), Red image
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