SOURCE LISTRow Object Name EquJ2000.0 Object Velocity/Redshift Mag./ Separ. Number of Row No. (* => Essential Note) RA DEC Type km/s z Qual Filter arcmin Refs Notes Phot Posn Vel/z Diam Assoc Images Spectra No. 1 *NGC 5980 15h41m30.4s +15d47m16s G 4092 0.013649 12.3B ... 72 2 38 15 12 7 0 Retrieve Retrieve 1 |
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ESSENTIAL NOTE for NGC 5980 (Back to INDEX)HOLM 720B is a star. |
CROSS-IDENTIFICATIONS for NGC 5980 (Back to INDEX)
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COORDINATES for NGC 5980 (Back to INDEX) Position Reference:20032MASX.C.......: Reference Frame Longitude Latitude RA DEC Uncertainty Ellipse (arcsec) (degrees) (degrees) Semimajor Semiminor PA(deg) Equatorial (B1950.0) 234.800827 15.946972 15h39m12.20s +15d56m49.1s 1.25E+00 1.25E+00 0 Equatorial (J2000.0) 235.376667 15.787667 15h41m30.40s +15d47m15.6s 1.25E+00 1.25E+00 0 Ecliptic (B1950.0) 227.813053 34.380164 1.25E+00 1.25E+00 0 Ecliptic (J2000.0) 228.514344 34.375000 1.25E+00 1.25E+00 0 Galactic 25.808215 49.051854 1.25E+00 1.25E+00 0 SuperGalactic 109.408499 43.547379 1.25E+00 1.25E+00 0Additional detailed measurements with references are also available by clicking below: 15 Position data point(s) |
REDSHIFT-INDEPENDENT DISTANCES for NGC 5980 (Back to INDEX) 6 Distances found in NED View 6 Individual Distance Measurement(s) for NGC 5980 Summary Statistics computed by NED from 6 Distance(s) in the literature: NOTE: These summary statistics are provided for "quick-look" reference only; they are based exclusively on original values, as published. No homogenization or corrections have been applied.
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CLASSIFICATIONS (TYPES, ATTRIBUTES) for NGC 5980 (Back to INDEX)
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FOREGROUND GALACTIC EXTINCTION for NGC 5980 (Back to INDEX)Galactic Extinction from the Schlafly & Finkbeiner 2011, Appendix; 2011ApJ...737..103S (SF11) recalibration
For completeness, we include the original SFD98 values:
Galactic Extinction based on H I Column Densities and Galaxy Counts (Burstein & Heiles; 1982AJ.....87.1165B) assuming Rv = 3.1: AB = 0.060 mag See Notes on Galactic Extinction for important caveats. |
BASIC DATA for NGC 5980 (Back to INDEX)Helio. Radial Velocity : 4092 +/- 5 km/s Redshift : 0.013649 +/- 0.000017 1985ApJS...58..623G Major Diameter (arcmin) : 1.9 Minor Diameter (arcmin) : 0.7 Magnitude and Filter : 12.3B Classifications : S NOTE: This information is indicative only. With the exception of the |
QUANTITIES DERIVED FROM REDSHIFT for NGC 5980 (Details)(Back to INDEX)Calculated and Corrected Velocities V (Heliocentric) : 4092 +/- 5 km/s 1985ApJS...58..623G V (Kinematic LSR) : 4108 +/- 5 km/s 1986MNRAS.221.1023K V (Galactocentric GSR) : 4169 +/- 6 km/s 1991RC3.9.C...0000d V (Local Group) : 4155 +/- 6 km/s 1996AJ....111..794K V (3K CMB) : 4216 +/- 10 km/s 1996ApJ...473..576F V (Virgo Infall only) : 4346 +/- 15 km/s 2000ApJ...529..786M V (Virgo + GA only) : 4696 +/- 29 km/s 2000ApJ...529..786M V (Virgo + GA + Shapley) : 4719 +/- 29 km/s 2000ApJ...529..786M Hubble Flow Distance and Distance Modulus (where Ho = 73.0 +/- 5 km/sec/Mpc) D (Galactocentric GSR) : 57.1 +/- 4.0 Mpc (m-M) = 33.78 +/- 0.15 mag D (Local Group) : 56.9 +/- 4.0 Mpc (m-M) = 33.78 +/- 0.15 mag D (3K CMB) : 57.8 +/- 4.0 Mpc (m-M) = 33.81 +/- 0.15 mag D (Virgo Infall only) : 59.5 +/- 4.2 Mpc (m-M) = 33.87 +/- 0.15 mag D (Virgo + GA only) : 64.3 +/- 4.5 Mpc (m-M) = 34.04 +/- 0.15 mag D (Virgo + GA + Shapley) : 64.6 +/- 4.5 Mpc (m-M) = 34.05 +/- 0.15 mag Scale at Hubble Flow Distances Scale (Galactocentric GSR) : 277 pc/arcsec = 0.277 kpc/arcsec = 16.61 kpc/arcmin = 1.00 Mpc/degree Scale (Local Group) : 276 pc/arcsec = 0.276 kpc/arcsec = 16.56 kpc/arcmin = 0.99 Mpc/degree Scale (3K CMB) : 280 pc/arcsec = 0.280 kpc/arcsec = 16.80 kpc/arcmin = 1.01 Mpc/degree Scale (Virgo Infall only) : 289 pc/arcsec = 0.289 kpc/arcsec = 17.32 kpc/arcmin = 1.04 Mpc/degree Scale (Virgo + GA only) : 312 pc/arcsec = 0.312 kpc/arcsec = 18.71 kpc/arcmin = 1.12 Mpc/degree Scale(Virgo + GA + Shapley): 313 pc/arcsec = 0.313 kpc/arcsec = 18.80 kpc/arcmin = 1.13 Mpc/degree |
QUICK-LOOK PHOTOMETRY and LUMINOSITIES for NGC 5980 (Back to INDEX) The brightest flux in each of the following spectral regions, when available: Gamma-Ray (ν > 2E19 Hz); X-Ray (2E19 Hz > ν > 2E16 Hz); Ultraviolet (2E16 Hz > ν > 9E14 Hz); Visual (9E14 Hz > ν > 3E14 Hz); Near-Infrared (3E14 Hz > ν > 6E13 Hz); Mid-Infrared (6E13 Hz > ν > 7.5E12 Hz); Far-Infrared (7.5E12 Hz > ν > 1E12 Hz); Sub-Millimeter (1E12 Hz > ν > 3E11 Hz); Millimeter (3E11 Hz > ν > 3E10 Hz); Radio (3E10 Hz > ν).
a Metric Distance of (48.950 +/- 3.125) Mpc using the Average NED-D value. The quantities quoted above have not necessarily been corrected for foreground extinction, and no K-Corrections have been applied. View details and SED for 38 Photometric data point(s) available in NED. |
QUICK-LOOK ANGULAR & PHYSICAL DIAMETERS for NGC 5980 (Back to INDEX) The largest diameters in the Visual and Near-Infrared spectral regions, when available:
The quantities quoted above have not necessarily been corrected for foreground extinction. View details for 7 Diameter data point(s) available in NED. |