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Results for object NGC 5900 (CGCG 221-044)

Overview
Cross-IDs (30)
Coordinates (28)
Redshifts (20)
Distances (13)
Classifications (20)
Galactic Extinctions
Notes (3)
Diameters (10)
Photometry & SED (79)
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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 5900†. More information in the tabs above.
Cross-identifications				Essential note
NGC 5900; UGC 09790; CGCG 221-044; CGCG 1513.2+4224; MCG +07-31-046				HOLM 702B is a star.
Coordinates for Preferred Position
Equatorial (J2000)					Galactic
RA, Dec	RA, Dec [Deg]	Unc Semi-major,minor ["]	Unc PA [deg]	Reference	Lon, Lat [deg]
15h15m05.160s, +42d12m33.90s	228.771500, 42.209417	5.00E-01, 5.00E-01	0	2006SDSS5.C...0000:	69.679137, 57.167121
Preferred Redshift & Derived Quantities [H₀ = 67.8 km/sec/Mpc], Ωmatter = 0.308, Ωvacuum = 0.698]					Redshift-independent Distances
z (Helio)	V (Helio) [km/s]	Reference	V (CMB) [km/s]	Hubble Distance (CMB) [Mpc]	# Measurements
0.00838 +/- 0.00003	2511.061980 +/- 8.094397	1991RC3.9.C...0000d	2614 +/- 11	38.55 +/- 2.70	13
Classifications
Object Type	Morphology	Reference	Activity Type	Reference	Other
G	Sb: edge-on	1991RC3.9.C...0000d			Sb: 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
r (SDSS Isophotal)	110.62	2006SDSS5.C...0000:	29.46	0.069	0.008
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
UV	NUV (GALEX) AB	17.3992 +/- 0.0373342 mag	2012GASC..C...0000S	-16.26 +/- 0.27 [mag]	4.82E+08 +/- 5.40E+07
Visible	I	11.64 mag	2007ApJS..172..599S	-2.20E+01 [mag]	2.00E+10
Near-IR	F_H (total)	2.44 +/- 1.85 log milliJy	1995ApJ...453..616S	1.83E+37 +/- 5.12E+36 [W]	4.75E+10 +/- 1.33E+10
Far-IR	100 microns (IRAS)	16.95 +/- 0.189 Jy	2003AJ....126.1607S	1.84E+37 +/- 1.97E+36 [W]	4.79E+10 +/- 5.13E+09
Radio	408 MHz	0.15 +/- 0.02 Jy	1985A&AS...59..255F	2.21E+31 +/- 3.79E+30 [W]	5.74E+04 +/- 9.87E+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 5900

Coordinates for NGC 5900

Preferred Position: 15h15m05.160s +42d12m33.90s Equatorial J2000.0 ()

Preferred Position of NGC 5900

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)	228.771500	42.209417	15h15m05.160s	+42d12m33.90s	5.00E-01	5.00E-01	0
RA/Dec Equatorial (B1950.0)	228.320621	42.393667	15h13m16.949s	+42d23m37.20s	5.00E-01	5.00E-01	0
Galactic	69.679137	57.167121			5.00E-01	5.00E-01	0
Supergalactic	75.217119	36.231911			5.00E-01	5.00E-01	0
Ecliptic (J2000.0)	206.543711	56.928647			5.00E-01	5.00E-01	0
Ecliptic (B1950.0)	205.836533	56.931925			5.00E-01	5.00E-01	0

Measured Positions for NGC 5900

Redshifts and Derived Quantities for NGC 5900

Preferred Redshift: Z = 0.00838, H₀ = 67.8 km/sec/Mpc, Ωmatter = 0.308, Ωvacuum = 0.698

Quantities Derived from Preferred Redshift for NGC 5900

Calculated and Corrected Velocities
Type	Velocities	Reference
V (Heliocentric)	2511 ± 8 km/s	1991RC3.9.C...0000d
V (Kinematic LSR)	2527 ± 8 km/s	1986MNRAS.221.1023K
V (Galactocentric GSR)	2637 ± 10 km/s	1991RC3.9.C...0000d
V (Local Group)	2649 ± 12 km/s	1996AJ....111..794K
V (3K CMB)	2614 ± 11 km/s	1996ApJ...473..576F
V (Virgo Infall only)	2873 ± 19 km/s	2000ApJ...529..786M
V (Virgo + GA only)	3056 ± 23 km/s	2000ApJ...529..786M
V (Virgo + GA + Shapley)	3076 ± 23 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)	38.89 ± 2.73 Mpc	(m-M) = 32.95 ± 0.15 mag
D (Local Group)	39.08 ± 2.74 Mpc	(m-M) = 32.96 ± 0.15 mag
D (3K CMB)	38.55 ± 2.70 Mpc	(m-M) = 32.93 ± 0.15 mag
D (Virgo Infall only)	42.38 ± 2.98 Mpc	(m-M) = 33.14 ± 0.15 mag
D (Virgo + GA only)	45.08 ± 3.16 Mpc	(m-M) = 33.27 ± 0.15 mag
D (Virgo + GA + Shapley)	45.36 ± 3.18 Mpc	(m-M) = 33.28 ± 0.15 mag

Scale at Hubble Flow Distances
Type	Values
Scale (Galactocentric GSR)	189 pc/arcsec = 0.189 kpc/arcsec = 11.31 kpc/arcmin = 0.68 Mpc/degree
Scale (Local Group)	189 pc/arcsec = 0.189 kpc/arcsec = 11.37 kpc/arcmin = 0.68 Mpc/degree
Scale (3K CMB)	187 pc/arcsec = 0.187 kpc/arcsec = 11.22 kpc/arcmin = 0.67 Mpc/degree
Scale (Virgo Infall only)	205 pc/arcsec = 0.205 kpc/arcsec = 12.33 kpc/arcmin = 0.74 Mpc/degree
Scale (Virgo + GA only)	219 pc/arcsec = 0.219 kpc/arcsec = 13.11 kpc/arcmin = 0.79 Mpc/degree
Scale (Virgo + GA + Shapley)	220 pc/arcsec = 0.220 kpc/arcsec = 13.20 kpc/arcmin = 0.79 Mpc/degree
Cosmology-Corrected Quantities [H₀ = 67.8 km/sec/Mpc, Ω_matter = 0.308, Ω_vacuum = 0.698]
[Redshift 0.008719 as corrected to the Reference Frame defined by the 3K CMB]
Type	Values
Luminosity Distance	38.8 Mpc (m-M) = 32.94 mag
Angular-Size Distance	38.1 (m-M) = 32.91 mag
Co-Moving Radial Distance	38.5 (m-M) = 32.93 mag
Co-Moving Tangential Distance	38.5 (m-M) = 32.93 mag
Co-Moving Volume	0.000239 Gpc^3
Light Travel-Time	0.125 Gyr
Age at Redshift 0.008719	13.705 Gyr
Age of Universe	13.830 Gyr
Scale (Cosmology Corrected)	185 pc/arcsec = 0.185 kpc/arcsec = 11.10 kpc/arcmin = 0.67 Mpc/degree
Surface Brightness Dimming	Flux Density per Unit Area = 0.96587; Magnitude per Unit Area = 0.0377 mag

Measured Redshifts of NGC 5900

Images for object NGC 5900 (CGCG 221-044)

POSS-II F (North), AAO-SES/SERC-ER (South), Red image
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Image Credit: Caltech or AAO/ROE

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