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Results for object NGC 5953 (VV 244a)

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Cross-IDs (47)
Coordinates (39)
Redshifts (26)
Distances (5)
Classifications (32)
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Notes (15)
Diameters (11)
Photometry & SED (232)
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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 5953†. More information in the tabs above.
Cross-identifications				Essential note
NGC 5953; UGC 09903; ARP 091 NED01; VV 244a; MRK 9031
Coordinates for Preferred Position
Equatorial (J2000)					Galactic
RA, Dec	RA, Dec [Deg]	Unc Semi-major,minor ["]	Unc PA [deg]	Reference	Lon, Lat [deg]
15h34m32.3830s, +15d11m37.590s	233.634929, 15.193775	7.20E-02, 5.00E-02	90	2007A&A...464..553K	23.917781, 50.346158
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
0.00656 +/- 0.00002	1965.139838 +/- 5.995850	1995A&AS..110..131R	2100 +/- 11	30.97 +/- 2.17	5
Classifications
Object Type	Morphology	Reference	Activity Type	Reference	Other
G	SAa: pec	1991RC3.9.C...0000d	S2	2006A&A...455..773V	SAa: pec;LINER;Sy2
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	120.00	1964MCG2..C...0000V	15.74	0.134	0.015
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	0.3-8 keV (Chandra)	1.18E-13 erg/s/cm^2^	2011ApJS..192...10L	1.03E+33 [W]	2.69E+06
UV	NUV (GALEX) AB	15.55 +/- 0.10 mag	2014ApJS..212...18B	-16.58 +/- 0.41 [mag]	6.54E+08 +/- 1.20E+08
Visible	z (SDSS) AB	11.30 +/- 0.05 mag	2014ApJS..212...18B	-20.83 +/- 0.40 [mag]	8.35E+09 +/- 1.38E+09
Near-IR	F_H (total)	2.61 +/- 2.02 log milliJy	1995ApJ...453..616S	6.56E+36 +/- 1.99E+36 [W]	1.71E+10 +/- 5.17E+09
Far-IR	88 microns (ISO)	21.2 +/- 2.6 Jy	2008ApJS..178..280B	6.33E+36 +/- 1.27E+36 [W]	1.65E+10 +/- 3.30E+09
Radio	1.4GHz	91.7 +/- 3.2 milliJy	1998AJ....115.1693C	1.12E+31 +/- 1.83E+30 [W]	2.93E+04 +/- 4.75E+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 5953

Coordinates for NGC 5953

Preferred Position: 15h34m32.3830s +15d11m37.590s Equatorial J2000.0 ()

Preferred Position of NGC 5953

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)	233.634929	15.193775	15h34m32.3830s	+15d11m37.590s	7.20E-02	5.00E-02	90
RA/Dec Equatorial (B1950.0)	233.055203	15.359954	15h32m13.2487s	+15d21m35.833s	7.20E-02	5.00E-02	90
Galactic	23.917781	50.346158			7.20E-02	5.00E-02	156
Supergalactic	109.920986	41.807268			7.20E-02	5.00E-02	8
Ecliptic (J2000.0)	226.771723	33.337749			7.20E-02	5.00E-02	74
Ecliptic (B1950.0)	226.070434	33.342791			7.20E-02	5.00E-02	74

Measured Positions for NGC 5953

Redshifts and Derived Quantities for NGC 5953

Preferred Redshift: Z = 0.00656, H₀ = 67.8 km/sec/Mpc, Ωmatter = 0.308, Ωvacuum = 0.698

Quantities Derived from Preferred Redshift for NGC 5953

Calculated and Corrected Velocities
Type	Velocities	Reference
V (Heliocentric)	1965 ± 6 km/s	1995A&AS..110..131R
V (Kinematic LSR)	1981 ± 6 km/s	1986MNRAS.221.1023K
V (Galactocentric GSR)	2036 ± 7 km/s	1991RC3.9.C...0000d
V (Local Group)	2020 ± 7 km/s	1996AJ....111..794K
V (3K CMB)	2100 ± 11 km/s	1996ApJ...473..576F
V (Virgo Infall only)	2277 ± 19 km/s	2000ApJ...529..786M
V (Virgo + GA only)	2493 ± 24 km/s	2000ApJ...529..786M
V (Virgo + GA + Shapley)	2501 ± 24 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)	30.02 ± 2.10 Mpc	(m-M) = 32.39 ± 0.15 mag
D (Local Group)	29.79 ± 2.09 Mpc	(m-M) = 32.37 ± 0.15 mag
D (3K CMB)	30.97 ± 2.17 Mpc	(m-M) = 32.45 ± 0.15 mag
D (Virgo Infall only)	33.58 ± 2.37 Mpc	(m-M) = 32.63 ± 0.15 mag
D (Virgo + GA only)	36.76 ± 2.58 Mpc	(m-M) = 32.83 ± 0.15 mag
D (Virgo + GA + Shapley)	36.89 ± 2.58 Mpc	(m-M) = 32.83 ± 0.15 mag

Scale at Hubble Flow Distances
Type	Values
Scale (Galactocentric GSR)	146 pc/arcsec = 0.146 kpc/arcsec = 8.73 kpc/arcmin = 0.52 Mpc/degree
Scale (Local Group)	144 pc/arcsec = 0.144 kpc/arcsec = 8.67 kpc/arcmin = 0.52 Mpc/degree
Scale (3K CMB)	150 pc/arcsec = 0.150 kpc/arcsec = 9.01 kpc/arcmin = 0.54 Mpc/degree
Scale (Virgo Infall only)	163 pc/arcsec = 0.163 kpc/arcsec = 9.77 kpc/arcmin = 0.59 Mpc/degree
Scale (Virgo + GA only)	178 pc/arcsec = 0.178 kpc/arcsec = 10.69 kpc/arcmin = 0.64 Mpc/degree
Scale (Virgo + GA + Shapley)	179 pc/arcsec = 0.179 kpc/arcsec = 10.73 kpc/arcmin = 0.64 Mpc/degree
Cosmology-Corrected Quantities [H₀ = 67.8 km/sec/Mpc, Ω_matter = 0.308, Ω_vacuum = 0.698]
[Redshift 0.007005 as corrected to the Reference Frame defined by the 3K CMB]
Type	Values
Luminosity Distance	31.1 Mpc (m-M) = 32.47 mag
Angular-Size Distance	30.7 (m-M) = 32.44 mag
Co-Moving Radial Distance	30.9 (m-M) = 32.45 mag
Co-Moving Tangential Distance	30.9 (m-M) = 32.45 mag
Co-Moving Volume	0.000124 Gpc^3
Light Travel-Time	0.101 Gyr
Age at Redshift 0.007005	13.730 Gyr
Age of Universe	13.830 Gyr
Scale (Cosmology Corrected)	149 pc/arcsec = 0.149 kpc/arcsec = 8.93 kpc/arcmin = 0.54 Mpc/degree
Surface Brightness Dimming	Flux Density per Unit Area = 0.97246; Magnitude per Unit Area = 0.03032 mag

Measured Redshifts of NGC 5953

Images for object NGC 5953 (VV 244a)

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