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\caption{Basic properties of Henize~2-10 and NGC~253.}
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Henize~2-10&\\
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RA (1950) & 08:34:07.2\\
Dec (1950) & $-$14:26:06.0\\
Distance & 6~Mpc$^{1}$\\
Velocity (LSR) & +850~km~s$^{-1}$\\
Optical size & $30\arcsec \times 40\arcsec$\\
Position angle & $130^{\circ}$\\
Inclination & $44^{\circ}$\\
Metallicity & $12 + \log(\frac{\rm O}{\rm H})\approx 8.93^{2}$\\
$L_{\rm FIR}$ & $1.7\times10^{9}~L_{\odot}^{3}$\\
Absolute luminosity $L_{\rm B}$ & $1.2\times10^{9}~L_{\odot}^{4}$\\
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 NGC~253&\\
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 RA (1950) & 00:45:05.7\\
 Dec (1950) & $-$25:33:38.0\\
 Distance & 2.5~Mpc$^{5}$\\
Velocity (LSR) & +240~km~s$^{-1}$\\
 Optical size & $27.5\arcmin \times 6.8\arcmin$\\
Position angle & $51^{\circ}$\\
Inclination & $78.5^{\circ}$\\
Metallicity & $12 + \log(\frac{\rm O}{\rm H})= 8.99\pm 0.31^{2}$\\
$L_{\rm FIR}$ & $1.0\times10^{10}~L_{\odot}^{3}$\\
 Absolute luminosity $L_{\rm B}$ & $2.7\times10^{10}~L_{\odot}^{6}$\\
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$^{1}$~Johansson~(\cite{Johansson87}).\\
$^{2}$~Zaritsky et~al.~(\cite{Zaritsky94}).\\
$^{3}$~Computed from formula in Imanishi \& Dudley~(\cite{Imanishi00}) and from Sanders \& Mirabel~(\cite{Sanders96}).\\
$^{4}$~Baas, Israel \& Koornneef~(\cite{Baas94}).\\
$^{5}$~As in Mauersberger et~al.~(\cite{Mauersberger96})~(see text).\\
$^{6}$~Pence~(\cite{Pence80}).
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