\begin{table}%t2
\caption{\label{param}Parameters for NGC~1961.}
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{
\begin{tabular}{lll}
\hline\hline
Parameter  &   Value                              &  Reference \\
\hline
RA (J2000)  &   05$^{\rm h}42^{\rm m}04.6^{\rm s}$ & NED \\
Dec (J2000) &   69$^\circ$22$\arcmin$42.4\arcsec    & NED \\
$v_{\rm hel}$ &   $3934~{\rm km~s^{-1}}$           & NED \\
RC3 Type   &    SAB(rs)c                             & RC3 \\
Diameters &         4.6\arcmin $\times$ 3\arcmin     & LEDA  \\
Inclination &         47$^\circ$                  & LEDA  \\
Position angle &         85$^\circ$               & LEDA  \\
Distance    &         52.4 Mpc (1\arcsec= 254~pc)    & T88 \\
$M$(H~I)                 &  $4.7 \times 10^{10}~M_\odot$    & H08 \\
$L_B$       &    $8.9 \times 10^{10}~L_{\odot}$        & LEDA \\
$L_{\rm FIR}$(40--120~$\mu $m)  & $10.7 \times 10^{10}~L_{\odot}$  
& {\it IRAS} \\
RA (J2000)  &   05$^{\rm h}42^{\rm m}04.7^{\rm s}$ & CO-dyn \\
Dec (J2000) &   69$^\circ$22$\arcmin$42.3\arcsec    & CO-dyn \\
\hline
\end{tabular}}
\par
\smallskip
RC3: de~Vaucouleurs et~al. (\cite{deva91});
T88: Tully (\cite{tull88});
H08: Haan et~al. (\cite{haan08});
CO-dyn: Dynamical center derived from the CO(2--1)\protect kinematics.
\end{table}