Table 5
All galaxies known so far to host either H2O(standard font) or OH (italics) maser emission, or both (bold face).
IRAS | Alt. | RA | Dec | Distance |
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00057+4021 | 00:08:20.5 | +40:37:57 | 13 389 | − | 1.93 | − , h10 | |
00073+2538 | NGC 23 | 00:09:53.6 | +25:55:23 | 4566 | 2.2 | <–1.0 | w2, h11 |
00175+5902 | IC 10 | 00:20:17.3 | +59:18:14 | –348 | –0.74 | <–3.6 | w1, h2 |
N/A | NGC 235A | 00:42:52.8 | –23:32:28 | 6664 | 2.0 | − | w3, − |
00450–2533 | NGC 253 | 00:47:33.1 | –25:17:18 | 243 | –0.74 | –2.0 | w1, h6 |
00461+3141 | Mrk348 | 00:48:47.1 | +31:57:25 | 4507 | 2.6 | <–0.67 | w1, h11 |
01063–8034 | ESO013-G012 | 01:07:02.2 | –80:18:28 | 5047 | 2.7 | − | w1, − |
01133+3249 | Mrk1 | 01:16:07.2 | +33:05:22 | 4780 | 1.7 | − | w1, − |
01219+0331 | NGC 520 | 01:24:35.1 | +03:47:33 | 2281 | 0.0 | <–1.5 | w5, h11 |
01310+3024 | M33 | 01:33:50.9 | +30:39:36 | –179 | –0.46 | <–4.8 | w1, h4 |
01306+3524 | NGC 591 | 01:33:31.2 | +35:40:06 | 4547 | 1.4 | − | w1, − |
01319–2940 | NGC 613 | 01:34:18.2 | –29:25:07 | 1481 | 1.2–1.5 | − | w3–w5, − |
01364–1042 | 01:38:52.9 | –10:27:11 | 14 464 | <0.56 | 1.60 | w7, h10 | |
01418+1651 | III Zw35 | 01:44:30.5 | +17:06:05 | 8225 | <1.38 | 2.39 | w3, h10 |
01562+2527 | 01:59:02.6 | +25:42:37 | 49 665 | − | 2.99 | − , h10 | |
01573–0704 | IC 0184 | 01:59:51.2 | –06:50:25 | 5382 | 1.4 | − | w3, − |
02386–0828 | NGC 1052 | 02:41:04.8 | –08:15:21 | 1510 | 2.1 | <0.31 | w1, h1 |
02401–0013 | NGC 1068 | 02:42:40.7 | –00:00:48 | 1137 | 2.2 | –0.08 | w1, h5 |
02474+4127 | NGC 1106 | 02:50:40.5 | +41:40:17 | 4337 | 0.90 | − | w2, − |
02524+2046 | 02:55:17.1 | +20:58:43 | 54 383 | − | 3.35 | − , h10 | |
02568+3637 | Mrk1066 | 02:59:58.6 | +36:49:14 | 3605 | 1.5 | <0.20 | w1, h3 |
03260–1422 | 03:28:24.3 | –14:12:07 | 12 736 | − | 2.04 | − , h10 | |
03348–3609 | NGC 1386 | 03:36:46.4 | –36:00:02 | 868 | 2.1 | − | w1, − |
03355+0104 | IRAS 03355+0104 | 03:38:10.4 | +01:14:18 | 11 926 | 2.6 | − | w7, − |
03419+6756 | IC 342 | 03:46:48.5 | +68:05:46 | 31 | –2 | <–2.9 | w1, h3 |
03521+0028 | 03:54:42.2 | +00:37:03 | 45 541 | − | 1.95 | − , h10 | |
03566+1647 | 03:59:29.1 | +16:56:26 | 40 029 | − | 1.61 | − , h10 | |
N/A | J0414+0534 | 04:14:37.8 | +05:34:42 | z = 2.64 | 4 | − | w6, − |
04121+0223 | 04:14:47.1 | +02:30:36 | 36 702 | − | 2.29 | , h10 | |
04332+0209 | UGC3097 | 04:35:48.4 | +02:15:29 | 3590 | − | 0.53 | − , h10 |
04454–4838 | ESO 203-IG-001 | 04:46:49.5 | –48:33:33 | 15 862 | − | 2.51 | − , h10 |
04502+0258 | UGC 3193 | 04:52:52.7 | +03:03:24 | 4454 | 2.4 | − | w2, − |
05071+0725 | UGC 3255 | 05:09:50.2 | +07:29:00 | 5669 | 1.2 | − | w1, − |
05100–2425 | 05:12:09.2 | –24:21:56 | 10 047 | − | 1.35 | − , h10 | |
06097+7103 | Mrk3 | 06:15:36.3 | +71:02:15 | 4050 | 1.0 | <0.47 | w1, h3 |
06106+7822 | NGC 2146 | 06:18:37.7 | +78:21:25 | 893 | 0.3 | <–1.5 | w1, h2 |
06206–3646 | 06:22:22.4 | –36:47:43 | 32 390 | − | 2.32 | − , h10 | |
06256+6342 | VIIZw073 | 06:30:25.6 | +63:40:41 | 12 391 | 2.2 | − | w3, − |
06456+6054 | NGC 2273 | 06:50:08.7 | +60:50:45 | 1840 | 0.8 | <–0.82 | w4, h2 |
06487+2208 | 06:51:45.8 | +22:04:27 | 42 972 | − | 2.90 | − , h10 | |
07163+0817 | 07:19:05.5 | +08:12:07 | 33 269 | − | 1.47 | − , h10 | |
07151+5926 | UGC 3789 | 07:19:30.9 | +59:21:18 | 3325 | 2.6 | − | w2, − |
07379+6517 | Mrk78 | 07:42:41.7 | +65:10:37 | 11 137 | 1.5 | − | w1, − |
07572+0533 | 07:59:57.2 | +05:25:00 | 56 900 | − | 2.63 | − , h10 | |
08014+0515 | Mrk1210 | 08:04:05.8 | +05:06:50 | 4046 | 1.9 | − | w1, − |
N/A | SDSSJ0804+3607 | 08:04:31.0 | +36:07:18 | z = 0.66 | 4.36 | − | w8, − |
08071+0509 | 08:09:47.2 | +05:01:09 | 15 650 | − | 1.90 | − , h10 | |
08201+2801 | 08:23:12.6 | +27:51:40 | 50 314 | − | 3.30 | − , h10 | |
08279+0956 | 08:30:40.9 | +09:46:28 | 62 547 | − | 2.98 | − , h10 | |
08341–2614 | He 2-10 | 08:36:15.2 | –26:24:34 | 873 | 0.68 | − | w9, − |
N/A | 2MASXJ0836+3327 | 08:36:22.8 | +33:27:39 | 14 810 | 3.5 | − | w7, − |
08400+5023 | NGC 2639 | 08:43:38.1 | +50:12:20 | 3336 | 1.4 | <–0.50 | w1, h2 |
08449+2332 | 08:47:50.2 | +23:21:10 | 45 406 | − | 2.12 | − , h10 | |
08474+1813 | 08:50:18.3 | +18:02:01 | 43 591 | − | 2.66 | − , h10 | |
09039+0503 | 09:06:34.2 | +04:51:25 | 37 516 | − | 2.63 | − , h10 | |
09108+4019 | NGC 2782 | 09:14:05.1 | +40:06:49 | 2543 | 1.1 | <–0.65 | w1, h2 |
09160+2628 | NGC 2824 | 09:19:02.2 | +26:16:12 | 2760 | 2.7 | − | w1, − |
09277+4917 | SBS0927+493 | 09:31:06.7 | +49:04:47 | 10 167 | 2.4 | − | w7, − |
09320+6134 | UGC 5101 (?; see text) | 09 35 51 6 | +61 21 11 | 11 802 | 3.2 | 1.73 | w4, h10 |
09380+0348 | Mrk1419 | 09:40:36.4 | +03:34:37 | 4932 | 2.6 | − | w1, − |
09407–1009 | NGC 2979 | 09:43:08.6 | –10:23:00 | 2720 | 2.1 | − | w1, − |
09430–1808 | NGC 2989 | 09:45:25.8 | –18:22:36 | 4146 | 1.6 | − | w2, − |
09531+1430 | 09:55:51.1 | +14:16:01 | 64 538 | − | 3.01 | − , h10 | |
09517+6954 | NGC 3034–M 82 | 09:55:52.7 | +69:40:46 | 203 | 0.0 | –2.1 | w1, h6 |
09539+0857 | 09:56:34.3 | +08:43:06 | 38 643 | − | 3.26 | − , h10 | |
09585+5555 | NGC 3079 | 10:01:57.8 | +55:40:47 | 1116 | 2.7 | –1.1 | w1, h8 |
10039–3338 | IC 2545-ESO374-IG-032 | 10:06:04.8 | –33:53:15 | 10 223 | <1.88 | 2.86 | w14, h10 |
10036+2740 | 10:06:26.3 | +27:25:46 | 49 466 | − | 1.99 | − , h10 | |
10140–3318 | IC 2560 | 10:16:18.7 | –33:33:50 | 2925 | 2.0 | − | w1, − |
10173+0828 | 10:20:00.2 | +08:13:34 | 14 716 | − | 2.46 | − , h10 | |
10257–4338 | NGC 3256 | 10:27:51.3 | –43:54:14 | 2804 | 1.04 | <0.65 | w10, h7 |
10309+6017 | Mrk34 | 10:34:08.6 | +60:01:52 | 15 140 | 3.0 | − | w1, − |
10339+1548 | 10:36:37.9 | +15:32:42 | 59 130 | − | 2.34 | − , h10 | |
10378+1109 | 10:40:29.2 | +10:53:18 | 40 854 | − | 3.20 | − , h10 | |
10433+6329 | NGC 3359 | 10:46:36.8 | +63:13:25 | 1014 | –0.15 | <–1.5 | w2, h2 |
10459–2453 | NGC 3393 | 10:48:23.4 | –25:09:43 | 3750 | 2.4–2.6 | − | w3–w4, − |
11010+4107 | Arp148 | 11:03:53.2 | +40:50:57 | 10 350 | − | 1.74 | − , h10 |
11029+3130 | 11:05:37.5 | +31:14:32 | 59 540 | − | 2.53 | − , h10 | |
11085+5556 | NGC 3556 | 11:11:31.0 | +55:40:27 | 699 | 0.0 | <–1.7 | w1, h2 |
11143–7556 | NGC 3620 | 11:16:04.7 | –76:12:59 | 1680 | 0.32 | <0.04 | w10, h7 |
11180+1623 | 11:20:41.7 | +16:06:57 | 49 766 | − | 2.17 | − , h10 | |
11257+5850 | Arp299 | 11:28:31.9 | +58:33:45 | 3088 | 2.1 | 1.1 | w1, h3 |
11330+7048 | NGC 3735 | 11:35:57.3 | +70:32:09 | 2696 | 1.1 | <–0.50 | w17, h2 |
11506–3851 | ESO320-G-030 | 11:53:11.7 | –39:07:49 | 3232 | <1.66 | 1.52 | w15, h10 |
11593–1835 | Antennae | 12:01:53.3 | –18:52:37 | 1705 | 8.2 | <–0.51 | w9, h2 |
11524+1058 | 11:55:02.8 | +10:41:44 | 53 564 | − | 2.81 | − , h10 | |
12005+0009 | 12:03:04.4 | –00:07:27 | 36 646 | − | 2.02 | − , h10 | |
12005+4448 | NGC 4051 | 12:03:09.6 | +44:31:53 | 700 | 0.3 | <–1.5 | w1, h6 |
12018+1941 | 12:04:24.5 | +19:25:10 | 50 559 | − | 2.49 | − , h10 | |
12032+1707 | 12:05:47.7 | +16:51:08 | 65 291 | − | 4.15 | − , h10 | |
12080+3940 | NGC 4151 | 12:10:32.6 | +39:24:21 | 995 | –0.2 | <–1.4 | w1, h2 |
12112+0305 | 12:13:46.0 | +02:48:38 | 21 980 | <1.89 | 2.78 | w13, h10 | |
12131+3636 | NGC 4214 | 12:15:39.2 | +36:19:37 | 291 | 0.028 | <–2.6 | w9, h2 |
12162+1047 | 12:18:47.7 | +10:31:11 | 43 920 | − | 2.05 | − , h10 | |
N/A | NGC 4258 | 12:18:57.5 | +47:18:14 | 448 | 1.9 | <–2.1 | w1, h2 |
12186+1839 | NGC 4293 | 12:21:12.9 | +18:22:57 | 893 | 0.1–0.7 | <–2.1 | w3, h4 |
12232+1256 | NGC 4388 | 12:25:46.7 | +12:39:44 | 2524 | 1.1 | <–1.3 | w1, h11 |
12243–0036 | NGC 4355 | 12:26:54.6 | –00:52:39 | 2179 | <–0.14 | –0.01 | w5, h10 |
12315+0255 | NGC 4527 | 12:34:08.5 | +02:39:14 | 1736 | 0.60 | − | w2, − |
12540+5708 | Mrk231 - UGC 8058 | 12:56:14.2 | +56:52:25 | 12 642 | <1.18 | 2.84 | w4, h10 |
N/A | ESO 269-G012 | 12:56:40.5 | –46:55:34 | 5014 | 3.0 | − | w1, − |
12548+2403 | 12:57:20.0 | +23:47:46 | 39 483 | − | 1.89 | − , h10 | |
12590+2934 | NGC 4922 | 13:01:25.2 | +29:18:50 | 7071 | 2.3 | <–0.47 | w1, h11 |
13025–4911 | NGC 4945 | 13:05:27.5 | –49:28:06 | 563 | 1.7 | <–1.5 | w1, surcis |
13218+0552 | 13:24:19.9 | +05:37:05 | 61 488 | − | 3.07 | − , h10 | |
13277+4727 | NGC 5194 (M51) | 13:29:52.7 | +47:11:43 | 463 | –0.2 | <–2.0 | w1, h2 |
13362+4831 | NGC 5256 | 13:38:17.2 | +48:16:32 | 8353 | 1.5 | <0.27 | w1, h2 |
13370–3123 | NGC 5253 | 13:39:55.9 | –31:38:24 | 407 | 0.021 | − | w9, − |
13428+5608 | Mrk273-UGC 8696 | 13:44:42.1 | +55:53:13 | 11 326 | <0.37 | 2.55 | w16, h10 |
13451+1232 | 4C +12.50 | 13:47:33.3 | +12:17:24 | 36 497 | <2.25 | 2.28 | w13, h10 |
13510+3344 | NGC 5347 | 13:53:17.8 | +33:29:27 | 2335 | 1.5 | − | w1, − |
14043+0624 | 14:06:49.8 | +06:10:36 | 33 933 | − | 1.68 | − , h10 | |
14059+2000 | 14:08:18.7 | +19:46:23 | 37 084 | − | 2.97 | − , h10 | |
14070+0525 | 14:09:31.2 | +05:11:31 | 79 259 | − | 3.88 | − , h10 | |
14095–2652 | NGC 5495 | 14:12:23.3 | –27:06:29 | 6737 | 2.3 | − | w3, − |
14092–6506 | Circinus | 14:13:09.3 | –65:20:21 | 434 | 1.3 | − | w1, − |
14106–0258 | NGC 5506 | 14:13:14.8 | –03:12:27 | 1853 | 1.7 | <–0.47 | w1, h2 |
14294–4357 | NGC 5643 | 14:32:40.8 | –44:10:29 | 1199 | 1.4 | − | w1, − |
14396–1702 | NGC 5728 | 14:42:23.9 | –17:15:11 | 2804 | 1.9 | <–0.33 | w1, h2 |
14547+2448 | UGC 9618B | 14:57:00.7 | +24:37:03 | 10 094 | 2.8 | − | w7, − |
14553+1245 | 14:57:43.4 | +12:33:16 | 37 444 | − | 1.94 | − , h10 | |
14566–1629 | NGC 5793 | 14:59:24.7 | –16:41:36 | 3491 | 2.0 | − | w1, − |
14586+1431 | 15:01:00.4 | +14:20:15 | 44 279 | − | 2.54 | − , h10 | |
15065–1107 | NGC 5861 | 15:09:16.1 | –11:19:18 | 1851 | − | 0.04 | − , h10 |
15107+0724 | CGCG049-057 | 15:13:13.1 | +07:13:32 | 3897 | <0.43 | 0.85 | w13, h10 |
15179+3956 | 15:19:47.1 | +39:45:38 | 14 261 | − | 1.02 | − , h10 | |
15224+1033 | 15:24:51.5 | +10:22:45 | 40 187 | − | 2.22 | − , h10 | |
15247–0945 | 15:27:27.8 | -09:55:41 | 11 993 | − | 1.59 | − , h10 | |
15250+3609 | 15:26:59.4 | +35:58:38 | 16 535 | − | 2.52 | − , h10 | |
15327+2340 | Arp220 | 15:34:57.1 | +23:30:11 | 5434 | <–0.27 | 2.54 | w16, h10 |
15587+1609 | 16:01:03.6 | +16:01:03 | 41 126 | − | 3.04 | − , h10 | |
16100+2528 | 16:12:05.4 | +25:20:23 | 39 688 | − | 1.68 | − , h10 | |
16255+2801 | 16:27:38.1 | +27:54:52 | 40 056 | − | 2.38 | − , h10 | |
16300+1558 | 16:32:21.4 | +15:51:46 | 72 467 | − | 2.71 | − , h10 | |
16399–0937 | 16:42:40.2 | –09:43:14 | 8098 | − | 1.68 | − , h10 | |
16504+0228 | NGC 6240 | 16:52:58.9 | +02:24:03 | 7339 | 1.6 | <–0.50 | w1, h11 |
16552+2755 | NGC 6264 | 16:57:16.1 | +27:50:59 | 10 177 | 2.5 | − | w7, − |
17118+4350 | NGC 6323 | 17:13:18.0 | +43:46:56 | 7772 | 2.7 | − | w1, − |
17123–6245 | NGC 6300 | 17:16:59.5 | –62:49:14 | 1109 | 0.5 | − | w1, − |
17160+2006 | 17:18:15.6 | +20:02:58 | 32 917 | − | 2.04 | − , h10 | |
17208–0014 | 17:23:21.9 | –00:17:01 | 12 834 | − | 3.04 | − , h10 | |
17526+3253 | UGC 11035 | 17:54:29.4 | +32:53:14 | 7798 | − | 0.81 | − , h10 |
17540+2935 | 17:55:56.1 | +29:35:26 | 32 410 | − | 1.56 | − , h10 | |
18333–6528 | ESO103-G35 | 18:38:20.3 | –65:25:42 | 3983 | 2.6 | − | w1, − |
18368+3549 | 18:38:35.4 | +35:52:20 | 34 827 | − | 2.81 | − , h10 | |
18544–3718 | 18:57:52.7 | –37:14:38 | 22 012 | − | 2.23 | − , h10 | |
18588+3517 | 19:00:41.2 | +35:21:27 | 31 996 | − | 2.12 | − , h10 | |
19370–0131 | IRAS F19370-0131 | 19:39:38.9 | -01:24:33 | 6622 | 2.2 | − | w1, − |
19497+0222 | 3C 403 | 19:52:15.8 | +02:30:24 | 17 688 | 3.3 | − | w1, − |
20100–4156 | 20:13:29.5 | –41:47:35 | 38 848 | <4.44 | 3.77 | w15, h10 | |
20248+1734 | 20:27:08.9 | +17:44:20 | 36 513 | − | 2.23 | − , h10 | |
20286+1846 | 20:30:55.5 | +18:56:46 | 40 700 | − | 3.19 | − , h10 | |
20305–0211 | NGC 6926 | 20:33:06.1 | –02:01:39 | 5880 | 2.7 | − | w1, − |
20450+2140 | 20:47:14.3 | +21:51:12 | 38 489 | − | 2.12 | − , h10 | |
20550+1656 | II Zw96 | 20:57:23.9 | +17:07:39 | 10 822 | − | 1.92 | − , h10 |
21077+3358 | 21:09:49.0 | +34:10:20 | 52 973 | − | 2.94 | − , h10 | |
21272+2514 | 21:29:29.4 | +25:27:50 | 45 208 | − | 3.36 | − , h10 | |
21583–3800 | AM2158-380b | 22:01:17.1 | –37:46:24 | 9983 | 2.7 | − | w3, − |
22025+4205 | UGC 11898 | 22:04:36.1 | +42:19:38 | 4290 | − | 0.86 | − , h10 |
22055+3024 | 22:07:49.7 | +30:39:40 | 38 041 | − | 2.36 | − , h10 | |
22088–1832 | 22:11:33.8 | –18:17:06 | 51 026 | − | 2.59 | − , h10 | |
22116+0437 | 22:14:09.9 | +04:52:24 | 58 098 | − | 2.26 | − , h10 | |
22265–1826 | IRAS F22265-1826 | 22:29:12.5 | –18:10:47 | 7520 | 3.8 | − | w1, − |
22491–1808 | 22:51:49.2 | –17:52:23 | 23 312 | − | 1.82 | − , h10 | |
23019+3405 | 23:04:21.2 | +34:21:48 | 32 389 | − | 1.78 | − , h10 | |
23024+1203 | NGC 7479 | 23:04:56.7 | +12:19:22 | 2381 | 1.3 | <-1.3 | w2, h6 |
23028+0725 | 23:05:20.4 | +07:41:44 | 44 784 | − | 3.00 | − , h10 | |
23129+2548 | 23:15:21.4 | +26:04:32 | 53 637 | − | 3.10 | − , h10 | |
23135+2516 | IC 5298 | 23:16:00.7 | +25:33:24 | 8221 | <1.11 | 0.80 | w3, h10 |
23168+0537 | IC 1481 | 23:19:25.1 | +05:54:22 | 6118 | 2.5 | − | w1, − |
23199+0122 | 23:22:31.6 | +01:39:28 | 40 679 | − | 2.05 | − , h10 | |
23233+0946 | 23:25:56.2 | +10:02:49 | 38 356 | − | 2.55 | − , h10 | |
23365+3604 | 23:39:01.3 | +36:21:09 | 19 331 | − | 2.30 | − , h10 |
Notes.
The lack of information on the maser luminosity (OH or H2O), indicated by dashes, means that, to the best of our knowledge, neither a detection nor an upper limit for that transition was reported in the literature.
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