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Table 1.
Basic parameters of NGC 300.
| Parameter | Value | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Morphological type | SA(s)d | 1 |
| RA nucleus (J2000.0) | 00:54:53.389 | 2 |
| Dec nucleus (J2000.0) | −37:41:02.23 | 2 |
| Distance | 1.88 Mpc | 3, 4 |
| Angular scale | 9.2 pc/arcsec | 3, 4 |
| R25 | 9.8 arcmin | 5 |
| Inclination | 39.8° | 6 |
| Position angle of major axis | 114.3° | 6 |
| Barycentric radial velocity | 144 ± 2 km s−1 | 6 |
| Max. rotation velocity | 98.8 ± 3.1 km s−1 | 6 |
| Corr. apparent magnitude B0T | 8.38 mag | 5 |
| Corr. absolute magnitude M0T | −18.01 mag | 5 |
| Foreground extinction E(B−V) | 0.025 mag | 7 |
References. (1) de Vaucouleurs et al. (1991), (2) this work, (3) Gieren et al. (2005), (4) Bresolin et al. (2005), (5) Carignan (1985), (6) Westmeier et al. (2011), (7) Burstein & Heiles (1984).
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