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Table 1.

Properties of M 105 and NGC 3384 based on broad-band photometry.

Parameter Symbol Value Ref.

M 105
SBF distance (a) DM 105 10.3 Mpc 1
Effective radius re, M 105 2
Mean ellipticity ϵM 105 0.111 ± 0.005 2
Mean position angle PAM 105 70° ±1° 2
Mean colour (B − V)M 105 0.92 mag 3
Sérsic index n 4 2

NGC 3384

Distance D3384 11.3 Mpc 1
Mean colour (B − V)3384 0.88 mag 3

Spheroid

Sérsic index n 4 4
Effective radius re 4
Mean ellipticity ϵspheroid 0.17 4
Mean position angle PAspheroid 4

Disc

Disc radius rd 4
Mean ellipticity ϵdisc 0.66 4
Mean position angle PAdisc 4
Inclination i 70° 4

Notes.

(a)

This SBF distance corresponds to a distance modulus of μSBF = 30.049, which agrees excellently with the distance determined from TRGB magnitudes by Lee & Jang (2016), which is μTRGB = 30.05 ± 0.02 (random)±0.12 (systematic).

References. (1) Tonry et al. (2001); (2) Capaccioli et al. (1990); (3) Watkins et al. (2014); (4) Cortesi et al. (2013b).

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