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Table 1.

Parameters of Circinus galaxy.

Reference
Central position α, δ (J2000) 14h13m102, −65°20′20″ 1
l, b , 1, 3
Type Sb 1
Distance D 4.0±0.8 Mpc 1, 2
Optical extent at B25 1
H I extent ( * *) 32′×15′ 2
Position angle PAHI 210 ° ±5° 2
Inclination angle iHI 65 ° ±2° 1
Systemic velocity υsys 439±2 km s−1 (H I) 1
Heliocentric velocity 380±47 km s−1 (optical) 1
Velocity width Δυ20 290±10 km s−1 (H I) 1
Rotation velocity υrot 152±7 km s−1 (H I) 1
Far-infrared luminosity LFIR 6×109 L 1
H I mass MHI 7.2±0.5×109 M 2
9×109 M 3
Total mass Mtot 1.2±0.2×1011 M 1
Global star formation rate SFR 3−8 M yr−1 3

Notes. ( * *)The half width of the H I column density distribution after Gaussian correction.

References. [1] Jones et al. (1999); [2] Freeman et al. (1977); [3] For et al. (2012).

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