Table 1.
Overview of the main properties of M51 (NGC 5194).
| Property | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| RA | 13h29m52.7s | 1 |
| Dec | 47° 11′43″ | 1 |
| PA | 173±3 ° | 2 |
| i | 22±5 ° | 2 |
| D | 8.58 Mpc | 3 |
| vsys | 471.7 ± 0.3 km/s | 4 |
| log10 M*/M⊙ | 10.5 | 5 |
| ⟨ΣSFR⟩ | 20 × 10−3 M⊙ yr−1 kpc−2 | 5 |
| morphology | SA(s)bc | 6 |
Notes. Main parameters of M51a. 1: galaxy coordinates from NED, 2: position angle and galaxy inclination from Colombo et al. (2014a), 3: distance from McQuinn et al. (2016), 4: systemic velocity (Shetty et al. 2007), 5: average SFR surface density and integrated stellar mass (within 0.75 × R25) derived from 3.6 μm (den Brok et al. 2022) 6: galaxy morphology (de Vaucouleurs et al. 1991).
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