Potential Target Database

Last updated 19 August 2002

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    All known galaxies with PN data.


    Object Type NPN FOV SBe (muB) mB MB cz VLT obs sigc Dec Other avail data Comments
    IC 3443 E1/S0 ? ? ? 15.8 -16.7 1968 ? ? +12.3 1 PN pos (CJFB)
    NGC 147 E?4 ? 395 24.0 10.7 -14.2 -163 ? 22 +48.5 5 PN pos (FJJ)
    NGC 185 E?1 ? ? 22.1 10.2 -14.5 -252 ? 25 +48.3 5 PN pos (CJFN) M31 companion; some ongoing star formation
    NGC 205 (M110) E?4 ? ? 21.8 9.0 -14.0 -236 (Jun-Dec) 20 +41.7 28 PN pos (CJFN) M31 companion
    NGC 221 (M32) E3 ? ? ? 8.8 -17.6 -214 (Jun-Dec) 76 +40.9 SAURON; 30 PN pos (CJFN); 9,15 PN vel (RSM;NF) vdM; MB models
    NGC 224 (M31) Sb ? 40x10 ? 4.3 -21.7 -300 (Jul-Dec) ? +41.3 SAURON; 220 GCs; 429 PN pos (CJFN, RC02a); 30,294,800+ PN vel (RSM;HCJ;GJ) EW, EWGG models
    NGC 300 Sc ? ? ? 8.8 -19.0 142 May-Jan ? -37.7 34 PN pos (TS)
    NGC 315 unk ? ? ? 8.8 -19.0 142 Jul-Dec ? -37.7 34 PN pos (TS)
    NGC 598 (M33) Sc 58? ? ? 6.3 -19.3 -180 Jul-Dec 22 +30.7 AXAF target; ~17 GC vel (RC02b); 58 PN pos (KCFJ)
    NGC 891 Sb ? ? ? 10.8 -20.5 528 Aug-Dec 120 +42.3 AXAF target; 33 PN pos (CJH)
    NGC 1023 E6/S0 ? ? 20.5 10.2 -20.4 625 (Oct-Nov) 206 +39.1 SAURON; 110 PN pos (CJH); AM WYFFOS PN vel prop; 11 GC vel (LB02) in field?
    NGC 1316 (For A) E3 102 8x8 21.6 10.0 -22.1 1779 Jul-Mar 237 -37.2 43 PN vel (MA98); 105 PN pos (MCJ93); 24 GC vel (PG); SINGS/SIRTF target in Fornax Cluster; likely merger remnant
    NGC 1344 E4/S0 ? ? ? 11.2 -19.6 1172 ? 161 -31.1 PN obs (ND)
    NGC 1399 E1 71 8x8 21.6 10.3 -21.0 1435 Jul-Mar 330 -35.4 sig to 70" (AG); v,sig,h3,h4 to 95" (SKGB); 369+ GC vel (TR); AXAF target; 72 PN pos (MCJ93); 37 PN vel (MA94) Fornax cD; marked isophote twist; SKGB, AK models
    NGC 1404 E2 40 4x4 ? 10.9 -21.2 1926 Jul-Mar 212 -35.6 sig to 80" (AG); 47 PN pos (MCJ93); SINGS/SIRTF target in Fornax Cluster
    NGC 2403 SBc 40? ? ? 8.9 -19.6 130 never ? +65.6 40 PN pos (KCFJ, RC02a)
    NGC 2787 SB0 ? ? ? 11.8 -19.1 695 ? 195 +69.2 AM ISIS CDI PN prop
    NGC 2985 Sab ? ? ? 11.2 -20.9 1321 ? 135 +72.3 JG PN vel prop?
    NGC 3031 (M81) Sp ? ? ? 7.8 -21.6 -35 never ? +69.1 v,sig,h3,h4 to 36" (BSG); 44 GC vel (LS02); AXAF target; 185 PN pos (JCBF)
    NGC 3109 SBm ? ? ? 10.3 -17.1 404 ? ? -26.2 7? PN pos (RM92)
    NGC 3115 S0 50? ? ? 10.1 -19.6 658 Nov-Jun ? -7.7 v,sig,h3,h4 to 70", large R (BSG, Bergmann); OASIS/CFHT; 22 GC vel (JK98); 62 PN pos (CJT, RC02a) EDB model
    NGC 3351 SBb ? ? ? 10.5 -20.1 756 ? 123 +11.7 20 PN pos (RC02a) in Leo I group
    NGC 3368 (M96) SBab 74 12x12 ? 10.1 -20.8 898 Dec-Jun 131 +11.8 74 PN pos (FCJ); AXAF target in Leo I group
    NGC 3377 E6 54 5x4 21.2 11.1 -19.0 698 Dec-Jun 136 +14.0 v,sig,h3,h4 to 12" (KBER), to 35" (BSG,CH); SAURON; OASIS/CFHT; 54 PN pos (CJF) in Leo I group; KBER, KG models
    NGC 3379 (M105) E1 92 9x7 20.6 10.2 -20.4 877 Dec-Jun 206 +12.6 v,sig,h3,h4 to 27" (BSG,CH), to 105" (AK); SAURON; 29/100/? PN vel (CJD;TMWb;SW); 93 PN pos (CJF) "standard E galaxy"; KG, CJD (no DM!), MB, AK models; in Leo I group
    NGC 3384 SB0 (E5?) 102 9x8 ? 10.8 -19.4 729 Dec-Jun ? +12.6 SAURON target; 68/? PN vel (TMWa;SW); 102 PN pos (CJF) in Leo I group
    NGC 3412 SB0 ? ? ? 11.4 -19.1 846 ? 104 +13.4 AM ISIS CDI PN prop
    NGC 3627 (M66) SBb 73? ? ? 9.6 -21.1 726 Dec-Jun 120 +13.0 73 PN pos (KCFJ, RC02a); AXAF target
    NGC 4258 SBbc 510 ? ? 9.1 -21.7 449 ? 119 +47.3 58 PN pos (RC02a) maser galaxy
    NGC 4278 E1 38 16x16 ? 11.0 -19.3 640 Jan-Jun 252 +29.3 v,sig,h3,h4 to 15" (BSG), to 30" (MF); SAURON; AXAF target; 39 PN pos (JCH) large HI disk/ring; nuclear dust; LINER; in Ursa Major Cloud/Coma I Group; AK model
    NGC 4374 (M84) E1 79 8x4 ? 10.1 -20.7 913 Dec-Jul 297 +12.9 v,sig,h3,h4 to 65" (AK); SAURON target; AXAF target; 102 PN pos (JCF); Arnaboldi et al. FORS2 target envelope; prominent skewed central dust lane; ionized gas; double-lobed radi galaxy; paired with NGC 4406; in Virgo Cluster; AK model
    NGC 4382 (M85) S0 88 4x4 ? 10.0 -20.4 745 Jan-Jul 177 +18.2 v,sig,h3,h4 to 32" (BSG); SAURON target; 102 PN pos (JCF) in Virgo Cluster
    NGC 4406 (M86) E3/S0? 110 8x6 23.4 9.9 -20.8 -289 Dec-Jul 255 +12.9 SAURON; v,sig,h3,h4 to 23", 3Reff (BSG,B01); AXAF target; 16 PN vel (MA96); 141 PN pos (JCF) huge kinematic misalignment; paired with NGC 4374; in Virgo Cluster
    NGC 4472 (M49) E2 202? 20x20 22.1 9.3 -21.4 1203 Dec-Jul 305 +8.0 v,sig,h3,h4 to 43" (BSG); 144 GC vel (RS;SZ); 202 PN pos (JCF;XX); ? PN vel (XX); AXAF target envelope; counterrotating core; strong radio & X-ray emission; in Virgo Cluster; MB, AK models
    NGC 4478 E2 ? ? ? 12.2 -19.5 1398 ? 152 +12.3 v,sig,h3,h4 to 24" (CH); 7 PN pos (CJFB) isophote twist; truncated envelope; companion of M87; in Virgo Cluster; MB model
    NGC 4486 (M87) E0 326 ? 21.9 9.5 -22.0 1272 Dec-Jul 351 +12.4 h4, h6; >200 GCs; SAURON target; XMM M(r) (Matsushita); AXAF target; 339 PN pos (JCF;CJFB); 30? PN vel (Freeman) radio jet; Virgo Cluster cD; MB, AK, RK models
    NGC 4494 E0 180 16x16 ? 10.7 -20.8 1310 Jan-Jul 158 +25.8 v,sig,h3,h4 to 32" (BSG); AXAF target; 183 PN pos (JCH) rapid rotator; stellar disk & dust ring inside 5"; LSB companion; in Ursa Major Cloud/Coma I Group?; MB, AK models
    NGC 4565 Sbc 34 16x16 ? 10.3 -22.3 1226 Jan-Jul 143 +26.0 AXAF target; 35 PN pos (JCH) in Coma I group
    NGC 4594 (M104) Sa 293 14x10 ? 9.1 -22.2 1091 Dec-Aug 243 -11.6 v,sig,h3,h4,h5,h6 to 46" (RM94); 48 GC vel (TB97, SL02); AXAF target; 294 PN pos (HF96); 100/250? PN vel (KF) JK96 model
    NGC 4649 (M60) E2 29 4x4 ? 9.8 -21.5 1142 Jan-Jul 339 +11.6 v,sig,h3,h4 to 39" (BSG); AXAF target; 32 PN pos (JCF) boxy; envelope; in Virgo Cluster
    NGC 4697 E3 ? ? 21.3 10.4 -20.9 1232 ? 173 -5.8 531 PN vel (RM01; Thomas et al. abundances target); AXAF target isolated; DBVZ model
    NGC 4736 (M94) Sab ? ? ? 8.8 -20.7 309 ? 146 +41.1 65 PN vel (DGKM); AXAF target
    NGC 5102 E3/S0 26 (25.0) 13x6 ? 10.3 -18.0 468 Dec-Aug 91 -36.6 26 PN pos (MCJ94)
    NGC 5128 (Cen A) E3/S0 785 46x23 ? 7.7 ? 548 Dec-Aug 143 -43.0 188+ GC vel (JH86, HH88, EH97, HF01); 660 PN vel (XH95; ?); 785 PN pos (XH93); GCS w/HST; AXAF target dust lane, central bar
    NGC 5194 (M51) Sbc 64 14x14 ? 8.9 -20.5 461 never 100.0 +47.2 AXAF target; 64 PN pos (FCJ)
    NGC 5253 S?/Irr ? ? ? 10.8 -16.4 403 ? ? -31.6 10 PN pos (MP)
    NGC 5457 (M101) SBc 65 16x16 ? 8.2 -20.9 240 never 96 +54.3 AXAF target; 65 PN pos (FCJ)
    NGC 5866 (M102) E?5/S0 ? ? ? 10.7 -20.3 755 ? 145 +55.8 24,40? PN vel (RC02a,GKD); SINGS/SIRTF target ionized gas; strong X-ray emission
    NGC 7457 S0 ? ? ? 12.1 -18.8 758 ? 75 +30.1 long-slit to large R (Bergmann); SAURON; ? PN vel (AM) in field?

    Abbreviations:
    AG (Graham, Colless, Busarello, Zaggia, & Longo 1998)
    B01 (M. Bergmann)
    BSG (Bender, Saglia, & Gerhard 1994)
    CB (Cretton & van den Bosch 1999)
    CBH (Carter, Bridges, & Hau 1999)
    CC (Carollo, de Zeeuw, van der Marel, Danziger, & Qian 1995)
    CH (Halliday, Davies, Kuntschner, Birkinshaw, Bender, Saglia, & Baggley 2001)
    CJD (Ciardullo, Jacoby, & Dejonghe 1993)
    CJF (Ciardullo, Jacoby, & Ford 1989)
    CJFN (Ciardullo, Jacoby, Ford, & Neill 1989)
    CJFB (Ciardullo, Jacoby, Feldmeier, & Bartlett 1998)
    CJH (Ciardullo, Jacoby, & Harris 1991)
    CJT (Ciardullo, Jacoby, & Tonry 1993)
    CM (Cinzano & van der Marel 1994)
    CRZ (Cretton, Rix, & de Zeeuw 2000)
    CTH (Carter, Thomson, & Hau 1998)
    DBVZ (Dejonghe, de Bruyne, Vauterin, & Zeilinger 1996)
    DC (Carter, Efstathiou, Ellis, Inglis, & Godwin 1981)
    DF (Fisher 1997)
    DGKM (Douglas, Gerssen, Kuijken, & Merrifield 2000)
    EDB (Emsellem, Dejonghe, & Bacon 1999)
    EEC80 (Efstathiou, Ellis, & Carter 1980)
    EEC82 (Efstathiou, Ellis, & Carter 1982)
    EH97 (Held, Federici, Testa, & Cacciari 1997)
    EW (Evans & Wilkinson 2000)
    EWGG (Evans, Wilkinson, Guhathakurta, & Grebel 2000)
    FCJ (Feldmeier, Ciardullo, & Jacoby 1997)
    FJJ (Ford, Jacoby, & Jenner 1977)
    GKD (Gerssen, Kuijken, Douglas)
    GJ (Jacoby, Ford, Hui, & Ciardullo)
    HCJ (Halliday, Carter, & Jackson)
    HF96 (Ford, Hui, Ciardullo, Jacoby, & Freeman 1996)
    HF01 (Ford, Peng, & Freeman 2001)
    HH88 (Harris, Harris, & Hesser 1988)
    HR (Rix, de Zeeuw, Cretton, van der Marel, & Carollo 1997)
    JCBF (Jacoby, Ciardullo, Booth, & Ford 1989)
    JCF (Jacoby, Ciardullo, & Ford 1990)
    JCH (Jacoby, Ciardullo, & Harris 1996)
    JH86 (Hesser, Harris, & Harris 1986)
    JK96 (Kormendy, Bender, Ajhar, Dressler, Faber, Gebhardt, Grillmair, Lauer, Richstone, & Tremaine 1996)
    JK98 (Kavelaars 1998)
    KBER (Kormendy, Bender, Evans, & Richstone 1998)
    KCFJ (Kuzio, Ciardullo, Feldmeier, & Jacoby 1999)
    KF (Ken Freeman unpublished -- see TB97)
    KG (Gebhardt et al. 2000)
    LB02 (Larsen & Brodie 2002)
    LS02 (Schroder, Brodie, Kissler-Patig, Huchra, & Phillips 2002)
    MA94 (Arnaboldi, Freeman, Hui, Capaccioli, & Ford 1994)
    MA96 (Arnaboldi, Freeman, Mendez, Capaccioli, Ciardullo, Ford, Gerhard, Hui, Jacoby, Kudritzki, & Quinn 1996)
    MA98 (Arnaboldi, Freeman, Gerhard, Matthias, Kudritzki, Méndez, Capaccioli, & Ford 1998)
    MB (Magorrian & Ballantyne 2000)
    MCJ93 (McMillan, Ciardullo, & Jacoby 1993)
    MCJ94 (McMillan, Ciardullo, & Jacoby 1994)
    MF (van der Marel & Franx 1993)
    MG (Matthias & Gerhard 1999)
    MP (Phillips, Jacoby, Walker, Tonry, & Ciardullo 1992)
    MSBW (Mehlert, Saglia, Bender, & Wegner 1998)
    NF (Nolthenius & Ford 1986)
    OG (Gerhard, Jeske, Saglia, & Bender 1998)
    PG (Goudfrooij, Kissler-Patig, Meylan, & Minniti 2001)
    PSD (Pignatelli, Salucci, & Danese 2000)
    RC02a RC02b (Chandar, Bianchi, Ford, & Sarajedini 2002)
    RM92 (Richer & McCall 1992)
    RM94 (van der Marel, Rix, Carter, Franx, White, & de Zeeuw 1994)
    RM01 (Méndez, Riffeser, Kudritzki, Matthias, Freeman, Arnaboldi, Capaccioli, & Gerhard 2001)
    RS (Sharples, Zepf, Bridges, Hanes, Carter, Ashman, & Geisler 1998)
    RSM (Richer, Stasinska, & McCall 1999)
    SZ (Zepf, Beasley, Bridges, Hanes, Sharples, Ashman, \& Geisler 2000)
    SDS (Statler, Dejonghe, & Smecker-Hane 1999)
    SKGB (Saglia, Kronawitter, Gerhard, and Bender 2000)
    SL02 (Larsen, Brodie, Beasley, & Forbes 2002)
    SR (De Rijcke, Dejonghe, Carter, Bridges, & Hau 2000)
    SW (Sluis & Williams)
    TMWa,b (Tremblay, Merritt, & Williams 1995a,b)
    TB97 (Bridges et al. 1997)
    TR (Richtler et al.)
    TS (Soffner, Mendez, Jacoby, Ciardullo, Roth, & Kudritzki 1996)
    XH93 (Hui, Ford, Ciardullo, & Jacoby 1993a,b)
    XH95 (Hui, Ford, Freeman, & Dopita 1995)