The sample
Our sample consists of galaxies within 30 Mpc, to assure multiple resolution elements across the galaxies, even at 500 μm. The galaxies were selected to fill a 3-parameter space of galaxy types, luminosity, and IR/optical ratio, and representative coverage in gas fraction, HI/H2 ratio or bulge/disk/bar structure.
The sample covers nearly two orders of magnitude in oxygen abundance (7.3 < 12 + log(O/H) < 9.3), four orders of magnitude in 3.6 μm luminosity (~106 - 1010 L⊙), and in total infrared luminosity (~4 x 106 - 1011 L⊙), and a similar total range in SFRs (~0.001 - 7 M⊙ yr−1).
Our spectroscopic targets were also chosen to cover as diverse a range in local ISM environments as possible. The KINGFISH imaging and spectroscopy have been closely tailored to the existing SINGS observations.
The SINGS and KINGFISH Hubble Tuning Forks
Galaxy characteristics
| Galaxy | RA | DEC | TYPE | D25 | Vr | Dist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (J2000) | (J2000) | (km/s) | (Mpc) | |||
| DDO053 | 128.5300 | 66.181667 | Im | 1.5 x 1.3 | 19 | 3.61 |
| DDO154 | 193.521875 | 27.149639 | IBm | 3.0 x 2.2 | 376 | 4.3 |
| DDO165 | 196.60354 | 67.70694 | Im | 3.5 x 1.9 | 37 | 4.57 |
| Holmberg I | 145.13471 | 71.18222 | IABm | 3.6 x 3.0 | 143 | 3.9 |
| Holmberg II | 124.770750 | 70.720028 | Im | 7.9 x 6.3 | 157 | 3.05 |
| IC342 | 56.702125 | 68.096111 | SAB(rs)cd | 21.4 x 20.9 | 31 | 3.28 |
| IC2574 | 157.097833 | 68.412139 | SABm | 13.2 x 5.4 | 57 | 3.79 |
| M81 DwB | 151.377500 | 70.36444 | Im | 0.9 x 0.6 | 350 | 3.6 |
| NGC 337 | 14.958708 | -7.577972 | SBd | 2.9 x 1.8 | 1650 | 19.3 |
| NGC 584 | 22.836458 | -6.868056 | E4 | 4.2 x 2.3 | 1854 | 20.8 |
| NGC 628 | 24.174042 | 15.783472 | SAc | 10.5 x 9.5 | 657 | 7.2 |
| NGC 855 | 33.515042 | 27.877167 | E | 2.6 x 1.0 | 610 | 9.73 |
| NGC 925 | 36.8203333 | 33.5791667 | SABd | 10.5 x 5.9 | 553 | 9.12 |
| NGC 1097 | 41.579417 | -30.274889 | SBb | 9.3 x 6.3 | 1275 | 14.2 |
| NGC 1266 | 49.003125 | -2.427361 | SB0 | 1.5 x 1.0 | 2194 | 30.6 |
| NGC 1291 | 49.327500 | -41.108083 | SBa | 9.8 x 8.1 | 839 | 10.4 |
| NGC 1316 | 50.673825 | -37.208227 | SAB0 | 12.0 x 8.5 | 1760 | 21.0 |
| NGC 1377 | 54.162833 | -20.902250 | S0 | 1.8 x 0.9 | 1792 | 24.6 |
| NGC 1404 | 54.716333 | -35.594389 | E1 | 3.3 x 3.0 | 1947 | 20.2 |
| NGC 1482 | 58.662208 | -20.502444 | SA0 | 2.5 x 1.4 | 1655 | 22.6 |
| NGC 1512 | 60.976167 | -43.348861 | SBab | 8.9 x 5.6 | 896 | 11.6 |
| NGC 2146 | 92.667441 | 78.357028 | SB(s)ab pec | 6.0 x 3.4 | 893 | 17.2 |
| NGC 2798 | 139.345625 | 41.999722 | SBa | 2.6 x 1.0 | 1726 | 25.8 |
| NGC 2841 | 140.510975 | 50.976519 | SAb | 8.1 x 3.5 | 638 | 14.1 |
| NGC 2915 | 141.548042 | -76.626333 | I0 | 1.9 x 1.0 | 468 | 3.78 |
| NGC 2976 | 146.814417 | 67.916389 | SAc | 5.9 x 2.7 | 3 | 3.55 |
| NGC 3049 | 148.706517 | 9.271094 | SBab | 2.2 x 1.4 | 1494 | 19.2 |
| NGC 3077 | 150.829458 | 68.733917 | I0 pec | 5.4 x 4.5 | 14 | 3.83 |
| NGC 3184 | 154.570750 | 41.424389 | SABcd | 7.4 x 6.9 | 592 | 11.7 |
| NGC 3190 | 154.523500 | 21.831944 | SAap | 4.4 x 1.5 | 1271 | 19.3 |
| NGC 3198 | 154.978750 | 45.549722 | SBc | 8.5 x 3.3 | 663 | 14.1 |
| NGC 3265 | 157.778208 | 28.796670 | E | 1.3 x 1.0 | 1421 | 19.6 |
| NGC 3351 | 160.990542 | 11.703806 | SBb | 7.4 x 5.0 | 778 | 9.33 |
| NGC 3521 | 166.4524208 | -0.0358639 | SABbc | 11.0 x 5.1 | 805 | 11.2 |
| NGC 3621 | 169.567917 | -32.814056 | Sad | 12.3 x 7.1 | 727 | 6.55 |
| NGC 3627 | 170.062615 | 12.991549 | SABb | 9.1 x 4.2 | 727 | 9.38 |
| NGC 3773 | 174.554042 | 12.112048 | SA0 | 1.2 x 1.0 | 987 | 12.4 |
| NGC 3938 | 178.206042 | 44.120722 | SAc | 5.4 x 4.9 | 809 | 17.9 |
| NGC 4236 | 184.175500 | 69.462583 | SBdm | 21.9 x 7.2 | 0 | 4.45 |
| NGC 4254 | 184.706792 | 14.416509 | SAc | 5.4 x 4.7 | 2407 | 14.4 |
| NGC 4321 | 185.728750 | 15.822389 | SABbc | 7.4 x 6.3 | 1571 | 14.3 |
| NGC 4536 | 188.613042 | 2.188137 | SABbc | 7.6 x 3.2 | 1808 | 14.5 |
| NGC 4559 | 188.990375 | 27.959750 | SABcd | 10.7 x 4.4 | 816 | 6.98 |
| NGC 4569 | 189.207489 | 13.162859 | SABab | 9.5 x 4.4 | -235 | 16.8 |
| NGC 4579 | 189.431667 | 11.8181939 | SABb | 5.9 x 4.7 | 1519 | 16.4 |
| NGC 4594 | 189.9976254 | -11.6230544 | SAa | 8.7 x 3.5 | 1091 | 9.08 |
| NGC 4625 | 190.469583 | 41.273965 | SABmp | 2.2 x 1.9 | 609 | 9.3 |
| NGC 4631 | 190.533375 | 32.541500 | SBd | 15.5 x 2.7 | 606 | 7.62 |
| NGC 4525 | 192.610875 | 25.500750 | SABab | 10.7 x 7.6 | 1206 | 11.9 |
| NGC 4736 | 192.721088 | 41.120458 | SAab | 11.2 x 9.1 | 308 | 4.66 |
| NGC 4826 | 194.182333 | 21.682639 | SAab | 10.0 x 5.4 | 408 | 5.27 |
| NGC 5055 | 198.955542 | 42.029278 | SAbc | 12.6 x 7.2 | 504 | 7.94 |
| NGC 5398 | 210.339833 | -33.063778 | SBdm | 2.8 x 1.7 | 1216 | 7.66 |
| NGC 5408 | 210.837125 | -41.3777694 | IBm | 1.6 x 0.8 | 509 | 4.8 |
| NGC 5457 (M101) | 210.802458 | 54.349094 | SAB(rs)cd | 28.8 x 26.9 | 241 | 6.7 |
| NGC 5474 | 211.256708 | 53.662222 | SAcd | 4.8 x 4.3 | 273 | 6.8 |
| NGC 5713 | 220.048042 | -0.288975 | SABbcp | 2.8 x 2.5 | 1883 | 21.4 |
| NGC 5866 | 226.623167 | 55.7632133 | S0 | 4.7 x 1.9 | 692 | 15.3 |
| NGC 6946 | 308.718068 | 60.153946 | SABcd | 11.5 x 9.8 | 48 | 6.8 |
| NGC 7331 | 339.2670653 | 34.4156372 | SAb | 10.5 x 3.7 | 816 | 14.5 |
| NGC 7793 | 359.457625 | -32.591028 | SAd | 9.3 x 6.3 | 230 | 3.91 |