Igor Dmitrievich Karachentsev Russian Academy of Sciences, Special Astrophysical Obs. Andrew Eugene Dolphin Raytheon Company Valentina Karachentseva National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, MAO Dmitry Makarov Special Astrophysical Observatory of Russian Academy of Scie Lidia Makarova Russian Academy of Sciences, Special Astrophysical Obs. Shoko Sakai University of California - Los Angeles Margarita Sharina Russian Academy of Sciences, Special Astrophysical Obs. Edward J. Shaya University of Maryland R. Brent Tully University of Hawaii