The globular cluster system around NGC 1399

Details The globular cluster system around NGC 1399 The globular cluster system around NGC 1399

Jan 1991

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1991a%26a...241..399w&link_type=abstract

Astronomy and Astrophysics (ISSN 0004-6361), vol. 241, no. 2, Jan. 1991, p. 399-410.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Elliptical Galaxies, Galactic Structure, Globular Clusters, Astronomical Photometry, Color-Magnitude Diagram, Galactic Clusters, Spatial Distribution

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An investigation of the globular cluster (GC) system surrounding NGC 1399, the central galaxy of the Fornax cluster, is described. CCD frames taken in B and V were employed to search for GC candidates in a radial range from 10 to 390 arcsec. The results confirm that NGC is very rich in GCs. Compared to other galaxies, NGC 1399 has one the reddest GC systems. The GC system is shown to be fairly homogeneous, and the majority of the clusters are older than 1 Gyr.

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