Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
1996-11-18
Astronomical Journal 1996 112 1409
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
13 pages, Latex. Full paper also available at http://www.ucolick.org/~forbes/home.html
Scientific paper
10.1086/118108
The membership of some galaxies in the nearby (d ~ 12 Mpc) Coma I cloud is uncertain. Here we present globular cluster luminosity functions (GCLFs) from the HST for two bright ellipticals which may belong to this group. After fitting the GCLF, we find a turnover magnitude of m_V^0 = 23.23 +/- 0.11 for NGC 4278 and m_V^0 = 23.07 +/- 0.13 for NGC 4494. Our limiting magnitude is about two magnitudes fainter than these values, making this data among the most complete GCLFs published to date. The fitted GCLF dispersions (~ 1.1 mag.) are somewhat smaller than typical values for other ellipticals. Assuming an absolute turnover magnitude of M_V^0 = -7.62, and after applying a small metallicity correction, we derive distance modulii of (m -- M) = 30.61 +/- 0.14 for NGC 4278 and 30.50 +/- 0.15 for NGC 4494. These distance estimates are compared to other methods, and lie within the published range of values. We conclude that both galaxies lie at the same distance and are both members of the Coma I cloud.
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