AL 3 (BH 261): a new globular cluster in the Galaxy

Details AL 3 (BH 261): a new globular cluster in the Galaxy AL 3 (BH 261): a new globular cluster in the Galaxy

2006-06-29

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0606718v1

Astrophys.J.646:L115-L118,2006

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

6 figures. Astrophysical Journal Letters, in press

Scientific paper

10.1086/507108

AL~3 (BH 261), previously classified as a faint open cluster candidate, is shown to be a new globular cluster in the Milky Way, by means of B, V and I Color-Magnitude Diagrams. The main feature of AL~3 is a prominent blue extended Horizontal Branch. Its Color-Magnitude Diagrams match those of the intermediate metallicity cluster M~5. The cluster is projected in a rich bulge field, also contaminated by the disk main sequence. The globular cluster is located in the Galactic bulge at a distance from the Sun d$_{\odot}$ = 6.0$\pm$0.5 kpc. The reddening is E(B-V)=0.36$\pm$0.03 and the metallicity is estimated to be [Fe/H] $\approx$ -1.3$\pm$0.25. AL~3 is probably one of the least massive globular clusters of the Galaxy.

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