Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2006-11-20
Astron.J.133:1217-1220,2007
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
To be published in the Astronomical Journal
Scientific paper
10.1086/511000
Some of the properties of the globular clusters in NGC 5128 are compared to those of Galactic globular clusters. Assuming the color- metallicity relations that hold for Galactic globular clusters then the metal-poor clusters in NGC 5128 that have [Fe/H] < -1.80 are significantly fainter than are the more metal-rich globulars in that galaxy. No such metallicity dependent luminosity difference is observed among the globular clusters associated with the Milky Way. Furthermore the NGC 5128 cluster sample contains two objects that, on the basis of their observed colors, appear to be super metal-poor. It is speculated that many of these apparently faint and metal-poor clusters in NGC 5128 are actually objects resembling intermediate-age Galactic open clusters. It is also found that large clusters with FWHM > 10 pc are typically less luminous in NGC 5128 than are their more more compact counterparts. In this respect the NGC 5128 cluster system is similar to the Galactic globular cluster system. Finally, the present data may hint at the possibility that the NGC 5128 cluster system differs from that surrounding the Milky Way, in that the NGC 5128 objects do not seem to exhibit a clear cut gap between the regions of the FWHM vs M_v plane that are occupied by globular clusters and dwarf spheroidal galaxies.
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