The Globular Cluster System of the Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy: The age of Terzan 8

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1997-10-22

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9710237v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Accepted by MNRAS. 11 pages + 8 enclosed .ps figures, MNRAS latex, mn.sty macro enclosed

Scientific paper

10.1046/j.1365-8711.1998.01211.x

We present deep V,I CCD photometry of the globular cluster Terzan 8, recently found to be a member of the globular cluster system of the Sagittarius dwarf spheroidal galaxy. We accurately estimate the metallicity of Ter 8 and provide the first direct determination of the color excess toward this cluster. Our robust age estimate confirms that this cluster is indeed coeval with typical galactic globulars of comparable metal content, and thus it is probably significantly older than at least two other Sagittarius clusters, Terzan 7 and Arp 2. The implications of this result on the star formation history of the Sagittarius galaxy are briefly discussed.

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