Evidence for the uniformity of globular cluster populations

Details Evidence for the uniformity of globular cluster populations Evidence for the uniformity of globular cluster populations

May 1977

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1977mnras.179..331h&link_type=abstract

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 179, May 1977, p. 331-337.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Andromeda Galaxy, Astronomical Photometry, Elliptical Galaxies, Globular Clusters, Milky Way Galaxy, Color, Frequency Distribution, Populations, Random Errors, Spectral Energy Distribution

Scientific paper

The distribution of the colors of globular clusters in our Galaxy, in the spiral galaxy M31, and in the giant elliptical galaxy M87 (NGC 4486) are reexamined in terms of the reddening-free photometric parameter. It is shown that the distribution of cluster color for these populations is entirely consistent with a unique intrinsic distribution, with the observed differences being understood in terms of the random errors of photometric measurement. In particular, the suggestion that the relative numbers of globular clusters of different metallicities in M31 and the Galaxy are significantly different is not substantiated.

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