Possible Subgroups of Globular Clusters and Planetary Nebulae in NGC 5128

Details Possible Subgroups of Globular Clusters and Planetary Nebulae in NGC 5128 Possible Subgroups of Globular Clusters and Planetary Nebulae in NGC 5128

2010-11-16

arxiv.org/abs/1011.3558v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics

Accepted for Publication in The Astronomical Journal (8 pages, 1 figure, 4 tables)

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We use recently compiled position and velocity data for the globular cluster and planetary nebula subsystems in NGC 5128, the nearby giant elliptical, to search for evidence of past dwarf-satellite accretion events. Beyond a 10 arcmin (~11 kpc) radius in galactocentric distance, we find tentative evidence for 4 subgroups of globular clusters and 4 subgroups of planetary nebulae. These each have > 4 members within a search radius of 2 arcmin and internal velocity dispersion of < 40 km/s, typical parameters for a dwarf galaxy. In addition, 2 of the globular cluster groupings overlap with 2 of the planetary nebulae groupings, and 2 subgroupings also appear to overlap with previously known arc and shell features in the halo light. Simulation tests of our procedure indicate that the probability of finding false groups due to chance is < 1%.

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