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Ellipticities of “Blue” and “Red” Globular Clusters in the SMC

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

E. Kontizas ,
D. Dialetis ,
Th. Prokakis  and
M. Kontizas
E. Kontizas
Affiliation:
Observatory of Athens, University of Athens
D. Dialetis
Affiliation:
Observatory of Athens, University of Athens
Th. Prokakis
Affiliation:
Observatory of Athens, University of Athens
M. Kontizas
Affiliation:
Observatory of Athens, University of Athens

Abstract

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The projected ellipticities of twenty four “blue” and “red” globular clusters of various ages and positions in the SMC have been found using isodensity contours. The derived ellipticities have shown that the globular clusters of the SMC are more elliptical than their counterparts of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) and our Galaxy. The observed ellipticities for both cluster types, do not support any age dependence.

Type
Research Article
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 78: Astronomy with Schmidt-type telescopes , 1984 , pp. 363 - 365
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1984

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