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The Globular Cluster Systems of Ellipticals and Spirals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 August 2017

Duncan A. Forbes
Duncan A. Forbes*
Affiliation:
Astrophysics & Supercomputing, Swinburne University, Hawthorn, VIC 3122, Australia

Abstract

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In this overview of the key properties of globular cluster (GC) systems I show that the GCs in elliptical and spiral host galaxies have more in common than previously thought. After contrasting these properties I briefly comment on GC formation.

Type
Part 2. Globular Cluster Systems of Distant Galaxies
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 207: Extragalactic Star Clusters , 2002 , pp. 238 - 244
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2002 

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