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Search for Globular Clusters in Nearby Galaxies II. NGC 3109

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2016

A. Blecha
A. Blecha*
Affiliation:
Geneva Observatory

Abstract

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We report on the search for globular clusters around NGC 3109, a SB(s)m nearby galaxy using observations taken with the wide field telescope at La Silla. Clusters are discriminated by using the advanced image processing software (MOAN). From 320 objects, 23 candidates are retained. Their luminosity function peaks at mv − 19.8, thus giving the distance of the parent galaxy as 2.13 Mpc. The radial distribution follows the Dp1/4 law well. The total number of clusters is estimated at 40 ± 25 and the specific frequency Sv = 3 clusters per Mv = −15.

Type
Chapter VIII. Poster Papers on Cluster Systems in Nearby Galaxies
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 126: The Harlow-Shapley Symposium on Globular Cluster Systems in Galaxies , 1988 , pp. 543 - 544
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1988 

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