A wide-field HST/ACS census of the Coma cluster identifies 523 ultra-compact dwarf candidates and finds a bright-end excess in the luminosity function, implying a non-globular-cluster formation channel for at least some UCDs.
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A Wide Field Map of Ultra-Compact Dwarfs in the Coma Cluster
A wide-field HST/ACS census of the Coma cluster identifies 523 ultra-compact dwarf candidates and finds a bright-end excess in the luminosity function, implying a non-globular-cluster formation channel for at least some UCDs.