Dwarf Galaxies and Globular Clusters
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clustersdwarfgalaxiesglobularbrieflyconnectionsdifferencesevolutionary
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I briefly explore some relevant connections and differences between the evolutionary paths of dwarf galaxies and globular clusters.
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The Hubble Missing Globular Clusters Survey IV. Ultra-faint compact satellites of the Milky Way. The case of Koposov 2
Koposov 2 is shown to be an old (13.7 Gyr) star cluster with half-light radius 2.7 pc, absolute magnitude -0.95, and stellar mass 372 solar masses, supporting a star cluster classification over a dwarf galaxy.
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