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arxiv: astro-ph/0208169 · v1 · submitted 2002-08-07 · 🌌 astro-ph

Structural Parameters and Dynamical Masses for Globular Clusters in M33

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Using high-dispersion spectra from the HIRES echelle spectrograph on the Keck I telescope, we measure velocity dispersions for 4 globular clusters in M33. Combining the velocity dispersions with integrated photometry and structural parameters derived from King-Michie model fits to WFPC2 images, we obtain mass-to-light ratios for the clusters. The mean value is M/LV = 1.53 +/- 0.18, very similar to the M/LV of Milky Way and M31 globular clusters. The M33 clusters also fit very well onto the fundamental plane and binding energy - luminosity relations derived for Milky Way GCs. Dynamically and structurally, the four M33 clusters studied here appear virtually identical to Milky Way and M31 GCs.

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