Intergalactic Globular Clusters

(2) Rutgers University; (3) Space Telescope Science Institute; (4) University of California; (5) San Francisco State University; (6) University of Hertfordshire; (7) University of Texas); Andres Jordan (2); Davis; Henry C. Ferguson (3); LLNL

arxiv: astro-ph/0309602 · v1 · submitted 2003-09-23 · 🌌 astro-ph

Intergalactic Globular Clusters

Michael J. West (1) , Patrick Cote (2) , Henry C. Ferguson (3) , Michael D. Gregg (4) , Andres Jordan (2) , Ronald O. Marzke (5) , Nial R. Tanvir (6) , Ted von Hippel (7) ((1) University of Hawaii

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(2) Rutgers University (3) Space Telescope Science Institute (4) University of California Davis LLNL (5) San Francisco State University (6) University of Hertfordshire (7) University of Texas)

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We confirm and extend our previous detection of a population of intergalactic globular clusters in Abell 1185, and report the first discovery of an intergalactic globular cluster in the nearby Virgo cluster of galaxies. The numbers, colors and luminosities of these objects can place constraints on their origin, which in turn may yield new insights to the evolution of galaxies in dense environments.

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