The distance of the Fornax Cluster based on Globular Cluster Luminosity Functions

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arxiv: astro-ph/9604036 · v1 · submitted 1996-04-09 · 🌌 astro-ph

The distance of the Fornax Cluster based on Globular Cluster Luminosity Functions

Sven Kohle (1) , Markus Kissler-Patig (1 , 2) , Michael Hilker (1) , Tom Richtler (1 , 3) , L. Infante (3) , H. Quintana (3) ((1) University Bonn

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We present Globular Cluster Luminosity Functions for four ellipticals and one S0-Galaxy in the Fornax cluster of galaxies, derived from CCD photometry in V and I. The averaged turnover magnitudes are $V_{TO} = 23.80 \pm 0.06$ and $I_{TO} =22.39 \pm 0.05$, respectively. We derive a relative distance modulus $(m-M)_{Fornax} - (m-M)_{M87} = 0.08 \pm 0.09$ mag using the turnover of M87 based on HST data.

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The distance of the Fornax Cluster based on Globular Cluster Luminosity Functions

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