Intra-cluster globular clusters around NGC 1399 in Fornax?

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作者
Schuberth, Y. [1 ,2 ]
Richtler, T. [1 ]
Bassin, L. [3 ,4 ]
Hilker, A. [5 ]
机构
[1] Univ Concepcion, Dept Fis, Concepcion, Chile
[2] Univ Bonn, Argelander Inst Astron, D-53121 Bonn, Germany
[3] Univ Nacl La Plata, Fac Ciencias Astron & Geofis, RA-1900 La Plata, Argentina
[4] Consejo Nacl Invest Cient & Tecn, IALP, RA-1033 Buenos Aires, DF, Argentina
[5] European So Observat, D-85748 Garching, Germany
来源
ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS | 2008年 / 477卷 / 02期
关键词
galaxies : star clusters; galaxies : kinematics and dynamics; galaxies : elliptical and lenticular; cD; galaxies : clusters : individual : Fornax cluster; galaxies : individual : NGC 1399;
D O I
10.1051/0004-6361:20078668
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
Aims. We investigate whether the globular clusters (GCs) in the recently published sample of GCs in the Fornax cluster by Bergond and coworkers are indeed intra-cluster objects. Methods. We combine their catalogue of radial velocity measurements with our CTIO MOSAIC photometry in the Washington system and analyse the relation of metal-poor and metal-rich GCs with their host galaxies. Results. The metal-rich GCs appear to be kinematically associated with their respective host galaxies. The vast majority of the metal-poor GCs found in between the galaxies of the Fornax cluster have velocities that are consistent with their being members of the very extended NGC 1399 GC system. We find that when the sample is restricted to the most accurate velocity measurements, the GC velocity dispersion profile can be described with a mass model derived for the NGC 1399 GC system within 80 kpc. We identify one '' vagrant '' GC whose radial velocity suggests that it is not bound to any galaxy unless its orbit has a very large apogalactic distance.
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页码:L9 / L12
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