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The Globular Cluster System of NGC 5128

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 December 2006

Doug Geisler ,
Matias Gómez ,
W.E. Harris ,
K. Woodley ,
G. L. Harris ,
T. Puzia  and
M. Hempel
Doug Geisler
Affiliation:
Departamento de Fisica, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile email: [email protected]
Matias Gómez
Affiliation:
Departamento de Fisica, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile email: [email protected]
W.E. Harris
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, McMaster University, Hamilton ON L8S 4M1, Canada
K. Woodley
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, McMaster University, Hamilton ON L8S 4M1, Canada
G. L. Harris
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1, Canada
T. Puzia
Affiliation:
Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, 5071 W. Saanich Rd, Victoria, BC V8X 4M6, Canada
M. Hempel
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
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Abstract

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We present preliminary results from a new wide-field photometric investigation of the globular cluster system of NGC 5128. NGC 5128 is the nearest giant elliptical and thus its globular cluster system serves as prototype for those of this important galaxy type. We have obtained images from IMACS at the Magellan telescope in excellent seeing that allow us to not only resolve globular clusters but derive their structural parameters. This extensive database provides a wealth of data to study the globular clusters in unprecedented detail. We discuss here the resolution of the clusters and their preliminary structural parameters.

Keywords

galaxies: star clustersgalaxies: individual (NGC 5128)
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 2 , Symposium S241: Stellar Populations as Building Blocks of Galaxies , December 2006 , pp. 440 - 444
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2007

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