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Globular Clusters as Probes of the Formation History of Elliptical Galaxies: Results for NGC 4472

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 August 2017

K.L. Rhode  and
S.E. Zepf
K.L. Rhode
Affiliation:
Yale University Dept. of Astronomy, New Haven, CT, USA
S.E. Zepf
Affiliation:
Yale University Dept. of Astronomy, New Haven, CT, USA

Abstract

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We have undertaken a survey of the globular cluster systems of a large sample of elliptical and spiral galaxies in order to test predictions of elliptical galaxy formation models. Here we outline the survey and present a summary of our results for the Virgo elliptical NGC 4472.

Type
Part 2. Globular Cluster Systems of Distant Galaxies
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 207: Extragalactic Star Clusters , 2002 , pp. 333 - 335
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2002 

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