Washington Photometry in NGC 5128. II Virtual Observatory Resource

Authors
  1. Harris G.L.H.
  2. Harris W.E.
  3. Geisler D.
  4. Published by
    CDS
Abstract

Building on the CMT_1_ photometric database presented in Paper I (Cat. <J/AJ/128/712>), in this paper we derive the large-scale properties of the globular cluster system (GCS) in NGC 5128, the nearest giant elliptical and the dominant galaxy in the Centaurus group. Using the metallicity-sensitive C-T_1_ color index, we discuss the metallicity distribution function (MDF) for a subsample of 211 previously identified clusters, all on a homogeneous photometric system. We find the MDF to be strongly bimodal, with metallicity peaks at [Fe/H]=-1.55 and -0.55 and with nearly equal numbers of clusters in each of the metal-poor and metal-rich modes. Finally, we present a list of 327 new cluster candidates not identified in any previous surveys; most of these are in the less well studied bulge region of the galaxy and along the minor axis.

Keywords
  1. globular-star-clusters
  2. visible-astronomy
  3. Wide-band photometry
Bibliographic source Bibcode
2004AJ....128..723H
See also HTML
https://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/cat/J/AJ/128/723
IVOA Identifier IVOID
ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/128/723
Document Object Identifer DOI
doi:10.26093/cds/vizier.51280723

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http://vizier.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/VizieR-2?-source=J/AJ/128/723
https://vizier.iucaa.in/viz-bin/VizieR-2?-source=J/AJ/128/723
http://vizieridia.saao.ac.za/viz-bin/VizieR-2?-source=J/AJ/128/723
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IVOA Cone Search SCS
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http://vizier.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/conesearch/J/AJ/128/723/table2?
https://vizier.iucaa.in/viz-bin/conesearch/J/AJ/128/723/table2?
http://vizieridia.saao.ac.za/viz-bin/conesearch/J/AJ/128/723/table2?
IVOA Cone Search SCS
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http://vizier.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/conesearch/J/AJ/128/723/table4?
https://vizier.iucaa.in/viz-bin/conesearch/J/AJ/128/723/table4?
http://vizieridia.saao.ac.za/viz-bin/conesearch/J/AJ/128/723/table4?

History

2005-06-07T21:50:55Z
Resource record created
2005-06-07T21:50:55Z
Created
2005-06-07T21:52:17Z
Updated

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