Intergalactic Globular Clusters

Authors

Michael J. West, University of Hawaii
Ted von Hippel, University of TexasFollow
Patrick Cote, Rutgers University
Henry C. Ferguson, Space Telescope Science InstituteFollow
Michael D. Gregg, University of California
Andres Jordan, Rutgers University
Ronald O. Marzke, San Francisco State University
Nial R. Tanvir, University of HertfordshireFollow

Submitting Campus

Daytona Beach

Department

Physical Sciences

Document Type

Article

Publication/Presentation Date

2003

Abstract/Description

We confirm and extend our previous detection of a popula- tion of intergalactic globular clusters in Abell 1185, and report the first discovery of an intergalactic globular cluster in the nearby Virgo cluster of galaxies. The numbers, colors and luminosities of these objects can place constraints on their origin, which in turn may yield new insights to the evolution of galaxies in dense environments.

Sponsorship/Conference/Institution

IAU General Assembly

Location

Sydney, Australia

Paper Number

Joint Discussion #6

Number of Pages

2

Additional Information

Dr. Von Hippel was not affiliated with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University at the time this paper was published.

Scholarly Commons Citation

West, M. J., von Hippel, T., Cote, P., Ferguson, H. C., Gregg, M. D., Jordan, A., Marzke, R. O., & Tanvir, N. R. (2003). Intergalactic Globular Clusters. , (). Retrieved from https://commons.erau.edu/publication/1230