2016ApJ...819...77L -
Astrophys. J., 819, 77 (2016/March-1)
Globular clusters and spur clusters in NGC 4921, the brightest spiral galaxy in the Coma cluster.
LEE M.G. and JANG I.S.
Abstract (from CDS):
We resolve a significant fraction of globular clusters (GCs) in NGC 4921, the brightest spiral galaxy in the Coma cluster. We also find a number of extended bright star clusters (star complexes) in the spur region of the arms. The latter are much brighter and bluer than those in the normal star-forming region, being as massive as 3x105 M☉. The color distribution of the GCs in this galaxy is found to be bimodal. The turnover magnitudes of the luminosity functions of the blue (metal-poor) GCs (0.70 < (V - I) {#8804} 1.05) in the halo are estimated V(max) = 27.11±0.09 mag and I(max) = 26.21±0.11 mag. We obtain similar values for NGC 4923, a companion S0 galaxy, and two Coma cD galaxies (NGC 4874 and NGC 4889). The mean value for the turnover magnitudes of these four galaxies is I(max) = 26.25±0.03 mag. Adopting MI(max) = -8.56±0.09 mag for the metal-poor GCs, we determine the mean distance to the four Coma galaxies to be 91±4 Mpc. Combining this with the Coma radial velocity, we derive a value of the Hubble constant, H0= 77.9±3.6 km/s/Mpc. We estimate the GC specific frequency of NGC 4921 to be SN= 1.29±0.25, close to the values for early-type galaxies. This indicates that NGC 4921 is in the transition phase to S0s.
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galaxies: clusters: individual: (Coma, NGC 4921, NGC 4874, NGC 4889) - galaxies: distances and redshifts - galaxies: star clusters: general
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