Abstract
We describe a population of compact objects in the centre of the Fornax Cluster which were discovered as part of our 2dF Fornax Spectroscopic Survey. These objects have spectra typical of old stellar systems, but are unresolved on photographic sky survey plates. They have absolute magnitudes - 13 <M(B)
| Translated title of the contribution | Compact Stellar Systems in the Fornax Cluster: Super-massive Star Clusters or Extremely Compact Dwarf Galaxies? |
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| Original language | English |
| Pages (from-to) | 227-233 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Pub. Astron. Soc. Australia |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 2000 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- galaxies : star clusters
- alaxies : dwarf
- galaxies : formation
- GLOBULAR-CLUSTERS
- NGC 1399
- SPECTROSCOPIC SURVEY
- RADIAL-VELOCITIES
- NGC-1399
- CATALOG
- VIRGO