Intergalactic Globular Clusters

/ Authors

M. West, P. Côté, H. Ferguson, M. Gregg, A. Jordán, R. Marzke, N. Tanvir, Ted von Hippel University of Hawaii, Rutgers University, Space Telescope Science Institute

and 6 more authors

U. California, Davis, Llnl, San Diego State University, U. Hertfordshire, U. Texas

/ Abstract

We confirm and extend our previous detection of a population 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.

Journal: Highlights of Astronomy

DOI: 10.1017/S1539299600015513