Journal
MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
Volume 378, Issue 3, Pages 1036-1042Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2007.11856.x
Keywords
astronomical data bases : miscellaneous; surveys; galaxies : distances and redshifts; galaxies : dwarf; galaxies : star clusters
Categories
Ask authors/readers for more resources
We present the results of a search for ultracompact dwarf galaxies (UCDs) in six different galaxy groups: Dorado, NGC 1400, 0681, 4038, 4697 and 5084. We searched in the apparent magnitude range 17.5 <= b(J) <= 20.5 (except NGC 5084: 19.2 <= b(J) <= 21.0). We found one definite plus two possible UCD candidates in the Dorado group and two possible UCD candidates in the NGC 1400 group. No UCDs were found in the other groups. We compared these results with predicted luminosities of UCDs in the groups according to the hypothesis that UCDs are globular clusters formed in galaxies. The theoretical predictions broadly agree with the observational results, but deeper surveys are needed to fully test the predictions.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available