The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society (천문학회보)
- Volume 41 Issue 2
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- Pages.30.2-30.2
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- 2016
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- 1226-2692(pISSN)
Tracing the Giant Metal-poor Halo Around the Sombrero
- Kang, Jisu (Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University) ;
- Lee, Myung Gyoon (Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University) ;
- Jang, In Sung (Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University) ;
- Ko, Youkyung (Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University) ;
- Sohn, Jubee (Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University) ;
- Hwang, Narae (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute)
- Published : 2016.10.12
Abstract
M104 (NGC 4594, the Sombrero) is an intriguing disk galaxy classified as an elliptical galaxy nowadays. It hosts a luminous bulge and a massive disk, but it is still mysterious how M104 acquired such peculiar structures. Globular clusters are an useful tracer to investigate the formation history of early-type galaxies. In this study we present a wide field imaging study of the globular clusters in M104. Using wide (
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