Massive star clusters in ongoing galaxy interactions: Clues to cluster formation

Astronomical Journal

Volumn 126, Issue 3 1773, 2003, Pages 1257-1275

  Keel, William C ^a   Borne, Kirk D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Galaxies: individual (NGC 5752, NGC 5754, NGC 6621, NGC 6622); Galaxies: interactions; Galaxies: star clusters

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344629718     PISSN: 00046256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/377482     Document Type: Article

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