The globular cluster systems of the early-type galaxies NGC 3379, NGC 4406, and NGC 4594 and implications for galaxy formation

Astronomical Journal

Volumn 127, Issue 1 1777, 2004, Pages 302-317

  Rhode, Katherine L ^a,c   Zepf, Stephen E ^b,c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KITT PEAK NATIONAL OBSERVATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Galaxies: elliptical and lenticular, cD; Galaxies: formation; Galaxies: individual (NGC 3379, NGC 4406, NGC 4594); Galaxies: star clusters

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842811239     PISSN: 00046256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/380616     Document Type: Article

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