The Not So Extraordinary Globular Cluster 037-B327 in M31
Abstract
A velocity dispersion has been measured for the luminous globular cluster M31 037-B327, claimed to be the most massive star cluster in the Local Group and to be a young ``super star cluster'' that has survived to an old age. M31 037-B327 has a mass comparable to that of M31 G1 but not significantly larger. Although near the upper end for the mass distribution of globular clusters, it is not an unprecedented extraordinary object.
Based on observations obtained at the W. M. Keck Observatory, which is operated jointly by the California Institute of Technology, the University of California, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.- Publication:
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The Astrophysical Journal
- Pub Date:
- December 2006
- DOI:
- arXiv:
- arXiv:astro-ph/0610863
- Bibcode:
- 2006ApJ...653L..21C
- Keywords:
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- Galaxies: Individual: Messier Number: M31;
- Galaxies: Star Clusters;
- Astrophysics
- E-Print:
- Accepted for ApJL
