Young Star Clusters in M 31
Abstract
In our study of M 31's globular cluster system with MMT/Hectospec, we have obtained high-quality spectra of 85 clusters with ages less than 1 Gyr. With the exception of Hubble V, the young cluster in NGC 205, we find that these young clusters have kinematics and spatial distribution consistent with membership in M 31's young disk. Preliminary estimates of the cluster masses and structural parameters, using spectroscopically derived ages and HST imaging, confirms earlier suggestions that M 31 has clusters similar to the LMC's young populous clusters.
- Publication:
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Galaxies in the Local Volume
- Pub Date:
- 2008
- DOI:
- arXiv:
- arXiv:0708.3856
- Bibcode:
- 2008ASSP....5..227M
- Keywords:
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- Physics;
- Astrophysics
- E-Print:
- 4 pages, 1 figure, contributed talk at "Galaxies in the Local Volume" conference in Sydney, July 2007