ON THE SPECIFIC FREQUENCIES OF GLOBULAR-CLUSTERS IN THE GALAXY AND INMESSIER-31

Authors
DEVAUCOULEURS G
Citation
G. Devaucouleurs, ON THE SPECIFIC FREQUENCIES OF GLOBULAR-CLUSTERS IN THE GALAXY AND INMESSIER-31, The Astrophysical journal, 415(1), 1993, pp. 40-41
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Journal title
The Astrophysical journal → ACNP
ISSN journal
0004637X
Volume
415
Issue
1
Year of publication
1993
Part
1
Pages
40 - 41
Database
ISI
SICI code
0004-637X(1993)415:1<40:OTSFOG>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
The specific frequencies of globular clusters, S, defined as their num ber per unit of galaxy luminosity, normalized to M(V) = -15, are recal culated for the spheroidal (r1/4) components of the Galaxy and M31, re spectively 4.9 +/- 0.8 and 4.7 +/- 1.0. Both are close to the mean val ue for normal elliptical galaxies in small groups (4.7 +/- 0.7), previ ously calculated on the distance scale which minimizes the dispersion among the latter (de Vaucouleurs).