Journal article
GLOBULAR CLUSTER SYSTEMS IN BRIGHTEST CLUSTER GALAXIES. II. NGC 6166
Abstract
We present new deep photometry of the globular cluster system (GCS) around NGC 6166, the central supergiant galaxy in Abell 2199. Hubble Space Telescope data from the Advanced Camera for Surveys and WFC3 cameras in F475W and F814W are used to determine the spatial distribution of the GCS, its metallicity distribution function (MDF), and the dependence of the MDF on galactocentric radius and on GC luminosity. The MDF is extremely broad, with the …
Authors
Harris WE; Blakeslee JP; Whitmore BC; Gnedin OY; Geisler D; Rothberg B
Journal
The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 817, No. 1,
Publisher
American Astronomical Society
Publication Date
January 20, 2016
DOI
10.3847/0004-637x/817/1/58
ISSN
0004-637X