Study of central light distribution in nearby early-type galaxies hosting nuclear star clusters

Abstract

We present analysis of 63 nearby ($<$ 44 Mpc) early-type galaxies hosting nuclear star clusters using the recently discovered parameter Central Intensity Ratio (CIR${}_I$) determined from near-infra-red (3.6 $\mu$m) observations with the Infra-red-array-camera of \emph{Spitzer} space telescope. The CIR${}_I$, when combined with filters involving age and $B-K$ colour of host galaxies, helps identify two distinct classes of galaxies hosting nuclear star clusters. This is independently verified using Gaussian Mixture Model. CIR shows a positive trend with faint, low mass, and blue galaxies in the sample, while the opposite is true for bright, high mass, and red galaxies, albeit with large scatter. The variation of CIR${}_I$ with central velocity dispersion, absolute B band magnitude, dynamical mass, and stellar mass of host galaxies suggests that the mass of nuclear star clusters increases with that of host galaxies, for faint, low mass, young and blue galaxies in the sample. In bright, high-mass, old and red galaxies, on the other hand, the evolution of nuclear star clusters appears complex, with no apparent trends.The analysis also reveals that redder galaxies ($B-K>3.76$) are more likely to be dominated by the central black-hole than the nuclear star clusters, while for bluer galaxies ($B-K<3.76$) in the sample the situation is quite opposite.

Accepted for publication in MNRAS

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