paper

The tidal perturbation of the low-mass globular cluster NGC 5466

arXiv:astro-ph/0307481

Abstract

The distribution of stars in the outer part of the sparse globular cluster NGC 5466 provides evidence for possible tidal mass loss after a recent disk-shock near the solar circle.

4 pages, to be published in the proceedings of the conference "Satellites and Tidal tails" held at La Palma, Canary Islands, May 26 -30, 2003