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A search for ultra-compact dwarf galaxies in the Centaurus galaxy cluster
S. Mieske, M. Hilker, A. Jordan +2
Aim: To extend the investigations of ultra-compact dwarf galaxies (UCDs) beyond the well studied Fornax and Virgo clusters. Methods: We measured spectroscopic redshifts of about 40…
Dynamical masses of ultra-compact dwarf galaxies in Fornax
M. Hilker, H. Baumgardt, L. Infante +3
Aims. We determine masses and mass-to-light ratios of five ultra-compact dwarf galaxies and one dwarf elliptical nucleus in the Fornax cluster from high resolution spectroscopy. Me…
UCDs in Fornax and Abell 1689
S. Mieske, M. Hilker, L. Infante
We review some properties of ultracompact dwarf galaxies (UCDs) in Fornax and of their brighter counterparts in Abell 1689, among which are two M32 twins, and discuss various possi…
The distance to Hydra and Centaurus from surface brightness fluctuations: Consequences for the Great Attractor model
S. Mieske, M. Hilker, L. Infante
We present I-band Surface Brightness Fluctuations (SBF) measurements for 16 early type galaxies (3 giants, 13 dwarfs) in the central region of the Hydra cluster, based on deep phot…
Fornax compact object survey FCOS: On the nature of Ultra Compact Dwarf galaxies
S. Mieske, M. Hilker, L. Infante
The results of the Fornax Compact Object Survey (FCOS) are presented. The FCOS aims at investigating the nature of the Ultra Compact Dwarf galaxies (UCDs) recently discovered in th…
The Globular Cluster System of NGC 1399: III. VLT Spectroscopy and Database
B. Dirsch, T. Richtler, D. Geisler +9
Radial velocities of 468 globular clusters around NGC 1399, the central galaxy in the Fornax cluster, have been obtained with FORS2 and the Mask Exchange Unit (MXU) at the ESO Very…