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| Paper: |
Clusters in Stephan's Quintet: Constraints on Tidal Dwarf Formation. |
| Volume: |
211, Massive Stellar Clusters |
| Page: |
254 |
| Authors: |
Hunsberger, S. D.; Gallagher, S. C.; Charlton, J. C.; Zaritsky, D. |
| Abstract: |
Within the tidal features of three interacting galaxies in Stephan's Quintet, we detect more than thirty stellar clumps that appear to be massive star-forming regions and possibly "tidal" dwarf galaxies. We determine the colors and surface brightness profiles of these star clusters to constrain their stellar populations and formation history. A similar analysis is performed on all faint, extended objects in the field of the group. A particularly intriguing result is the presence of a very red galaxy population near a large tidal tail. |
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