Globular cluster candidates uncovered by VVVX and MUSE

arXiv:2609.26659 · astro-ph.GA, astro-ph.SR · Submitted 2026-09-22 · Read on arXiv

astro-ph.GA, astro-ph.SR

Submitted: 2026-09-22

Updated: 2026-09-22

Comments: Accepted for publication in A&A. 10 pages, 14 figures

DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202658882

License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/

Terminology

• Metallicity — 8× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• Velocity Dispersion — 6× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Milky Way — 3× in this paper
• Abundance — 1× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Degeneracy — 1× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• European Space Agency — 1× in this paper

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