Mapping the galaxy NGC 4486 (M87) through its globular cluster system As shown in previous works, globular clusters (GCs) can be used to trace the overall structure of the diffuse stellar populations in early-type galaxies if... JC Forte,EI Vega,F Faifer - 《Monthly Notices of the Royal ...
galaxies : individual (NGC 4486AMany ellipticals contain nuclear disks of dust and gas. Some ellipticals contain nuclear disks of stars that are distinct from the rest of the galaxy. We show that the dwarf E2 galaxy NGC 4486A contains both -- it is a "Rosetta stone" object that tells ...
A 13th-magnitude spiral galaxy (type SBc?) inTelescopium(RA 19 22 50.8, Dec -55 46 33) Historical Identification: Per Dreyer, NGC 6780 (= GC 4486 = JH 3788, 1860 RA 19 11 18, NPD 146 01.8) is "very faint, large, round, very gradually a little brighter middle". ...