view Abstract Citations (17) References (57) Co-Reads Similar Papers Volume Content Graphics Metrics Export Citation NASA/ADS Globular Clusters in NGC 1275 Kaisler, Denise ; Harris, William E. ; Crabtree, Dennis R. ; Richer, Harvey B. Abstract We present the results of a deep photometric study of the outer halo of NGC 1275, the highly active cD galaxy at the center of the Perseus cluster. We find a modest excess of faint (R > 22.5) starlike objects in its halo, indicating a population of old-halo globular clusters. However, the total estimated cluster population corresponds to a specific frequency of S_N_ = 44 +/- 1.2, no larger than that of normal giant ellipticals and three times lower than that of other central cD galaxies such as M87. We discuss several ideas for the origin of this galaxy. Our results reinforce the view that high S_N_ (i.e., highly efficient globular cluster formation) is not associated with cooling flows, or with recent starburst or merger phenomena. Publication: The Astronomical Journal Pub Date: June 1996 DOI: 10.1086/117956 arXiv: arXiv:astro-ph/9605027 Bibcode: 1996AJ....111.2224K Keywords: GALAXIES: CD; GALAXIES: PHOTOMETRY; GALAXIES: NUCLEI; GALAXIES: INDIVIDUAL; GLOBULAR CLUSTERS: GENERAL; Astrophysics E-Print: 25 pages, latex, postscript figures, tarred, Unix compressed, postscript version of paper and figures available at http://www.physics.mcmaster.ca/Grads/DKaisler/office.html full text sources arXiv | ADS | data products SIMBAD (3) NED (1)