The globular cluster systems of 1395: clues of a recent minor merger?

SESTO, L. A.; ESCUDERO, C. G.; GONZALEZ, N.; FAIFER, F. R.; SMITH CASTELLI, A. V.; FORTE, J. C.

Buenos Aires

Workshop; Third Workshop on Numerical and Observational Astrophysics: Linking the Local Universe to the Early One.; 2014

Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio

Based on the idea that Globular Clusters systems (GCS) constitute genuine tracers of the formation and evolution of galaxies that contain them, we present the first photometric results of the study of the Globular Clusters (GC) candidates of the elliptical galaxy NGC 1395. In this study we present the analysis of a mosaic of images constituted by two deep fields obtained with the Gemini Multi-object Spectrograph (GMOS) camera, mounted on the Gemini South telescope. Among NGC 1395 main features an interesting shell deserves special attention as it suggests a recentminor merger. We expect to trace this particular event through the analysis of the GCs properties.