Essays about: "MGC1"

Found 1 essay containing the word MGC1.

  1. 1. Can tidal interactions produce MGC1?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Astronomi - Genomgår omorganisation; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för astronomi och teoretisk fysik - Genomgår omorganisation

    Author : Eric Andersson; [2018]
    Keywords : globular cluster; MGC1; Andromeda; M31; galaxy; dwarf galaxy; tidal interactions; Physics and Astronomy;

    Abstract : The globular cluster population of large spiral galaxies can be divided into two populations: one population which formed in-situ and one which has been assembled through capture of clusters that have been tidally stripped away from other galaxies during close encounters or mergers. In this work, I focus on the globular cluster MGC1, which is orbiting the M31 galaxy. READ MORE