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A&A
Volume 689, September 2024
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Article Number | A115 | |
Number of page(s) | 8 | |
Section | Galactic structure, stellar clusters and populations | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202450019 | |
Published online | 06 September 2024 |
Three new Galactic globular cluster candidates: FSR1700, Teutsch67, and CWNU4193
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Instituto de Astrofísica, Departamento de Ciencias Físicas, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Andres Bello, Fernández Concha 700, Las Condes, Santiago, Chile
2
Vatican Observatory, V00120 Vatican City State, Italy
3
Observatorio Astronímico, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Laprida 854, X5000BGR Córdoba, Argentina
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Instituto de Astronomía Teórica y Experimental (CONICET-UNC), Laprida 854, X5000BGR Córdoba, Argentina
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Centro de Astronomía (CITEVA), Universidad de Antofagasta, Av. Angamos 601, Antofagasta, Chile
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Millennium Institute of Astrophysics, Nuncio Monseñor, Sotero Sanz 100, Of. 104, Providencia, Santiago, Chile
Received:
18
March
2024
Accepted:
31
May
2024
The VISTA Variables in the Via Láctea Extended Survey (VVVX) enables exploration of previously uncharted territories within the inner Milky Way (MW), particularly those obscured by stellar crowding and intense extinction. Our objective is to identify and investigate new star clusters to elucidate their intrinsic characteristics. Specifically, we are focused on uncovering new candidate globular clusters (GCs) situated at low Galactic latitudes, with the ultimate goal of completing the census of the MW GC system. Leveraging a combination of near-infrared (NIR) data from the VVVX survey and Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS), along with optical photometry and precise proper motions (PMs) from the Gaia Data Release 3 (DR3), we are conducting a systematic characterisation of new GCs. As a result, we report the discovery and characterisation of four new Galactic clusters named FSR 1700, FSR 1415, CWNU 4193, and Teutsch 67, all located within the MW disc. We estimate a wide range of reddening, with values ranging from 0.44 to 0.73 mag for E(J − Ks). The heliocentric distances span from 10.3 to 13.2 kpc. Additionally, we determine their metallicities and ages, finding a range of −0.85 to −0.75 dex for [Fe/H] and ages approximately close to 11 Gyr, respectively. FSR 1415 is an exception; it is an old open cluster with an age of 3 Gyr and [Fe/H] of −0.10. Furthermore, we fitted the radial density profiles to derive their structural parameters like the tidal radius, core radius, and concentration parameters. In conclusion, based on their positions, kinematics, metallicities, and ages, and comparing our findings with existing literature, we categorise FSR 1700, Teutsch 67, and CWNU 4193 as genuine GC candidates, while FSR 1415 is an old open cluster exhibiting characteristics of a post-core-collapse cluster.
Key words: Galaxy: disk / globular clusters: general / Galaxy: stellar content
© The Authors 2024
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