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Bulgarian Journal of Physics
Print: 1310-0157 Online: 1314-2666
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RECOGNIZED BY THE EUROPEAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY 
Bulg. J. Phys. vol.34 no.s2 (2007), pp. 369-369
Are There Faint Fuzzy Clusters Counterparts in the Magellanic Clouds?
P. Pessev1,2
1Space Telescope Science Institute, USA
2Department of Astronomy, St. Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia, Bulgaria
go back1Space Telescope Science Institute, USA
2Department of Astronomy, St. Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia, Bulgaria
Abstract. Faint Fuzzies (FFs) were serendipitously discovered during a study of the Globular Cluster system of the S0 galaxy NGC1023. They are a population of faint (Mv > -7), extended (Reff ~ 7-15 pc) clusters. Similar objects were also found around other S0 galaxies: NGC 3384, NGC 5195 and ~25% of the S0s in Virgo Cluster. Numerical simulations suggest that the required conditions to form such clusters may occur during close galaxy-galaxy interactions, thus the Magellanic Clouds are the nearest galaxies that could harbor a population of local counterparts of the FFs. In the present paper we discuss our criteria, search strategy and present some preliminary results of the project.