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Rediscovery of the Sixth Star Cluster in the Fornax Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy

Rediscovery of the Sixth Star Cluster in the Fornax Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy

Since first noticed by Shapley in 1939, a faint object coincident with the Fornax dwarf spheroidal has long been discussed as a possible sixth globular cluster system. However, debate has continued over whether this overdensity is a statistical artifact or a blended galaxy group. In this Letter we demonstrate, using …