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Vegas-Sss. A Vst Early-Type Galaxy Survey: Analysis Of Small Stellar Systems: Testing The Methodology On The Globular Cluster System In Ngc 3115⋆, Michele Cantiello, Massimo Capaccioli, Nicola Napolitano, Aniello Grado, Luca Limatola, Maurizio Paolillo, Enrica Iodice, Aaron Romanowsky, Duncan Forbes, Gabriella Raimondo, Marilena Spavone, Francesco La Barbera, Thomas Puzia, Pietro Schipani
Vegas-Sss. A Vst Early-Type Galaxy Survey: Analysis Of Small Stellar Systems: Testing The Methodology On The Globular Cluster System In Ngc 3115⋆, Michele Cantiello, Massimo Capaccioli, Nicola Napolitano, Aniello Grado, Luca Limatola, Maurizio Paolillo, Enrica Iodice, Aaron Romanowsky, Duncan Forbes, Gabriella Raimondo, Marilena Spavone, Francesco La Barbera, Thomas Puzia, Pietro Schipani
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We present a study of globular clusters (GCs) and other small stellar systems (SSSs) in the field of NGC 3115, observed as part of the ongoing wide-field imaging survey VEGAS, carried out with the 2.6 m VST telescope. We used deep g and i observations of NGC 3115, a well-studied lenticular galaxy that is covered excellently well in the scientific literature. This is fundamental to test the methodologies, verify the results, and probe the capabilities of the VEGAS-SSS. Leveraging the large field of view of the VST allowed us to accurately study the distribution and properties of SSSs as a …