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There are known to be several giant elliptical galaxies with high globular cluster specific frequencies, which possess about three or more times the normal number of globular clusters for their luminosity. The origin of high specific frequency globular cluster systems is not yet known.
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Lee, M.G., Geisler, D. (1999). The Origin of High Specific Frequency Globular Cluster Systems. In: Barnes, J.E., Sanders, D.B. (eds) Galaxy Interactions at Low and High Redshift. International Astronomical Union, vol 186. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4665-4_48
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