Abstract
NGC 1399 is the central giant elliptical of the nearby Fornax cluster of galaxies. Our sample now consists of 625 GCs with projected galactocentric distances between 6 and 100 kpc, thus increasing by almost a factor of two the radial range in comparison to the study presented by Richtler et al. 2004). We determine the line-of-sight velocity dispersion as a function of radius and compare it to spherical Jeans-models. We find that a massive dark halo is required in order to explain the dynamics of the metal-poor (red) GCs. At 60 kpc, the dark matter fraction is 60%. In accordance with their shallower radial distribution, the metal-rich (blue) GCs show a higher line-of-sight velocity dispersion. Yet, there is reason to believe that the blue cluster population of NGC 1399 is contaminated by intra-cluster GCs which perhaps have been stripped off neighboring early-type galaxies. The center of the Fornax cluster is a complex environment, and a more detailed analysis of our data will allow us to better understand the GC systems of central giant ellipticals and their connection to the galaxy clusters in which they reside.
