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NGC 4753 is a bright (M_V approx -22.3) lenticular galaxy. It is a veryinteresting target to test different theories of formation of lenticulargalaxies, due to its low-density environment and complex structure. We performthe first comprehensive study of NGC 4753 globular cluster system (GCS), usingGemini/GMOS and CTIO/MosaicII images. Our results indicate a rather poor GCS ofapprox 1000 members. Its azimuthal distribution follows the shape of the galaxybulge. The GC colour distribution is peculiar, presenting an intermediatesubpopulation in addition to blue and red ones. This intermediate subgroup canbe explained by a single stellar population with an age of 1.5-3 Gyr and 0.5-1Z_o. The GC specific frequency S_N = 1.3+/-0.15 is surprisingly low for agalaxy of its class. The GC luminosity function (GCLF) is also peculiar, withan excess of bright GCs compared to the expected gaussian distribution. Theunderlying galaxy body has significant substructure, with remnants of spiralarms, dust filaments, and isophote twisting. This, and the fact that NGC 4753hosted two type Ia SNe, support the possibility that the intermediate GCsubpopulation may have originated during a recent merger, 1-3 Gyr ago.

Footprints in the sand: What can globular clusters tell us about NGC 4753 past?