Q: What is the apparent magnitude of the peak of the globular cluster luminosity function? The graph shows m(V) = 25.6 approximately Q: Assuming that the absolute magnitude is M(V) = -7.9, what is the distance modulus to this galaxy? (m - M) = 25.6 - (-7.9) = 33.5 This yields a distance of 50 Mpc. The authors adopt a different absolute magnitude for the GCLF, M(V) = -7.58, and so derive a somewhat smaller distance modulus of 33.1. Their distance is 42 Mpc.