Alessi 59
(MWSC 1004; DSH J0652.3+0211)
0.61
UTI
0.39
CN
0.89
Cdens
0.75
CC3
0.52
Clit
1.0
Cdup
Nm (P>50%)
39
Core radius and density
1.0 [pc], 4.4 [pc-2]
- CN 0.39 Poorly populated
- Cdens 0.89 Dense
- CC3 0.75 High quality
- Clit 0.52 Moderately studied
- Cdup 1.0 Unique
Overview
Alessi 59 is a poorly populated, dense object of high C3 quality. Its parallax locates it at a moderate distance, above the mid-plane, affected by moderate extinction. It is catalogued as a near-solar metallicity, young cluster, but with a large variance across recent sources for the age parameter (see Parameters). It is moderately studied in the literature.
Data
| Reference | Year | RA [deg] | DEC [deg] | Plx [mas] | pmRA [mas/yr] | pmDE [mas/yr] | Rv [km/s] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCC | 99999â | 103.072 | 2.194 | 0.237 | -0.525 | 0.166 | â |
| Almeida et al. | 2025 | 103.071 | 2.197 | â | â | â | â |
| Hunt & Reffert | 2024 | 103.075 | 2.197 | 0.218 | -0.547 | 0.005 | 68.644 |
| Celli et al. | 2024 | 103.078 | 2.191 | â | â | â | â |
| Just et al. | 2023 | 103.081 | 2.192 | â | â | â | â |
| Dias et al. | 2021 | 103.071 | 2.197 | 0.199 | -0.604 | 0.22 | â |
| Cantat-Gaudin et al. | 2020 | 103.078 | 2.196 | 0.227 | -0.54 | 0.283 | â |
| Cantat-Gaudin & Anders | 2020 | 103.078 | 2.196 | 0.227 | -0.54 | 0.283 | â |
| Bica et al. | 2019 | 103.075 | 2.191 | â | â | â | â |
| Cantat-Gaudin et al. | 2018 | 103.078 | 2.196 | 0.227 | -0.54 | 0.283 | â |
| Loktin & Popova | 2017 | 103.08 | 2.191 | â | 0.08 | -0.986 | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2016 | 103.081 | 2.192 | â | â | â | â |
| Dias et al. | 2014 | 103.079 | 2.191 | â | -2.17 | 0.48 | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2013 | 103.087 | 2.19 | â | 0.85 | -2.37 | â |
| Bukowiecki et al. | 2011 | 103.083 | 2.197 | â | â | â | â |
| Kronberger et al. | 2006 | 103.078 | 2.191 | â | â | â | â |
| Dias et al. | 2002 | 103.079 | 2.191 | â | 0.85 | -2.37 | â |
đĄ Note: The UCC values are estimated from its identified members.
| Reference | Year | Dist [kpc] | Av [mag] | DAv [mag] | Age [Myr] | [Fe/H] [dex] | Mass [Msun] | Bfrac | BSS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCC | 99999â | 3.9 | 1.86 | 2.34 | 25 | -0.094 | 201 | â | â |
| Almeida et al. | 2025 | 4.39 | 1.62 | â | 569 | â | 155 | â | â |
| Hunt & Reffert | 2024 | 3.85 | 1.42 | 2.34 | 138 | â | 174(1) | â | â |
| Celli et al. | 2024 | â | â | â | 10 | â | 201 | â | â |
| Just et al. | 2023 | â | â | â | 10 | â | 548 | â | â |
| Dias et al. | 2021 | 4.39 | 1.62 | â | 569 | -0.094 | â | â | â |
| Kounkel et al. | 2020 | 4.93 | 2.49 | â | 15 | â | â | â | â |
| Cantat-Gaudin & Anders | 2020 | 3.90 | â | â | â | â | â | â | â |
| Cantat-Gaudin et al. | 2018 | 3.90 | â | â | â | â | â | â | â |
| Loktin & Popova | 2017 | 4.24 | 1.33 | â | 174 | â | â | â | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2016 | 3.51 | 2.43 | â | 10 | â | â | â | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2013 | 3.51 | 2.43 | â | 10 | â | â | â | â |
| Bukowiecki et al. | 2012 | â | â | â | â | â | 624 | â | â |
| Bukowiecki et al. | 2011 | 3.87(1) | 2.02 | â | 25 | â | â | â | â |
| Dias et al. | 2002 | 3.50 | 1.86 | â | 40 | â | â | â | â |
(N): Indicates that there are N extra values assigned to this parameter in the corresponding reference.
MOCA


Almeida et al. (2025)
Mass determination: intermediate fit. Isochrone match: intermediate fit.
Hunt & Reffert (2024)
Classified as open cluster. CMD class: 0.98 (50th percentile).
Hunt & Reffert (2023)
Classified as moving group. CMD class: 0.98 (50th percentile).
Bica et al. (2019)
Web updates in DAML02, some were later removed (2003 to 2010). List of clusters and alike reported by B. Alessi.