Basel 6

(MWSC 3257)

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0.20 UTI
0.0
CN
0.02
Cdens
0.38
CC3
0.31
Clit
1.0
Cdup
Radius (P>50% members) 5.3 [arcmin]
  • CN 0.0 Sparse
  • Cdens 0.02 Very loose
  • CC3 0.38 Low quality
  • Clit 0.31 Poorly studied
  • Cdup 1.0 Unique

Overview

Basel 6 is a sparse, very loose object of low C3 quality. Its parallax locates it at a large* distance, above the mid-plane, affected by moderate extinction. It is catalogued as an old cluster (see Parameters). It is poorly studied in the literature.

(*): The parallax distance estimate (~8.12 kpc) differs significantly from the median photometric distance (~2.36 kpc).

⚠️ Warning: the low UTI value and no obvious signs of duplication (Cdup=1.0) indicate that this is quite probably an asterism, moving group, or artifact, and not a real open cluster.

Relatively close Moderate extinction Old

Data

Reference Year RA [deg] DEC [deg] Plx [mas] pmRA [mas/yr] pmDE [mas/yr] Rv [km/s]
UCC 301.683 38.371 0.123 -3.166 -5.315 -54.19
Just et al. 2023 301.668 38.363
Loktin & Popova 2017 301.695 38.35 -1.51 -0.717
Kharchenko et al. 2016 301.668 38.363
Kharchenko et al. 2013 301.672 38.365 -5.17 -1.98
Dias et al. 2002 301.7 38.35 -2.21 -2.99

💡 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] Bfr BSS
Just et al. 2023 1288 993
Loktin & Popova 2017 1.61 1.78 118
Kharchenko et al. 2016 3.11 1.81 1288
Kharchenko et al. 2013 3.11 1.81 1288
Dias et al. 2002 1.55 1.80 95

💡 Note: The parameters are sometimes transformed from their original values to match the format of the columns shown here, see FAQ. The columns DAv, Bfr, BSS correspond to differential extinction, binary fraction, and blue stragglers, respectively. BSS values can be listed as fractions or integers.

Visualization

Galactocentric position diagram

💡 Note: How are the galactocentric plots generated? See FAQ.