BDSB 21
(BDS2003 21; MWSC 3464)
0.12
UTI
0.0
CN
0.04
Cdens
0.25
CC3
0.16
Clit
1.0
Cdup
Nm (P>50%)
20
Core radius and density
2.3 [pc], 0.2 [pc-2]
- CN 0.0 Sparse
- Cdens 0.04 Very loose
- CC3 0.25 Low quality
- Clit 0.16 Rarely studied
- Cdup 1.0 Unique
Overview
BDSB 21 is a sparse, very loose object of low C3 quality. Its parallax locates it at a moderate* distance, above the mid-plane, affected by high extinction. It is catalogued as a low-mass, intermediate-age cluster (see Parameters). It is rarely studied in the literature.
(*): The parallax distance estimate (~4.39 kpc) differs significantly from the median photometric distance (~1.28 kpc).
â ī¸ 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.
Data
| Reference | Year | RA [deg] | DEC [deg] | Plx [mas] | pmRA [mas/yr] | pmDE [mas/yr] | Rv [km/s] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCC | 99999â | 316.34 | 49.681 | 0.228 | -3.193 | -3.997 | -68.628 |
| Just et al. | 2023 | 316.335 | 49.654 | â | â | â | â |
| Dib et al. | 2018 | 316.339 | 49.657 | â | â | â | â |
| Joshi et al. | 2016 | 316.339 | 49.657 | â | â | â | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2016 | 316.335 | 49.654 | â | â | â | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2013 | 316.339 | 49.657 | â | -1.86 | -1.33 | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2012 | 316.339 | 49.657 | â | -1.86 | -1.33 | â |
| Bica et al. | 2003 | 316.314 | 49.664 | â | â | â | 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 | 1.28 | 3.48 | â | 794 | â | 23 | â | â |
| Just et al. | 2023 | â | â | â | 794 | â | 23 | â | â |
| Dib et al. | 2018 | 1.28 | â | â | 794 | â | â | â | â |
| Joshi et al. | 2016 | 1.28 | 3.48 | â | 794 | â | â | â | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2016 | 1.28 | 3.48 | â | 794 | â | â | â | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2013 | 1.28 | 3.48 | â | 794 | â | â | â | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2012 | 1.28 | 3.48 | â | 794 | â | â | â | â |
MOCA

Bica et al. (2003)
Classified as stellar group (IRGr).