Berkeley 14A
(MWSC 449)
0.58
UTI
0.35
CN
0.52
Cdens
0.62
CC3
0.71
Clit
1.0
Cdup
Stellar density (N50/rad)
2.6 [N/pc2]
- CN 0.35 Poorly populated
- Cdens 0.52 Moderately dense
- CC3 0.62 Intermediate quality
- Clit 0.71 Moderately studied
- Cdup 1.0 Unique
Overview
Berkeley 14A is a poorly populated, moderately dense object of intermediate C3 quality. Its parallax locates it at a relatively close distance, near the mid-plane, affected by low extinction. It is catalogued as a massive, near-solar metallicity, very young cluster, but with a large variance across recent sources for the absorption 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 | 75.117 | 43.58 | 0.88 | -0.317 | -2.772 | 0.193 |
| Liu et al. | 2025 | 75.05 | 43.68 | 0.89 | -0.32 | -2.78 | -12.27 |
| Zhang et al. | 2024 | 75.046 | 43.679 | â | â | â | â |
| Hunt & Reffert | 2024 | 75.046 | 43.679 | 0.889 | -0.324 | -2.785 | -12.268 |
| Celli et al. | 2024 | 75.278 | 43.429 | â | â | â | â |
| Cavallo et al. | 2024 | 75.137 | 43.564 | 0.887 | â | â | â |
| Hunt & Reffert | 2023 | 75.046 | 43.679 | 0.889 | -0.324 | -2.785 | -12.268 |
| He et al. | 2022 | 75.108 | 43.611 | 0.88 | -0.369 | -2.802 | â |
| Cantat-Gaudin et al. | 2020 | 75.278 | 43.429 | 0.882 | -0.225 | -2.741 | â |
| Zhong et al. | 2020 | 75.278 | 43.429 | â | -0.225 | -2.741 | -5.572 |
| Cantat-Gaudin & Anders | 2020 | 75.278 | 43.429 | 0.882 | -0.225 | -2.741 | â |
| Bica et al. | 2019 | 75.156 | 43.568 | â | â | â | â |
| Cantat-Gaudin et al. | 2018 | 75.278 | 43.429 | 0.882 | -0.225 | -2.741 | â |
| Piskunov et al. | 2008 | 75.092 | 43.481 | â | â | â | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2007 | 75.04 | 43.47 | â | 0.74 | â | 4.82 |
| Piskunov et al. | 2007 | 75.092 | 43.481 | â | â | â | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2005 | 75.1 | 43.48 | â | -0.73 | -2.94 | 4.82 |
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 | 1.1 | 0.73 | 0.86 | 13 | -0.200 | 1516 | â | â |
| Liu et al. | 2025 | 1.54 | 0.29 | â | 24 | â | â | â | â |
| Zhang et al. | 2024 | â | â | â | â | -0.367(1) | â | â | â |
| Hunt & Reffert | 2024 | â | â | â | â | â | 101(1) | â | â |
| Celli et al. | 2024 | â | â | â | 9 | â | 97 | â | â |
| Cavallo et al. | 2024 | 1.12 | 1.17 | â | 17 | -0.200 | â | â | â |
| Hunt & Reffert | 2023 | 1.08 | 0.56 | 0.86 | 37 | â | â | â | â |
| He et al. | 2022 | â | 1.00 | â | 25 | â | â | â | â |
| Kounkel et al. | 2020 | 1.09 | 0.92 | â | 44 | â | â | â | â |
| Zhong et al. | 2020 | 0.00 | 0.00 | â | 0 | -0.144 | â | â | â |
| Cantat-Gaudin & Anders | 2020 | 1.10 | â | â | â | â | â | â | â |
| Cantat-Gaudin et al. | 2018 | 1.10 | â | â | â | â | â | â | â |
| Piskunov et al. | 2008 | 1.10 | 0.73 | â | 9 | â | 8730(1) | â | â |
| Piskunov et al. | 2007 | 1.10 | 0.73 | â | 9 | â | 2931 | â | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2005 | 1.10 | 0.73 | â | 9 | â | â | â | â |
(N): Indicates that there are N extra values assigned to this parameter in the corresponding reference.
MOCA


Liu et al. (2025)
Classified as tidal capture (resonant trapping binary) 38 along with Theia_2901, and of multiple system 18 along with FSR_0732 and Theia_2901.
Palma et al. (2025)
Part of multiple system G86, along with FSR_0732 and Theia_2901.
Cavallo et al. (2024)
Gold sample.
Hunt & Reffert (2024)
Classified as open cluster. CMD class: 1.00 (50th percentile).