Berkeley 6

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C3
N_50
r_50
AA 95 1.6
Summary

Berkeley 6 is a moderately populated, very dense object of very high C3 quality. It is located at a moderate distance from the Sun, near the mid-plane. It is well-studied in the literature.

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Positions

Reference RA DEC Plx pmRA pmDE Rv
Dias et al. (2002) 27.796 61.061 -2.89 0.24
Kharchenko et al. (2012) 27.825 61.06 -1.29 -3.22
Loktin & Popova (2017) 27.925 61.061 -0.268 -1.027
Cantat-Gaudin et al. (2018) 27.803 61.061 0.31 -0.857 -0.485
Cantat-Gaudin et al. (2020) 27.803 61.061 0.31 -0.857 -0.485
Dias et al. (2021) 27.793 61.06 0.31 -0.858 -0.495
Hunt & Reffert (2023) 27.806 61.058 0.323 -0.899 -0.533 -88.925
Cavallo et al. (2024) 27.79 61.061 0.322
Hunt & Reffert (2024) 27.806 61.058 0.323 -0.899 -0.533 -88.925
Almeida et al. (2025) 27.793 61.06
           
UCC 27.803 61.059 0.316 -0.894 -0.53 -88.921
Galactocentric position Galactocentric position diagram

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Estimated members

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Fundamental parameters

Reference Values
Dias et al. (2002) E(B-V)=0.9, Dist=2520.0, Age=7.5
Kharchenko et al. (2012) e_bv=0.781, distance=2500, log_age=8.6
Loktin & Popova (2017) E(B-V)=0.735, Dist=4523, logt=7.28
Cantat-Gaudin et al. (2018) dmode=2949.5
Cantat-Gaudin et al. (2020) AVNN=1.8, DistPc=3051.0, AgeNN=8.35
Dias et al. (2021) Av=2.35, Dist=2417, logage=8.051, [Fe/H]=-0.182
Hunt & Reffert (2023) AV50=2.431, diffAV50=1.014, MOD50=12.232, logAge50=7.944
Cavallo et al. (2024) AV50=2.4, dMod50=12.37, logAge50=7.88, [Fe/H]50=0.68
Hunt & Reffert (2024) MassJ=887.137, MassTot=887.137
Almeida et al. (2025) AV=2.35, Dist=2417, logAge=8.051, MassRk=527.9

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