Berkeley 97
(MWSC 3648; OCL 243; FSR 0382)
0.81
UTI
0.68
CN
1.0
Cdens
0.75
CC3
0.81
Clit
1.0
Cdup
Nm (P>50%)
86
Core radius and density
0.9 [pc], 10 [pc-2]
- CN 0.68 Moderately populated
- Cdens 1.0 Very dense
- CC3 0.75 High quality
- Clit 0.81 Well-studied
- Cdup 1.0 Unique
Overview
Berkeley 97 is a moderately populated, very dense object of high C3 quality. Its parallax locates it at a moderate distance, near 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, metallicity, and mass parameters (see Parameters). It is well-studied in the literature.
Data
| Reference | Year | RA [deg] | DEC [deg] | Plx [mas] | pmRA [mas/yr] | pmDE [mas/yr] | Rv [km/s] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCC | 99999â | 339.847 | 59.007 | 0.321 | -2.724 | -1.865 | -60.862 |
| Li et al. | 2025 | 339.853 | 59.005 | 0.314 | -2.736 | -1.808 | â |
| Almeida et al. | 2025 | 339.85 | 59.005 | â | â | â | â |
| Hunt & Reffert | 2024 | 339.852 | 59.006 | 0.309 | -2.714 | -1.889 | -60.861 |
| Celli et al. | 2024 | 339.867 | 58.998 | â | â | â | â |
| Cavallo et al. | 2024 | 339.853 | 59.009 | 0.311 | â | â | â |
| Hunt & Reffert | 2023 | 339.852 | 59.006 | 0.309 | -2.714 | -1.889 | -60.861 |
| Almeida et al. | 2023 | 339.853 | 59.001 | â | â | â | â |
| Just et al. | 2023 | 339.843 | 59.013 | â | â | â | â |
| Dias et al. | 2021 | 339.85 | 59.005 | 0.307 | -2.697 | -1.829 | â |
| Cantat-Gaudin et al. | 2020 | 339.853 | 59.005 | 0.314 | -2.736 | -1.808 | â |
| Cantat-Gaudin & Anders | 2020 | 339.853 | 59.005 | 0.314 | -2.736 | -1.808 | â |
| Bica et al. | 2019 | 339.847 | 59.01 | â | â | â | â |
| Cantat-Gaudin et al. | 2018 | 339.853 | 59.005 | 0.314 | -2.736 | -1.808 | â |
| Dib et al. | 2018 | 339.849 | 59.017 | â | â | â | â |
| Loktin & Popova | 2017 | 339.855 | 59.017 | â | -4.457 | -3.539 | â |
| Sampedro et al. | 2017 | 339.867 | 58.998 | â | -0.19 | -2.46 | â |
| Joshi et al. | 2016 | 339.849 | 59.017 | â | â | â | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2016 | 339.843 | 59.013 | â | â | â | â |
| Tadross | 2014 | 339.875 | 59.017 | â | â | â | â |
| Dias et al. | 2014 | 339.867 | 58.998 | â | -1.35 | -1.57 | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2013 | 339.849 | 59.017 | â | -1.18 | -3.35 | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2012 | 339.849 | 59.017 | â | -1.18 | -3.35 | â |
| Bukowiecki et al. | 2011 | 339.846 | 59.006 | â | â | â | â |
| Dias et al. | 2002 | 339.867 | 58.998 | â | -1.35 | -1.57 | â |
| Lynga | 1987 | 339.89 | 59.011 | 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 | 2.48 | 2.54 | 1.95 | 35 | -0.098 | 578 | 0.66 | â |
| Li et al. | 2025 | 2.29 | 2.57 | â | 293 | -0.137 | â | â | â |
| Almeida et al. | 2025 | 2.48 | 2.54 | â | 39 | â | 623 | â | â |
| Hunt & Reffert | 2024 | 2.83 | 2.70 | 1.95 | 71 | â | 910(1) | â | â |
| Celli et al. | 2024 | â | â | â | 15 | â | 534 | â | â |
| Cavallo et al. | 2024 | 3.10 | 2.64 | â | 110 | 0.390 | â | â | â |
| Hunt & Reffert | 2023 | 2.83 | 2.70 | 1.95 | 71 | â | â | â | â |
| Almeida et al. | 2023 | 2.60 | 2.61 | â | 15 | -0.095 | 514(1) | 0.66 | â |
| Just et al. | 2023 | â | â | â | 35 | â | 23 | â | â |
| Dias et al. | 2021 | 2.48 | 2.54 | â | 39 | -0.100 | â | â | â |
| Cantat-Gaudin et al. | 2020 | 3.24 | 2.58 | â | 15 | â | â | â | â |
| Kounkel et al. | 2020 | 3.34 | 2.92 | â | 60 | â | â | â | â |
| Cantat-Gaudin & Anders | 2020 | 2.92 | â | â | â | â | â | â | â |
| Cantat-Gaudin et al. | 2018 | 2.92 | â | â | â | â | â | â | â |
| Dib et al. | 2018 | 1.80 | â | â | 35 | â | â | â | â |
| Loktin & Popova | 2017 | 1.50 | 2.56 | â | 4 | â | â | â | â |
| Joshi et al. | 2016 | 1.80 | 2.32 | â | 35 | â | â | â | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2016 | 1.80 | 2.32 | â | 35 | â | â | â | â |
| Tadross | 2014 | 1.80 | 2.37 | â | 20 | â | â | â | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2013 | 1.80 | 2.32 | â | 35 | â | â | â | â |
| Bukowiecki et al. | 2012 | â | â | â | â | â | 793 | â | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2012 | 1.80 | 2.32 | â | 35 | â | â | â | â |
| Bukowiecki et al. | 2011 | 2.59(1) | 2.30 | â | 14 | â | â | â | â |
| Dias et al. | 2002 | 2.41 | 2.43 | â | 251 | 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: good fit. Isochrone match: good fit. Silver sample.
Cavallo et al. (2024)
Gold sample.
Hunt & Reffert (2024)
Classified as open cluster. CMD class: 0.89 (50th percentile).
Hunt & Reffert (2023)
Classified as open cluster. CMD class: 0.89 (50th percentile).
Hu et al. (2021)
Ellipticities (core, all): e_core=0.0859, e_all=0.0881.