Collinder 240

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0.03 UTI
0.0
CN
0.03
Cdens
0.12
CC3
0.0
Clit
1.0
Cdup
Radius (P>50% members) 6.4 [arcmin]
  • CN 0.0 Sparse
  • Cdens 0.03 Very loose
  • CC3 0.12 Very low quality
  • Clit 0.0 Rarely studied
  • Cdup 1.0 Unique

Overview

Collinder 240 is a sparse, very loose object of very low C3 quality. Its parallax locates it at a moderate* distance, near the mid-plane, affected by low extinction. It is catalogued as a very young cluster (see Parameters). It is rarely studied in the literature, with no articles listed in the last 9 years.

(*): The parallax distance estimate (~4.07 kpc) differs significantly from the median photometric distance (~1.58 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 Low extinction Very young

Data

Reference Year RA [deg] DEC [deg] Plx [mas] pmRA [mas/yr] pmDE [mas/yr] Rv [km/s]
UCC 168.001 -60.343 0.246 -6.21 2.564 42.471
Loktin & Popova 2017 167.91 -60.309 -4.33 -1.82 -8.02
Dias et al. 2002 167.917 -60.31 -4.33 -1.82 -8.02

💡 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
Loktin & Popova 2017 1.58 0.96 14
Dias et al. 2002 1.58 0.96 14

💡 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.