Dolidze 40
(MWSC 3303)
0.12
UTI
0.0
CN
0.02
Cdens
0.12
CC3
0.23
Clit
1.0
Cdup
Nm (P>50%)
17
Core radius and density
2.8 [pc], 0.08 [pc-2]
- CN 0.0 Sparse
- Cdens 0.02 Very loose
- CC3 0.12 Very low quality
- Clit 0.23 Rarely studied
- Cdup 1.0 Unique
Overview
Dolidze 40 is a sparse, very loose object of very low C3 quality. Its parallax locates it at a moderate* distance, above the mid-plane, affected by high extinction. It is catalogued as an intermediate-age cluster (see Parameters). It is rarely studied in the literature.
(*): The parallax distance estimate (~3.89 kpc) differs significantly from the median photometric distance (~2.70 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 | 304.463 | 37.88 | 0.257 | -3.558 | -6.467 | â |
| Just et al. | 2023 | 304.479 | 37.872 | â | â | â | â |
| Dias et al. | 2018 | â | â | â | -3.26 | -4.6 | â |
| Loktin & Popova | 2017 | 304.485 | 37.933 | â | -1.279 | -0.783 | -8.9 |
| Sampedro et al. | 2017 | 304.483 | 37.933 | â | 0.57 | -0.22 | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2016 | 304.479 | 37.872 | â | â | â | â |
| Dias et al. | 2014 | 304.483 | 37.933 | â | -0.22 | -0.77 | -8.9 |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2013 | 304.485 | 37.875 | â | -5.16 | -2.09 | â |
| Dias et al. | 2002 | 304.483 | 37.933 | â | -0.22 | -0.77 | -8.9 |
| Lynga | 1987 | 304.559 | 37.844 | 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 | 2.7 | 3.35 | â | 251 | â | 119 | â | â |
| Just et al. | 2023 | â | â | â | 251 | â | 119 | â | â |
| Loktin & Popova | 2017 | 2.10 | 1.70 | â | 14 | â | â | â | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2016 | 2.70 | 3.35 | â | 251 | â | â | â | â |
| Kharchenko et al. | 2013 | 2.70 | 3.35 | â | 251 | â | â | â | â |
| Dias et al. | 2002 | 2.70 | 3.35 | â | 251 | â | â | â | â |
MOCA

Bica et al. (2019)
Analysis of Dolidze objects by M. Kronberger reported in DAML02.